Readings from What is Life? Introduction to Life Science, Spring 2014, Winslow
Evolution, origin & diversification of life, quasi-organisms, prokaryotes
What is Life: A guide to Biology, 2nd edition by Phelan (2013). W. H. Freeman and Co. ISBN (13): 978-1-4641-0720-7. ISBN (10): 1-4641-0720-3.
Natural selection and evolution
Chapter 8, pp 303-325, 331-333, 335-340
Origin and diversification of life
Chapter 10, pp 388-415
Quasi-organisms
Chapter 13, pp 533-535
Prokaryotes
Chapter
10, pp 416-417
Chapter
13, pp 516-524,
pp 526-527