Displaying 1 of 1 2008 Format: Book Author: Regis, Edward, 1944- Title: What is life? : investigating the nature of life in the age of synthetic biology / Ed Regis. Edition: 1st ed. Publisher, Date: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008. Description: 198 pages ; 20 cm Summary: A critical study of the complex issues surrounding the question of life demonstrates how science can provide us with a definitive understanding of the nature of life, while looking at how modern science can revolutionize our concept of life. Subjects: Life (Biology) -- Philosophy. Vital force. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-187) and index. Contents: The second creation -- Birth of a cell -- Schrödinger -- Unlocking the three secrets of life -- The fiftieth-anniversary coronation and dismissal -- ATP and the meaning of life -- Origins -- The spandrels of San Marco -- The twilight zone -- The synthetic cell Turing test -- What is life? Web Site: Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 2007037427 ISBN: 9780374288518 0374288518 Other Number: 166390155 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 212265 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 570.1 Regis Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
