Origins of Life on the Earth and in the Cosmos

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This introductory text describes key events in the evolution of life, starting from the origin of the universe. The emphasis is on experimentation, with a discussion of past and current scientific research and experiments used to explain the origins of life. The text is designed to attract a wide variety of students, and is appropriate for use in a number of different disciplines as it requires little knowledge of biology or geology in the reader.