Fungal biology in the origin and emergence of life / David Moore, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, UK.
"The 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...
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| Summary: | "The 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. [This volume] proposes a new and unique view of the origin and evolution of life on Earth, weaving the evolution of fungi into the evolution of eukaryotes; explains the origins of all groups of higher organisms (eukaryotes), showing how the features of present-day fungi can account for the ancestral evolution of the eukaryote grade of evolution; emphasises twenty-first-century research in disciplines ranging from astronomy to zoology, providing readers with the most complete and contemporary treatment of the topic"--Publisher's description |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 231 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139613217 1139613219 9781139626231 113962623X 9781283943109 1283943107 9781139524049 1139524046 9781139616935 1139616935 1139611356 9781139611350 1107238749 9781107238749 1139609491 9781139609494 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9781139524049 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |