{"product_id":"life-at-the-speed-of-j-craig-venter-9780143125907","title":"Life at the Speed of Light: From the Double Helix to the Dawn of Digital Life","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Venter instills awe for biology as it is, and as it might become in our hands.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn May 20, 2010, headlines around the world announced one of the most extraordinary accomplishments in modern science: the creation of the world's first synthetic lifeform. In\u003ci\u003e Life at the Speed of Light\u003c\/i\u003e, scientist J. Craig Venter, best known for sequencing the human genome, shares the dramatic account of how he led a team of researchers in this pioneering effort in synthetic genomics--and how that work will have a profound impact on our existence in the years to come. This is a fascinating and authoritative study that provides readers an opportunity to ponder afresh the age-old question \"What is life?\" at the dawn of a new era of biological engineering.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Craig Venter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143125907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143125907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"J. Craig Venter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45481704947967,"sku":"9780143125907","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d011997c-e263-4357-ae79-3139c651cecc.jpg?v=1715987428","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/life-at-the-speed-of-j-craig-venter-9780143125907","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}