Chemical Evolution: An Introduction

摘要

Evolution, the process by which systems under non-random selective pressure become more complex, has been a pervasive force over 4.5 billion years of Earth history. Evolutionary episodes, including the prebiotic synthesis of biomolecules, the selection and organization of those molecules into self-replicating systems, the subsequent co-evolution of the geo-and biospheres, and the modern-day acceleration of chemical evolution through human invention, serve to illustrate this recurrent theme.