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  • Life on the Edge

    The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology

    by Johnjoe McFadden, Jim Al-Khalili ...
    New York Times bestseller • Life on the Edge alters our understanding of our world's fundamental dynamics through the use of quantum mechanics.Life is the most extraordinary phenomenon in the known universe; but how did it come to be? Even in an age of cloning and artificial biology, the remarkable truth remains: nobody has ever made anything living entirely out of dead material. Life remains the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Quantum Evolution

    Life in the Multiverse

    by Johnjoe McFadden ...
    Quantum Evolution presents a revolutionary new scientific theory by asking: is there a force of will behind evolution? In his astonishing first book, Johnjoe McFadden shows that there is.‘McFadden’s bold hypothesis that quantum physics plays a key role in the origin and evolution of life looks increasingly plausible. The weird behaviour of matter and information at the quantum level could be just ... Read more

    $9.49 USD

  • Life Is Simple

    How Occam's Razor Set Science Free and Shapes the Universe

    by Johnjoe McFadden ...
    **"In short, Life Is Simple is enthralling."--Michael Blastland, ProspectA biologist argues that simplicity is the guiding principle of the universe**Centuries ago, the principle of Ockham’s razor changed our world by showing simpler answers to be preferable and more often true. In Life Is Simple, scientist Johnjoe McFadden traces centuries of discoveries, taking us from a geocentric cosmos to ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Systems Biology of Tuberculosis

    Edited by Dany J.V. Beste, Johnjoe McFadden, Andrzej M. Kierzek ...
    The book starts with a general introduction into the relevance of systems biology for understanding tuberculosis. This will be followed by several chapters which describe the application of systems biology to various aspects of the study of the pathogen, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and its interaction with the host. The book provides the reader with an account of how the new science of systems ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

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    Life Is Simple

    How Occam's Razor Set Science Free and Shapes the Universe

    by Johnjoe McFadden ...
    Narrated by Tom Lawrence ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 10 min

    A biologist argues that simplicity is the guiding principle of the universeCenturies ago, the principle of Ockham’s razor changed our world by showing simpler answers to be preferable and more often true. In Life Is Simple, scientist Johnjoe McFadden traces centuries of discoveries, taking us from a geocentric cosmos to quantum mechanics and DNA, arguing that simplicity has revealed profound ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Life on the Edge

    by Johnjoe McFadden, Jim Al-Khalili ...
    Narrated by Pete Cross ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 40 min

    Life is the most extraordinary phenomenon in the known universe; but how did it come to be? Even in an age of cloning and artificial biology, the remarkable truth remains: nobody has ever made anything living entirely out of dead material. Life remains the only way to make life. Are we still missing a vital ingredient in its creation? Jim Al-Khalili and Johnjoe Macfadden reveal the hitherto ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

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  • Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution

    The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution

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  • Voices From The Past, Armistice 1918

    The Last Days of The First World War Told Through Newspaper Reports, Official Documents and the Accounts of Those Who Were There

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