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020			_a9781139524049 (ebook)
020			_z9781107652774 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aQK604.2.E85 _bM66 2013
082	0	0	_a571.5/92 _223
100	1		_aMoore, David, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aFungal Biology in the Origin and Emergence of Life / _cDavid Moore.
246	3		_aFungal Biology in the Origin & Emergence of Life
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2013.
300			_a1 online resource (236 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aThe rhythm of life on Earth includes several strong themes contributed by Kingdom Fungi. So why are fungi ignored when theorists ponder the origin of life? Casting aside common theories that life originated in an oceanic primeval soup, in a deep, hot place, or even a warm little pond, this is a mycological perspective on the emergence of life on Earth. The author traces the crucial role played by the first biofilms – products of aerosols, storms, volcanic plumes and rainout from a turbulent atmosphere – which formed in volcanic caves 4 billion years ago. Moore describes how these biofilms contributed to the formation of the first prokaryotic cells, and later, unicellular stem eukaryotes, highlighting the role of the fungal grade of organisation in the evolution of higher organisms. Based on the latest research, this is a unique account of the origin of life and its evolutionary diversity to the present day.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107652774
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139524049
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c37164 _d37164