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What Sustains Life?: Consilient Mechanisms for Protein-Based Machines and Materials

AUTHOR Urry, Dan W.
PUBLISHER Birkhauser (09/21/2006)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)

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This book brings together three decades of collaborative research to address the question "What sustains life?" In part a scientific response to Schroedinger's work "What is Life?" Urry's text contains elements of memoir, history, and a solid, informative scientific core that will interest both the general reader, student, and professional researcher.

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ISBN-13: 9780817643461
ISBN-10: 081764346X
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 632
Carton Quantity: 6
Product Dimensions: 7.36 x 1.49 x 10.02 inches
Weight: 4.22 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Illustrated
Country of Origin: SG
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Science | Life Sciences - Biology
Science | Life Sciences - Biochemistry
Science | Life Sciences - Evolution
Dewey Decimal: 570.1
Library of Congress Control Number: 2004049189
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This book brings together three decades of collaborative research to address the question "What sustains life?" In part a scientific response to Schroedinger's work "What is Life?" Urry's text contains elements of memoir, history, and a solid, informative scientific core that will interest both the general reader, student, and professional researcher.

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