The Equations of Life: How Physics Shapes Evolution

By: Charles S. Cockell

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Synopsis: A groundbreaking argument for why alien life will evolve to be much like life here on EarthWe are all familiar with the popular idea of strange alien life wildly different from life on earth inhabiting other planets. Maybe it's made of silicon! Maybe it has wheels! Or maybe it doesn't. In The Equations of Life, biologist Charles S. Cockell makes the forceful argument that the laws of physics narrowly constrain how life can evolve, making evolution's outcomes predictable. If we were to find on a distant planet something very much like a lady bug eating something like an aphid, we shouldn't be surprised. The forms of life are guided by a limited set of rules, and as a result, there is a narrow set of solutions to the challenges of existence.A remarkable scientific contribution breathing new life into Darwin's theory of evolution, The Equations of Life makes a radical argument about what life can--and can't--be.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 352 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781541644595
Related ISBNs:: 9781541617599
Publisher:: Basic Books
Date of Addition:: 05/27/21
Copyrighted By:: Charles S. Cockell
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Teens, Health, Mind and Body, Technology, Philosophy
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
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