How We Live and Why We Die: the secret lives of cells
A Genetics, Biology, Health book. Arriving at cell theory has been considered even more important to...
Acclaimed biologist Lewis Wolpert eloquently narrates the basics of human life through the lens of its smallest component: the cell.Everything about our existence-movement and memory, imagination and reproduction, birth, and ultimately death-is governed by our cells. They are the basis of all life in the universe, from bacteria to the most complex animals. In the tradition of the classic Lives of a Cell, but with the benefit of the latest research, Lewis Wolpert demonstrates how human life grows from a single cell into a body, an incredibly complex society of billions of cells. Wolpert goes on to examine the science behind topics that are much discussed but rarely understood—stem-cell research, cloning, DNA, cancer—and explains how all life on earth evolved from just one cell. Lively and passionate, this is an accessible guide to understanding the human body and life itself.
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- Pages: 255 pages
- ISBN: 9780571250851 / 0
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Arriving at cell theory has been considered even more important to biology than Darwins theory of evolution, Lewis Wolpert, How We Live and Why We Die: the secret lives of cells
A good overview of lots of different biological topics, though i normally prefer to go slightly more into depth (especially as I had bought it for university preparation). My main criticism was the way Wolpert discusses ethical issues- presenting his own views as the only possible option, at one point describing people who think differently... To be fair to the book, I knew about many of the topics covered in the book. It was rather blandly written, and seems to just be a regurgitation of all the facts Wolpert knew from the top of his brilliant head about various topics in cell biology. The book would have been much improved with some diagrams, and a little bit of romance... Reads something like a draft -- not quite fully organized, but lots of fascinating information. Wolpert need an editor with a firmer hand.
