Life on the edge : the coming of age of quantum biology
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Al-Khalili, Jim, 1962- author.
Published
New York : Crown Publishers, [2014].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780307986818, 0307986810, 9780307986825, 0307986829
Physical Desc
xi, 353 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 572 MCF 2014 | In |
| Millhopper Branch - Adult Non-Fiction | 572 MCF 2014 | In |
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Published
New York : Crown Publishers, [2014].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780307986818, 0307986810, 9780307986825, 0307986829
UPC
99963815938
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
Life is the most extraordinary phenomenon in the known universe; but how does it work? It is remarkable that in this age of cloning and even synthetic biology, nobody has ever made anything living entirely out of dead material. Life remains the only way to make life. Are we missing a vital ingredient in its creation? Like Richard Dawkins' The Selfish Gene, which provided a new perspective on evolution by shifting the focus of natural selection from organisms to genes, Life On The Edge alters our understanding of life from cells or biomolecules to the fundamental particles that drive life's dynamics. From this new perspective, life makes more sense as its missing ingredient is revealed to be quantum mechanics and the strange phenomena that lie at the heart of this most mysterious of sciences.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McFadden, J., & Al-Khalili, J. (2014). Life on the edge: the coming of age of quantum biology (First edition.). Crown Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McFadden, Johnjoe and Jim Al-Khalili. 2014. Life On the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology. Crown Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McFadden, Johnjoe and Jim Al-Khalili. Life On the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology Crown Publishers, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McFadden, Johnjoe,, and Jim Al-Khalili. Life On the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology First edition., Crown Publishers, 2014.
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