Genesis: The Scientific Quest for Life's Origin-创世记：对生命起源的科学探索

作者：Robert M. Hazen

书名：Genesis: The Scientific Quest for Life's Origin《创世记：对生命起源的科学探索》

英文简介：This is the companion volume to Robert Hazen's 24-lecture course "Origins of Life" published on audiotape and DVD by The Teaching Company. The book follows Dr. Hazen's lectures very closely. He does a very good job of bringing the reader up-to-date on the current state of scientific research on the origins of life. The book also includes descriptions of some of the laboratory experiments that have been done in the field, to acquaint the reader with the nitty-gritty of "bottom up" experimental science. He also uses specific historical examples to acquaint the reader with various ethical dilemmas in the practice of science. In a field of competing theories, his approach is, on the whole, very even-handed and he is very open about stating his own preferences and the reasons for them. Some of the chemistry in this book was challenging, but I found that my high school chemistry course adequately enabled me to follow his line of reasoning.