{"product_id":"is-earth-exceptional-the-quest-for-cosmic-life-hardcover","title":"Is Earth Exceptional?: The Quest for Cosmic Life - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMario Livio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJack Szostak\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling astrophysicist and a Nobel laureate take us on \"a mesmerizing exploration\" (Jennifer Doudna) to discover how and where the universe breathed itself into life \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For a long time, scientists have wondered how life has emerged from inanimate chemistry, and whether Earth is the only place where it exists. Charles Darwin speculated about life on Earth beginning in a warm little pond. Some of his contemporaries believed that life existed on Mars. It once seemed inevitable that the truth would be known by now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It is not. For more than a century, the origins and extent of life have remained shrouded in mystery. But, as Mario Livio and Jack Szostak reveal in \u003ci\u003eIs Earth Exceptional?\u003c\/i\u003e, the veil is finally lifting. The authors describe how life's building blocks--from RNA to amino acids and cells--could have emerged from the chaos of Earth's early existence. They then apply the knowledge gathered from cutting-edge research across the sciences to the search for life in the cosmos: both life as we know it and life as we don't. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Why and where life exists are two of the biggest unsolved problems in science. \u003ci\u003eIs Earth Exceptional? \u003c\/i\u003eis the ultimate exploration of the question of whether life is a freak accident or a chemical imperative.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMario Livio\u003c\/b\u003e is an astrophysicist who worked with the Hubble Space Telescope. He is a bestselling author of seven books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Ratio\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBrilliant Blunders\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Hoboken, New Jersey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack Szostak\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of chemistry at the University of Chicago, leading the Center for the Origin of Life. He shared the 2009 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. He lives in Chicago, Illinois. \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.7 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52761454641459,"sku":"9781541602960","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/js2vkdtej89781541602960.webp?v=1764507477","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/is-earth-exceptional-the-quest-for-cosmic-life-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}