Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology
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Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology is a popular science book that explores how quantum mechanics underpins key biological processes such as photosynthesis, enzyme activity, and even bird navigation.
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Target entity: Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology Context triple: [Jim Al-Khalili, notableWork, Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology]
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Target entity: Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology Target entity description: Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology is a popular science book that explores how quantum mechanics underpins key biological processes such as photosynthesis, enzyme activity, and even bird navigation.
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A.
The Mathematics of Life
The Mathematics of Life is a popular science book by mathematician Ian Stewart that explores how mathematical ideas illuminate the principles and patterns underlying biological systems and evolution.
-
B.
Into the Cool: Energy Flow, Thermodynamics, and Life
"Into the Cool: Energy Flow, Thermodynamics, and Life" is a popular science book that explores how thermodynamics and energy flow shape the emergence, complexity, and evolution of life and other natural systems.
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C.
Regenesis: How Synthetic Biology Will Reinvent Nature and Ourselves
Regenesis: How Synthetic Biology Will Reinvent Nature and Ourselves is a popular science book that explores the emerging field of synthetic biology and its potential to radically transform life, technology, and the environment.
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D.
The Physics of Immortality
The Physics of Immortality is a controversial 1994 book by physicist Frank J. Tipler that uses speculative cosmology and physics to argue for the scientific possibility of resurrection and eternal life.
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E.
Essays of a Biologist
Essays of a Biologist is a collection of influential essays by evolutionary biologist Julian Huxley that explores biology’s implications for human society, philosophy, and the modern worldview.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | popular science book ⓘ |
| aimsTo | explain how quantum mechanics underpins biological processes ⓘ |
| author |
Jim Al-Khalili
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Johnjoe McFadden ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discusses |
possible quantum role in DNA mutations
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possible quantum role in the origin of life ⓘ quantum explanations of bird navigation ⓘ role of quantum effects in photosynthesis ⓘ role of quantum tunnelling in enzyme catalysis ⓘ |
| firstEditionPublicationPlace |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| format |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| genre | popular science ⓘ |
| hasISBN10 | 0593076199 ⓘ |
| hasISBN13 | 9780593076193 ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 350 ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | interdisciplinary ⓘ |
| hasUKPublisherImprint | Bantam Press ⓘ |
| hasUSPublisherImprint | Crown ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general audience
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readers interested in biology ⓘ readers interested in physics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | popularizing quantum biology ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Bantam Press
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Crown Publishers ⓘ |
| subject |
avian navigation
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biology ⓘ cryptochrome proteins ⓘ enzyme activity ⓘ magnetoreception ⓘ mutation mechanisms ⓘ origin of life ⓘ photosynthesis ⓘ photosynthetic reaction centres ⓘ quantum biology ⓘ quantum coherence ⓘ quantum entanglement ⓘ quantum mechanics ⓘ quantum tunnelling ⓘ |
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Al-Khalili