Fungal biology in the origin and emergence of life 1st Edition by David Moore 9781283943109 1283943107
Original price was: $50.00.$35.00Current price is: $35.00.
Fungal biology in the origin and emergence of life 1st Edition by David Moore – Ebook PDF Instant Download/Delivery: 9781283943109, 1283943107
Full download Fungal biology in the origin and emergence of life 1st Edition after payment
Product details:
ISBN 10: 1283943107
ISBN 13: 9781283943109
Author: David Moore
The rhythm of life on Earth includes several strong themes contributed by Kingdom Fungi. So why are fungi ignored when theorists ponder the origin of life? Casting aside common theories that life originated in an oceanic primeval soup, in a deep, hot place, or even a warm little pond, this is a mycological perspective on the emergence of life on Earth. The author traces the crucial role played by the first biofilms – products of aerosols, storms, volcanic plumes and rainout from a turbulent atmosphere – which formed in volcanic caves 4 billion years ago. Moore describes how these biofilms contributed to the formation of the first prokaryotic cells, and later, unicellular stem eukaryotes, highlighting the role of the fungal grade of organisation in the evolution of higher organisms. Based on the latest research, this is a unique account of the origin of life and its evolutionary diversity to the present day.
Table of contents:
1 Learning from life on Earth in the present day
2 Essentials of fungal cell biology
3 First, make a habitat
4 The building blocks of life
5 An extraterrestrial origin of life?
6 Endogenous synthesis of prebiotic organic compounds on the young Earth
7 Cooking the recipe for life
8 ‘It’s life, Jim . . .’
9 Coming alive: what happened and where?
10 My name is LUCA
11 Towards eukaryotes
12 Rise of the fungi
13 Emergence of diversity
People also search:
what is the history of biology
origin of biology
fungal infection origin
the biology of fungi
fungal evolution
Tags: David Moore, Fungal, biology, origin