Life is the most extraordinary phenomenon in the known universe; but how does it work? Even in this age of cloning and synthetic biology,
Like Richard Dawkins' The Selfish Gene,
Each chapter in Life on the Edge opens with an engaging example that illustrates one of life’s puzzles – How do migrating birds know where to go? How do we really smell the scent of a rose? How do our genes manage to copy themselves with such precision? – and then reveals how quantum mechanics delivers its answer. Guiding the reader through the maze of rapidly unfolding discovery,
Life on the Edge
ISBN
9780552778077
Format
Paperback
Recommended Price
R295.00
Published
January 2016
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