On Life: Cells, Genes, and the Evolution of Complexity

by Franklin M Harold and Franklin M. Harold

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197604544
• ISBN13: 9780197604540
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.6"