{"product_id":"why-dna-andrew-travers-9781107056398","title":"Why Dna?: From DNA Sequence to Biological Complexity","description":"Information is central to the evolution of biological complexity, a physical system relying on a continuous supply of energy. Biology provides superb examples of the consequent Darwinian selection of mechanisms for efficient energy utilisation. Genetic information, underpinned by the Watson-Crick base-pairing rules is largely encoded by DNA, a molecule uniquely adapted to its roles in information storage and utilisation.This volume addresses two fundamental questions. Firstly, what properties of the molecule have enabled it to become the predominant genetic material in the biological world today and secondly, to what extent have the informational properties of the molecule contributed to the expansion of biological diversity and the stability of ecosystems. The author argues that bringing these two seemingly unrelated topics together enables Schringer's What is Life?, published before the structure of DNA was known, to be revisited and his ideas examined in the context of our current biological understanding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Travers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 110705639X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781107056398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2023","brand":"Andrew Travers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44067054715135,"sku":"9781107056398","price":67.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2134947f-09aa-496b-b744-a5cfca19f8d4.jpg?v=1685410917","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-dna-andrew-travers-9781107056398","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}