"Reproduction is a fundamental feature of life, it is the way life persists across the ages. This book offers new, wider vistas on this fundamental biological phenomenon, exploring how it works through the whole tree of life. It explores facets such as asexual reproduction, part…
What is life? Fifty years after physicist Erwin Schrodinger posed this question in his celebrated and inspiring book, the answer remains elusive. In The Way of the Cell, one of the world's most respected microbiologists draws on his wide knowledge of contemporary science to prov…
What is the relationship of living things to the inanimate realm of chemistry and physics? How do chemicals come together to form life? Franklin Harold focuses on micro-organisms and shows that, as simple as they appear, every cell displays a dynamic pattern in space and time.
