Download or read book Chemical Evolution--self-organization of the Macromolecules of Life written by Julián Chela Flores and published by A. Deepak Publishing. This book was released on 1995 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contents record evidence of early life from the oldest known fossil in the geological record, as well as the prior events of chemical evolution & self-organization; the question of the chirality of protein amino acids is discussed. The book is organized in five sections corresponding to chemical, geological, biochemical, & biophysical aspects of self-organization, concluding with a section on chirality. It provides an excellent introduction to this ever-growing interdisciplinary area of research in chemistry, physics, & the life sciences. This volume is a FESTSCHRIFT for the late PROFESSOR CYRIL PONNAMPERUMA in whose honor the Second Trieste Conference was held, & contains the papers presented at the Conference.