{"product_id":"9789814616997","title":"The Search for Our Cosmic Ancestry","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe idea that life is a cosmic, rather than a purely terrestrial phenomenon, has progressed from scientific heresy to mainstream science within the short timespan of a few decades. The theory of cometary panspermia developed by Fred Hoyle and the present author in the 1970's has been vindicated by a spate of new discoveries in astronomy and biology, and also with startling new evidence of microbial fossils in meteorites and micrometeorites. The recent Kepler Telescope searches for exoplanets have indicated the presence of over 100 billion habitable planets separated by only a few light years, thus making panspermia and the transfer of microbial life between such planets an inevitable fact. The book presents a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the Hoyle–Wickramasinghe theory of cometary panspermia in a manner accessible to a wide general readership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Genesis of Panspermia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Primordial Soup and Evolution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCosmological Context\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Dust to Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCosmic Viruses in Our Genes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvidence from Epidemics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMicroorganisms Entering the Earth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlanets of Life in the Solar System\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSearch for Exoplanets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSearch for Extraterrestrial Intelligence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeteorite Clues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComet Impacts and Civilisation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Mystery of the Red Rain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership:\u003c\/b\u003e General public.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe recent estimate of some 140 billion habitable planets around red dwarf stars in the galaxy makes panspermia inevitable, so a reassessment of panspermia theories is timely\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe book is written by one of the foremost pioneers of the theory of cometary panspermia and is thus of interest to scientists across many fields, as well as to historians of science\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe intended readership of the book ranges from science buffs to the general public with a general interest in science\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47185348690160,"sku":"9789814616997","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789814616997_p0.jpg?v=1763692563","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789814616997","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}