Publisher's Synopsis
Journey of Life on Earth: Conversing with Dante in a Dream {2} is the middle part of a fictional narrative trilogy in the tercet stanza. It unfolds an imaginary conversation between two characters: A sincere heathen dreamer and the spirit of his revered poet, Dante (1265-1321), the author of the Divine Comedy, in dream. The present work is a fictional conversation on the nature of life on Earth. This is not a scholarly academic work on the current researches in the biological sciences. Nevertheless, the author tried to unfold a sincere dialogue on the recent discoveries in the molecular biology of genome, the evolution of diverse organisms, the emergence of humankind, and the neuroscientific researches on the versatile functions of the brain. The dreamer's Tale Two consists of the following 19 episodes, each called Song (similar to the Dante's Canto). Song 1: The Beginning of Each Individual's Life. Song 2: The Early Dark Journey of Our Life. Song 3: Functional Structure of the Genome. Song 4: Enzymes Read and Use the Genetic Information. Song 5: Molecular Drama of Gene Expression. Song 6: Editing and Using the Genetic Information. Song 7: Spontaneous Changes of the Genome. Song 8: Evolution of Diverse Organisms on Earth. Song 9: Tracing Extinct Progenitors of Humankind Song 10: Genetic History of Living Humans. Song 11: Artistic Creativity of Early Humans. Song 12: Functional Organization of the Human Brain. Song 13: Neurons and their Functional Synaptic Networks. Song 14: Mental Functions of the Human Brain. Song 15: Acquisition of Language by Human Infants. Song 16: Languages Evolve with Human Societies. Song 17: Emergence of Early Civilizations. Song 18: The Epic of Gilgamesh. Song 19: In search of Objective and Universal Principles of Nature.
