Life on the edge : the coming of age of quantum biology
Title:
Life on the edge : the coming of age of quantum biology
Author:
Al-Khalili, Jim, 1962-
McFadden, Johnjoe.
ISBN:
9780552778077
Publication Information:
London : Black Swan, 2015.
Physical Description:
460 p. : ill. ; 20 cm
Abstract:
Life is the most extraordinary phenomenon in the known universe; but how does it work? Even in this age of cloning and synthetic biology, the remarkable truth remains: 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?
Subject:
| Quantum biochemistry. |
| Biology -- Popular works. |
| Life cycles (Biology) |
Summary:
Life is the most extraordinary phenomenon in the known universe; but how does it work? Even in this age of cloning and synthetic biology, the remarkable truth remains: 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?