{"product_id":"b00rko0kwm","title":"Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew York Times  bestseller •  Life on the Edge  alters our understanding of our world's fundamental dynamics through the use of quantum mechanics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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  Life on the Edge  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?  Life on the Edge  accessibly reveals how quantum mechanics can answer these probing questions of the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWinner, Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":67924249968885,"sku":"YSL51963","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/8774\/8597\/files\/714qcUCSLtL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793672737","url":"https:\/\/www.newbooks.store\/products\/b00rko0kwm","provider":"NewBooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}