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A brief history of creation : science and the search for the origin of life / Bill Mesler, H. James Cleaves

by Bill Mesler, H. Cleaves

This history of Western scientific research into the origins of life examines discoveries within their philosophical and political contexts. It traces how evolving understandings of biological complexities have shaped scientific thought.

Accession 11436 ISBN 9780393083552 Publisher W. W. Norton & Co.
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