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What is life?
investigating the nature of life in the age of synthetic biology
By Regis, Ed & Regis, Ed
- ISBN
- 978-0-37428-851-8
- Publisher
- New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2008
This slim volume by agile science writer Regis (The Biology of Doom) reminds you how exciting and provocative science can be, as the author pares down the answer to the title's question to the ability to metabolize, reproduce, and evolve. Regis introduces scientists who are synthesizing artificial protocells, which are the building blocks for creating life. Framing this view of synthetic biolo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
