Emeritus Faculty
Christian de Duve, M.D.
Professor Emeritus
Christian.de.Duve@rockefeller.edu
Laboratory of Biochemical Cytology
Origin and evolution of life.
In the last years, my investigations have shifted from biochemistry and cell biology to the mechanisms whereby life arose on our planet almost four billion years ago and evolved to produce all extant living organisms, including human beings. I am particularly interested in the manner in which chemistry and natural selection joined to produce the first living cells and in the significance of those events as they relate to the place of life in the Universe, including the possibility of extraterrestrial life. My latest book on the topic is Life Evolving (Oxford University Press, 2002).
Professor Emeritus
Christian.de.Duve@rockefeller.edu
Laboratory of Biochemical Cytology
Origin and evolution of life.
In the last years, my investigations have shifted from biochemistry and cell biology to the mechanisms whereby life arose on our planet almost four billion years ago and evolved to produce all extant living organisms, including human beings. I am particularly interested in the manner in which chemistry and natural selection joined to produce the first living cells and in the significance of those events as they relate to the place of life in the Universe, including the possibility of extraterrestrial life. My latest book on the topic is Life Evolving (Oxford University Press, 2002).
