Life itself

In 'Life Itself: Its Origin and Nature,' Francis Crick delves into the fundamental question of how life originated on Earth.

Crick advances the hypothesis of 'Directed Panspermia,' suggesting that life on Earth may have been deliberately seeded by an alien civilization.

He argues that the uniformity of the genetic code across all living organisms on Earth is a strong indicator that life may not have emerged spontaneously.

The book also touches on astrobiology, the Fermi paradox, and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI), providing a broad and speculative view on the origins of life.