Marshall, M: Genesis Quest

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How did life begin? Why are we here? These are some of the most profound questions we can ask. If we can find the answers, we can learn much about both ourselves and our relationship to the wider universe.

For almost a century, a small band of eccentric scientists has struggled to explain one of the greatest mysteries of all: how and why life began on Earth. There are many different theories, and each idea has attracted passionate believers who promote it with an almost religious fervour.

But the quest to unravel life's genesis is not just a story of big ideas: it is fundamentally a compelling human story, rich in personalities, conflicts, and surprising twists and turns. Along the way the story takes in some of the greatest discoveries in modern biology, from evolution and cells to DNA and life's family tree. It's also a search whose end may finally be in sight.

In The Genesis Quest, Michael Marshall shows how the quest to understand life's beginning is also a journey to discover the true nature of life, and by extension our place in the universe. 

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Marshall has rounded up all the past and current thinking about this profound and puzzling question - how did life begin? - into a neat, enthralling and highly digestible package. Philip Ball, author of How To Grow a Human 

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Marshall, Michael
MICHAEL MARSHALL is a science writer interested in life sciences and the environment. He has a BA and MPhil in experimental psychology from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in science communication from Imperial College, London. He has worked as a staff journalist at New Scientist and the BBC. Since 2017 he has been a freelance writer, published by outlets including BBC Future, the Observer, Nature, New Scientist, and the Telegraph. In 2019 he was shortlisted for News Item of the Year by the Association of British Science Writers. He lives in Devon with his wife and daughter.