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Franklin M. Harold On Life (Hardback)
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- Book Title
- On Life
- Publication Name
- On Life : Cells, Genes, and the Evolution of Complexity
- Title
- On Life
- Subtitle
- Cells, Genes, and the Evolution of Complexity
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10
- 0197604544
- EAN
- 9780197604540
- ISBN
- 9780197604540
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Genre
- Science Nature & Math
- Subject
- Philosophy & Spirituality
- Release Date
- 14/04/2022
- Release Year
- 2022
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Item Length
- 6.5in
- Item Width
- 9.6in
- Language
- English
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Type
- Textbook
- Item Weight
- 16 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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Franklin M. Harold's On Life reveals what science can tell us about the living world.All creatures, from bacteria and redwoods to garden snails and humans, belong to a single biochemical family. We all operate by the same principles and are all made up of cells, either one or many. We flaunt capacities that far exceed those of inanimate matter, yet we stand squarely within the material world. So what is life, anyway? How do living things function, and how did they come into existence? Questions like these have baffled philosophers and scientists since antiquity, but over the past half-century answers have begun to emerge.Offering an inside look, Franklin M. Harold makes life accessible to readers interested in the biological big picture. The book traces how living things operate, focusing on the interplay of biology with physics and chemistry. He asserts that biology stands apart from the physical sciences because life revolves around organization - that is, purposeful order.On Life aims to make life intelligible by giving readers an understanding of the biological landscape; it sketches the principles as biologists presently understand them and highlights major unresolved issues. What emerges is a biology bracketed by two stubborn mysteries: the nature of the mind and the origin of life. This portrait of biology is comprehensible but inescapably complex, internally consistent, and buttressed by a wealth of factual knowledge.
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0197604544
ISBN-13
9780197604540
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13050025373
Product Key Features
Publication Name
On Life : Cells, Genes, and the Evolution of Complexity
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2021
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
6.5in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
9.6in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Qh501
Reviews
"The great success of this book is that it brings together evolution and cell biology into a popular science format. It strongly contributes to biology education and communication, especially in the context of its approach to explaining the evolution of complexity" -- Franklin M. Harold, Quarterly Review of Biology "Readers finish the book in awe at the still-unanswered questions that continue to confound understanding of the earliest steps toward cellular life and the greater complexity of multicellular organisms." -- S. K. Sommers Smith, CHOICE "Franklin M. Harold is a master at finding the humane boundaries of human knowledge. On Life is a finely cut gem for those who are curious about life's biggest questions. His prose is at once clear and poetic, folksy and inspiring. This is the zenith of a lifetime's quest to seek meaning in science." -- Nick Lane, Professor of Evolutionary Biochemistry, University College London and author of The Vital Question: Why Is Life the Way it Is? "Writing about 'life' can be tricky, but it is a topic I look forward to diving into when it's written by someone like Franklin M. Harold. He has such a long a record of scientific thought and experimentation, and he is able to cover both hard evidence as well as philosophical implications in an accessible way. On Life is an admirable contribution to the field worth reading" -- Ben McFarland, Professor of Biochemistry, Seattle Pacific University and author of A World from Dust, Franklin M. Harold is a master at finding the humane boundaries of human knowledge. On Life is a finely cut gem for those who are curious about life's biggest questions. His prose is at once clear and poetic, folksy and inspiring. This is the zenith of a lifetime's quest to seek meaning in science., "The great success of this book is that it brings together evolution and cell biology into a popular science format. It strongly contributes to biology education and communication, especially in the context of its approach to explaining the evolution of complexity" -- Franklin M. Harold, Quarterly Review of Biology"Readers finish the book in awe at the still-unanswered questions that continue to confound understanding of the earliest steps toward cellular life and the greater complexity of multicellular organisms." -- S. K. Sommers Smith, CHOICE"Franklin M. Harold is a master at finding the humane boundaries of human knowledge. On Life is a finely cut gem for those who are curious about life's biggest questions. His prose is at once clear and poetic, folksy and inspiring. This is the zenith of a lifetime's quest to seek meaning in science." -- Nick Lane, Professor of Evolutionary Biochemistry, University College London and author of The Vital Question: Why Is Life the Way it Is?"Writing about 'life' can be tricky, but it is a topic I look forward to diving into when it's written by someone like Franklin M. Harold. He has such a long a record of scientific thought and experimentation, and he is able to cover both hard evidence as well as philosophical implications in an accessible way. On Life is an admirable contribution to the field worth reading" -- Ben McFarland, Professor of Biochemistry, Seattle Pacific University and author of A World from Dust, "Readers finish the book in awe at the still-unanswered questions that continue to confound understanding of the earliest steps toward cellular life and the greater complexity of multicellular organisms." -- S. K. Sommers Smith, CHOICE "Franklin M. Harold is a master at finding the humane boundaries of human knowledge. On Life is a finely cut gem for those who are curious about life's biggest questions. His prose is at once clear and poetic, folksy and inspiring. This is the zenith of a lifetime's quest to seek meaning in science." -- Nick Lane, Professor of Evolutionary Biochemistry, University College London and author of The Vital Question: Why Is Life the Way it Is? "Writing about 'life' can be tricky, but it is a topic I look forward to diving into when it's written by someone like Franklin M. Harold. He has such a long a record of scientific thought and experimentation, and he is able to cover both hard evidence as well as philosophical implications in an accessible way. On Life is an admirable contribution to the field worth reading" -- Ben McFarland, Professor of Biochemistry, Seattle Pacific University and author of A World from Dust, "The great success of this book is that it brings together evolution and cell biology into a popular science format. It strongly contributes to biology education and communication, especially in the context of its approach to explaining the evolution of complexity" -- Franklin M. Harold, Quarterly Review of Biology"Readers finish the book in awe at the still-unanswered questions that continue to confound understanding of the earliest steps toward cellular life and the greater complexity of multicellular organisms." -- S. K. Sommers Smith, CHOICE"Franklin M. Harold is a master at finding the humane boundaries of human knowledge. On Life is a finely cut gem for those who are curious about life's biggest questions. His prose is at once clear and poetic, folksy and inspiring. This is the zenith of a lifetime's quest to seek meaning in science." -- Nick Lane, Professor of Evolutionary Biochemistry, University College London and author of The Vital Question: Why Is Life the Way it Is?"Writing about 'life' can be tricky, but it is a topic I look forward to diving into when it's written by someone like Franklin M. Harold. He has such a long a record of scientific thought and experimentation, and he is able to cover both hard evidence as well as philosophical implications in an accessible way. On Life is an admirable contribution to the field worth reading" -- Ben McFarland, Professor of Biochemistry, Seattle Pacific University andauthor of A World from Dust, "Franklin M. Harold is a master at finding the humane boundaries of human knowledge. On Life is a finely cut gem for those who are curious about life's biggest questions. His prose is at once clear and poetic, folksy and inspiring. This is the zenith of a lifetime's quest to seek meaning in science." -- Nick Lane, Professor of Evolutionary Biochemistry, University College London and author of The Vital Question: Why Is Life the Way it Is? "Writing about 'life' can be tricky, but it is a topic I look forward to diving into when it's written by someone like Franklin M. Harold. He has such a long a record of scientific thought and experimentation, and he is able to cover both hard evidence as well as philosophical implications in an accessible way. On Life is an admirable contribution to the field worth reading" -- Ben McFarland, Professor of Biochemistry, Seattle Pacific University and author of A World from Dust
Table of Content
Preface Acknowledgments Part I: The Nature of Living Things Chapter 1: Strange Objects Chapter 2: Living Cells, Lifeless Molecules Chapter 3: Life Makes Itself Chapter 4: Putting the Cell in Order Part II: The Web That Weaves Itself Chapter 5: The Darwinian Outlook Chapter 6: Evolution of the Cell Chapter 7: The Perennial Riddle of Life's Origin Part III: The Gyre of Complexity Chapter 8: The Expansion of Life Chapter 9: The Tangled Bank Chapter 10: From Egg to Organism Chapter 11: The Outer Banks of Order Epilogue: Comprehensive, but Complex and Perplexing Glossary Notes References Index
Topic
Life Sciences / Microbiology, Life Sciences / Evolution, Life Sciences / General, Life Sciences / Developmental Biology
Lccn
2021-945899
Dewey Decimal
570
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Science
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