References
Selected References
Conway, Morris, S. 1993. The fossil record and the early evolution of the Metazoa. Nature 361:219–225. An important summary correlating fossil and molecular evidence.
Gesteland, R. F., and J. F. Atkins, editors. 1993. The RNA world. Cold Spring Harbor, New York, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. Evidence that there was a period when RNA served in both catalysis and transmission of genetic information.
Kasting, J. F. 1993. Earth’s early atmosphere. Science 259:920–926. Most investigators agree that there was little or no oxygen in the atmosphere of early earth and that there was a significant increase about 2 billion years ago.
Knoll, A. H. 1991. End of the Proterozoic Eon. Sci. Am. 265:64–73 (Oct.). Multicellular animals probably originated only after oxygen in the atmosphere accumulated to a critical level.
Lehninger, A. L., D. L. Nelson, and M. M. Cox. 2000. Principles of biochemistry, ed. 3. New York, Worth Publishers, Inc. Clearly presented advanced textbook in biochemistry.
Lodish, H., D. Baltimore, A. Berk, S. L. Zipursky, P. Matsudira, and J. Darnell. 1995. Molecular cell biology, ed. 2. New York, Scientific American Books, Inc. Thorough treatment; begins with fundamentals such as energy, chemical reactions, bonds, pH, and biomolecules, then proceeds to advanced molecular biology.
Margulis, L. 1993. Symbiosis in cell evolution, ed. 2. New York, W. H. Freeman. An important updating of the author’s 1981 book on this topic.
Orgel, L. E. 1994. The origin of life on the earth. Sci. Am. 271:77–83 (Oct.). There is growing evidence for an RNA world, but difficult questions are unanswered.
Rand, R. P. 1992. Raising water to new heights. Science 256:618. Cites some ways that water can affect function of protein molecules.
Stryer, L. 1995. Biochemistry, ed. 4. New York, W. H. Freeman. Clearly presented advanced textbook in biochemistry.
Wainright, P. O., G. Hinkle, M. L. Sogin, and S. L. Stickel. 1993. Monophyletic origins of the Metazoa: an evolutionary link with fungi. Science 260:940–942. Molecular evidence that multicellular animals share a closer common ancestor with Fungi than with plants or other eukaryotes.
Waldrop, M. M. 1992. Finding RNA makes proteins gives ‘RNA world’ a big boost. Science 256:1396–1397. Reports on the significance of Noller et al. (1992, Science 256:1416), who found that ribosomal RNA can catalyze the formation of peptide bonds and hence proteins.
Woese, C. R. 1984. The origin of life. Carolina Biology Readers, no. 13. Burlington, North Carolina, Carolina Biological Supply Company. Thought-provoking account of the author’s views, critique of traditional concepts, focus on problems.
Conway, Morris, S. 1993. The fossil record and the early evolution of the Metazoa. Nature 361:219–225. An important summary correlating fossil and molecular evidence.
Gesteland, R. F., and J. F. Atkins, editors. 1993. The RNA world. Cold Spring Harbor, New York, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. Evidence that there was a period when RNA served in both catalysis and transmission of genetic information.
Kasting, J. F. 1993. Earth’s early atmosphere. Science 259:920–926. Most investigators agree that there was little or no oxygen in the atmosphere of early earth and that there was a significant increase about 2 billion years ago.
Knoll, A. H. 1991. End of the Proterozoic Eon. Sci. Am. 265:64–73 (Oct.). Multicellular animals probably originated only after oxygen in the atmosphere accumulated to a critical level.
Lehninger, A. L., D. L. Nelson, and M. M. Cox. 2000. Principles of biochemistry, ed. 3. New York, Worth Publishers, Inc. Clearly presented advanced textbook in biochemistry.
Lodish, H., D. Baltimore, A. Berk, S. L. Zipursky, P. Matsudira, and J. Darnell. 1995. Molecular cell biology, ed. 2. New York, Scientific American Books, Inc. Thorough treatment; begins with fundamentals such as energy, chemical reactions, bonds, pH, and biomolecules, then proceeds to advanced molecular biology.
Margulis, L. 1993. Symbiosis in cell evolution, ed. 2. New York, W. H. Freeman. An important updating of the author’s 1981 book on this topic.
Orgel, L. E. 1994. The origin of life on the earth. Sci. Am. 271:77–83 (Oct.). There is growing evidence for an RNA world, but difficult questions are unanswered.
Rand, R. P. 1992. Raising water to new heights. Science 256:618. Cites some ways that water can affect function of protein molecules.
Stryer, L. 1995. Biochemistry, ed. 4. New York, W. H. Freeman. Clearly presented advanced textbook in biochemistry.
Wainright, P. O., G. Hinkle, M. L. Sogin, and S. L. Stickel. 1993. Monophyletic origins of the Metazoa: an evolutionary link with fungi. Science 260:940–942. Molecular evidence that multicellular animals share a closer common ancestor with Fungi than with plants or other eukaryotes.
Waldrop, M. M. 1992. Finding RNA makes proteins gives ‘RNA world’ a big boost. Science 256:1396–1397. Reports on the significance of Noller et al. (1992, Science 256:1416), who found that ribosomal RNA can catalyze the formation of peptide bonds and hence proteins.
Woese, C. R. 1984. The origin of life. Carolina Biology Readers, no. 13. Burlington, North Carolina, Carolina Biological Supply Company. Thought-provoking account of the author’s views, critique of traditional concepts, focus on problems.
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