life on the edge jim al khalili and johnjoe mcfadden

Guiding the reader through the rapidly unfolding discoveries of the last few years, Al-Khalili and McFadden communicate the excitement of the explosive new field of quantum biology and its potentially revolutionary applications, while offering insights into the biggest puzzle of all: what is life? As they brilliantly demonstrate in these groundbreaking pages, life exists on the quantum edge. Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology Kindle Edition by Johnjoe McFadden (Author), Jim Al-Khalili (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 859 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 16.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Great on Kindle Great Experience. Bringing together first-hand experience at the cutting edge of science with unparalleled gifts of explanation, Jim Al-Khalili and Johnjoe Macfadden reveal that missing ingredient to be quantum mechanics the phenomena that lie at the heart of this most mysterious of sciences.ĭrawing on recent ground-breaking experiments around the world, each chapter in Life on the Edge engages by illustrating 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 copy themselves with such precision? Life on the Edge accessibly reveals how quantum mechanics can answer these probing questions of the universe. He lives in Southsea, Hampshire, with his wife Julie. Like Richard Dawkins' The Selfish Gene, which provided a new perspective on how evolution works, Life on the Edge alters our understanding of our world's fundamental dynamics. 2015 by Jim Al-Khalili (Author), Johnjoe McFadden (Author) 900 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 7.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 9.85 8 Used from 9.85 1 New from 49. Are we still missing a vital ingredient in its creation? Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology Mass Market Paperback 24 Sept.

Life is the most extraordinary phenomenon in the known universe but how did it come to be? Even in an age of cloning and artificial biology, the remarkable truth remains: nobody has ever made anything living entirely out of dead material.

Life on the edge jim al khalili and johnjoe mcfadden