How we live and why we die

Informationen zum Autor Lewis Wolpert is a distinguished developmental biologist, and is Emeritus Professor in Cell and Developmental Biology at University College, London. He is the author of, among others, The Unnatural Nature of Science and Malignant Sadness , which was described by Anthony Storr as 'the most objective short account of all the various approaches to depression'. His most recent book, You're Looking Very Well: The Surprising Nature of Getting Old , was published in 2011. Klappentext Wolpert provides a clear explanation of the science that underpins our lives, explaining how our bodies function. Examining the science behind topics such as stem-cell research, cloning and DNA, this is an accessible guide to the human body and life itself. In How We Live and Why We Die: the secret lives of cells , distinguished biologist Lewis Wolpert explains how cells provide the answers to fundamental questions about our lives. Zusammenfassung He examines the science behind the topics that are much discussed but rarely understood - stem-cell research, cloning, DNA - and explains how all life evolved from just one cell.

Product details

• Authors: Lewis Wolpert, Wolpert Lewis
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.04.2010
• EAN: 9780571239122
• ISBN: 978-0-571-23912-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 200 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; Family & health, Biology; Cells; Evolution; Human Body; Revolution