Conventionally, evolution has always been described in terms of species.
The Chemistry of Evolution
takes a novel, not to say revolutionary, approach and examines the evolution of chemicals and the use and degradation of energy, coupled to the environment, as the drive behind it. The authors address the major changes of life from bacteria to man in a systematic and unavoidable sequence, reclassifying organisms as chemotypes. Written by the authors of the bestseller The Biological Chemistry of the Elements - The Inorganic Chemistry of Life, the clarity and precision of
plainly demonstrate that life is totally interactive with the environment. This exciting theory makes this work an essential addition to the academic and public library.