This
book uses modern biological knowledge to tackle the question of what
distinguishes living organisms from the non-living world. The authors
first draw on recent advances in cell and molecular biology to develop
an account of the living state that applies to all organisms (and only
to organisms). This account is then used to explore questions about
evolution, the origin of life, and the possibility of extraterrestrial
life. The novel approach taken by this book to issues in biology will
interest and be accessible to both the general reader as well as
students and specialists in the field.
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