{"product_id":"life-on-the-edge-johnjoe-mcfadden-9780307986825","title":"Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller -\u003ci\u003e Life on the Edge\u003c\/i\u003e alters our understanding of our world's fundamental dynamics through the use of quantum mechanics.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLife 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing first-hand experience at the cutting edge of science, Jim Al-Khalili and Johnjoe Macfadden reveal that missing ingredient to be quantum mechanics. Drawing on recent ground-breaking experiments around the world, each chapter in \u003ci\u003eLife on the Edge\u003c\/i\u003e illustrates one of life's puzzles: How do migrating birds know where to go? How do we really smell the scent of a rose? How do our genes copy themselves with such precision? \u003ci\u003eLife on the Edge\u003c\/i\u003e accessibly reveals how quantum mechanics can answer these probing questions of the universe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGuiding the reader through the rapidly unfolding discoveries of the last few years, Al-Khalili and McFadden describe the explosive new field of quantum biology and its potentially revolutionary applications, while offering insights into the biggest puzzle of all: what is life? As they brilliantly demonstrate in these groundbreaking pages, life exists on the quantum edge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner, Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Johnjoe McFadden, Jim Al-Khalili\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307986829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307986825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Johnjoe McFadden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052072857855,"sku":"9780307986825","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ea535529-c861-46d5-ad48-12a8985838a0.jpg?v=1685016802","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/life-on-the-edge-johnjoe-mcfadden-9780307986825","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}