What Is Life?: Five Great Ideas in Biology
What Is Life?: Five Great Ideas in Biology
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The Nobel Prizewinning scientists elegant explanation of the fundamental ideas in biologytheir uses todayThe renowned biologist Paul Nurse has spent his career revealing how living cells work In What Is Life he takes up the challenge of describing what it means to be alive in a way that every listener can underst It is a shared journey of discovery stepbystep Nurse illuminates five great ideas that underpin biologythe Cell the Gene Evolution by Natural Selection Life as ChemistryLife as Information He introduces the scientists who made the most important advancesusing his personal experiences inout of the lab he shares with us the challenges the lucky breaksthe thrilling eureka moments of discoveryNurse writes with delight at lifes richnesswith a sense of the urgent role of biology in our time To survive the challenges that face us all todayclimate change p emic loss of biodiversityfood securityit is vital that we all underst what life is