Description |
1 online resource (xi, 150 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Contents |
Theories of the origin of biomolecular homochirality -- The concept of chirality -- Chiral physical forces -- Mechanisms of amplification -- Spontaneous symmetry breaking -- Outside Earth : meteorites and comets -- Other local deterministic theories -- Intrinsic asymmetry of the university : the arrow of space-time and the unequal occurrence of matter and antimatter |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Biochemistry.
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Chirality.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Yus, Miguel.
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ISBN |
0854041567 (hbk.) |
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1847558755 (online) |
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9780854041565 (hbk.) |
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9781847558756 (online) |
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