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Life’s Origin This page intentionally left blank [18.222.108.18] Project MUSE (2024-04-20 04:20 GMT) Life’s Origin The Beginnings of Biological Evolution Edited by J. William Schopf UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS Berkeley . Los Angeles . London University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England© 2002 by the Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Schopf, J. William, 1941—. Life’s origin : the beginnings of biological evolution / edited by J. William Schopf. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-520-23390-5 (alk. paper).—ISBN 0-52023391 -3 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Life—Origin I. Title. QH325.L694 2002 576.8⬘3—dc21 2002002071 Manufactured in the United States of America 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R 1997) (Permanence of Paper). ...

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