{"product_id":"2-origin-of-life-book","title":"#2 Origin of Life","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-135\"\u003eScientific Reviewers:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-135\"\u003e Professor Inge Loes ten Kate and Dr. Jim Ottelé.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\" id=\"p-rc_1c2ee2fdbac54a80-180\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"3,0\"\u003eIf life found a way to begin on Earth, could it find a way somewhere else too? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"3,1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-245\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"3,2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-245\"\u003eThis investigation invites young explorers to tackle one of the most challenging questions in science: how did life actually begin? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"3,3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-245 citation-end-245\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBig Questions Your Child Will Explore:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Difficulty of Clues:\u003c\/b\u003e Why is it so hard to find evidence of life’s birth from billions of years ago, and why do fossils only show us part of the story?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDefining Life:\u003c\/b\u003e What are the three essential parts—Boundary, Metabolism, and Evolution—that something must have at the same time to be considered truly alive?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLife’s Ingredients:\u003c\/b\u003e Can simple gases and electric sparks create the building blocks of life before any living thing even exists?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Chicken-and-Egg Loop:\u003c\/b\u003e Which came first: the \"recipe book\" instructions (DNA) or the \"machines\" that read them (proteins)?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Replication Threshold:\u003c\/b\u003e How fast must a molecule copy itself to stay ahead of natural damage and stay \"in the game\"?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEvaluating a Birthplace:\u003c\/b\u003e Which environments on early Earth—from primordial soup to deep-sea vents and volcanic pools—pass the scientific checklist for starting life?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5,6,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLife from Scratch:\u003c\/b\u003e We know many planets are habitable, but can life actually start from scratch on worlds like Mars or the moons of Jupiter?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Big Challenge:\u003c\/b\u003e In the finale, children design their own original planet, choose its hazards, and apply their scientific checklist to explain why life could begin there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deep","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56586428547398,"sku":null,"price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/5976\/5574\/files\/Origin_of_Life_cover_new2.png?v=1777466703","url":"https:\/\/deep.ist\/products\/2-origin-of-life-book","provider":"Deep","version":"1.0","type":"link"}