Open AccessLife from an RNA World: the ancestor within
Author(s) -
Niles Lehman
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
trends in evolutionary biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.259
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2036-265X
pISSN - 2036-2641
DOI - 10.4081/eb.2010.e5
Subject(s) - ancestor , rna world hypothesis , history , rna , genealogy , biology , genetics , archaeology , ribozyme , gene
Life from an RNA World: The Ancestor Within is a great place to find all of the arguments for the existence of an “RNA World” neatly compiled in a short and fluid book. I read this pithy work in only a few days while commuting back and forth on public transit. Consequently my first reaction regarding the best audience for the book was that it was for non-scientists, or for those with a basic knowledge of biology but not getting paid to be a scientist. For me it was a smooth, easy read, and I imagine that many of my fellow passengers on the bus or the train saw me nodding my head spontaneously on many occasions