Thermophiles: The Keys to the Molecular Evolution and the Origin of Life?

Front Cover
Juergen Wiegel, Adams W.W. Michael
CRC Press, Sep 11, 2002 - Science - 346 pages
1 Review
Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified
Late-1990s developments in the study of thermophiles have had considerable significance on theories of evolution. These micro-organisms are able to thrive at temperatures near or even above 100 degrees Celsius, and scientists have begun to study their biology in an attempt to provide clues about the beginnings of life on our planet.
Researchers from diverse background such as biology, genetics, biogeochemistry, oceanography, systematics and evolution come together in this comprehensive volume to address questions such as: Why did life originate? Was the Earth at high temperatures when life began, and if so, how high? What can we conclude about the origins of life from studying thermophilic organisms?
 

What people are saying - Write a review

Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified
User Review - Flag as inappropriate

2010 Science Update
Protocell Schmotocell
Pre Copernicus Life ScienceA. "Life from scratch"
Relaunching biology from the beginning
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/60345/title/Life_from_scratch
B. "Genes' Expression Modification"
http://www.the-scientist.com/community/posts/list/200/122.page#3649
Life's is the ubiquitous cosmic evolution mode. The mode of a gene's response to the organism culture's feedback signal, i.e. "replicate without change" or "replicate with change" in case of proven augmented energy constrainment by the offspring, is the mode of Life's normal evolution, which is the mode of evolution universally, the mode of cosmic evolution.
Dov Henis
(Comments From The 22nd Century)
03.2010 Updated Life Manifest
http://www.the-scientist.com/community/posts/list/54.page#5065
Cosmic Evolution Simplified
http://www.the-scientist.com/community/posts/list/240/122.page#4427
"Gravity Is The Monotheism Of The Cosmos"
http://www.the-scientist.com/community/posts/list/260/122.page#4887
EOTOE.Embarrassingly obvious expanding horizons beyond Darwin And Einstein.
http://www.molecularfossils.com/2010/05/formal-test-of-theory-of-universal.html 

Selected pages

Other editions - View all

Thermophiles: The Keys to the Molecular Evolution and the Origin of Life?
Juergen Wiegel,Adams W.W. Michael
Limited preview - 2014
Thermophiles: The Keys to the Molecular Evolution and the Origin of Life?
Juergen Wiegel,Adams W.W. Michael
No preview available - 1998

Common terms and phrases

activity amino acid anaerobic analysis Archaea bacteria Biol branch carbon carbon dioxide catalytic cells changes Chem chemical common ancestor complexes compounds contain cytoplasmic dehydrogenase domains duplication early earth emergence energy environments enzymes et al etal eubacteria eukaryotes evidence evolution evolutionary evolved example Figure fluid formation Forterre function gene genetic genome glucose growth gyrase histone horizontal hydrothermal hyperthermophilic hypothesis indicate involved iron known lineages lipids mechanism membrane mesophilic metabolism metal Microbiol microorganisms mineral molecular molecules Natl Acad Nature occurred ocean organisms origin oxidation pathways phylogenetic phylogeny position possible present Proc prokaryotes properties proposed proteins range reaction reduction represent root rRNA Science sequences Shock shown similar solution species stability structure studies subunit suggested surface synthesis synthetase temperature thermophilic topoisomerase transfer tree tungsten University Wächtershäuser Woese

Popular passages

Page 18 - Therefore I should infer from analogy that probably all the organic beings which have ever lived on this earth, have descended from some one primordial form, into which life was first breathed.‎
Appears in 240 books from 1802-2008
Page 27 - Barns, SM, Delwiche, CF, Palmer, JD, and Pace, NR (1996). Perspectives on archaeal diversity, thermophily and monophyly from environmental rRNA sequences.‎
Appears in 41 books from 1997-2008
Page 336 - PD (1997) Crystal structure of formate dehydrogenase H: Catalysis involving Mo, molybdopterin, selenocysteine, and an Fe4S4 cluster. Science 275: 1305-1308...‎
Appears in 14 books from 1997-2007
Page 212 - Bergerat, A., de Massy, B., Gadelle, D., Varoutas, PC, Nicolas, A., and Forterre, P. (1997). An atypical topoisomerase II from Archaea with implications for meiotic recombination. Nature (London) 386, 414-417.‎
Appears in 21 books from 1970-2008
Page 237 - B. (1993) Evolution of glutamate dehydrogenase genes: evidence for two paralogous protein families and unusual branching patterns of the archaebacteria in the universal tree of life.‎
Appears in 11 books from 1996-2005
Page 251 - SANDMAN, K., KRZYCKI, JA, DOBRINSKI, B., LURZ, R. and REEVE, JN (1990) HMf, a DNA-binding protein isolated from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Methanothermus fervidus, is most closely related to histones. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA, 87, 5788-5791.‎
Appears in 10 books from 1950-2005

References to this book

Bibliographic information

QR code for Thermophiles
TitleThermophiles: The Keys to the Molecular Evolution and the Origin of Life?
EditorsJuergen Wiegel, Adams W.W. Michael
PublisherCRC Press, 2002
ISBN0203484207, 9780203484203
Length346 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Science / Life Sciences / Microbiology
Science / Life Sciences / Molecular Biology
  
Export CitationBiBTeX EndNote RefMan