What Is Life?
Five Great Ideas in Biology
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Ever wondered what separates you from a rock, a plant, or a star? Uncover the answer to life’s biggest question. This summary distills the complex science of existence into five core principles that explain what it truly means to be alive. Discover the secrets of the cell, the power of the gene, and how evolution by natural selection shapes every living thing. You'll learn how life operates as chemistry in action and why all living systems are information processors. These five great ideas will transform your understanding of yourself and the world.
Meet the author
Sir Paul Nurse is a Nobel Prize-winning geneticist and cell biologist who has dedicated his career to understanding the fundamental processes that govern all living things. His leadership of major UK research institutions, including the Francis Crick Institute, gives him a unique perspective on science's biggest questions. This book distills a lifetime of discovery, making the complex marvels of biology accessible to everyone and inviting us to truly contemplate what it means to be alive.
What's it about
Ever wondered what separates you from a rock, a plant, or a star? Uncover the answer to life’s biggest question. This summary distills the complex science of existence into five core principles that explain what it truly means to be alive. Discover the secrets of the cell, the power of the gene, and how evolution by natural selection shapes every living thing. You'll learn how life operates as chemistry in action and why all living systems are information processors. These five great ideas will transform your understanding of yourself and the world.
Meet the author
Sir Paul Nurse is a Nobel Prize-winning geneticist and cell biologist who has dedicated his career to understanding the fundamental processes that govern all living things. His leadership of major UK research institutions, including the Francis Crick Institute, gives him a unique perspective on science's biggest questions. This book distills a lifetime of discovery, making the complex marvels of biology accessible to everyone and inviting us to truly contemplate what it means to be alive.
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