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Life's edge : the search for what it means to be alive / Carl Zimmer.
"We all assume we know what life is, but the more scientists learn about the living world--from protocells to brains, from zygotes to pandemic viruses--the harder they find it is to locate life's edge"-- Provided by publisher.
What is life? The power seems obvious until you try to seriously answer it. Zimmer journeys through experiments that have attempted to recreate life; shows how coronaviruses have altered the course of history; and even tries his own had at evolving life in a test tube... with unnerving results. -- adapted from jacket
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593182710
- ISBN: 0593182715
- Physical Description: xx, 348 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Dutton, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-334) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: The borderland -- The quickening. The way the spirit comes to the bones ; Death is resisted -- The hallmarks. Dinner ; Decisive matter ; Preserving constant the conditions of life ; Copy/Paste ; Darwin's lung -- A series of dark questions. This astonishing multiplication ; Irritations ; The sect ; This mud was actually alive ; A play of water ; Scripts -- Return to the borderland. Half life ; Data needed for a blueprint ; No obvious bushes ; Four blue droplets. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Life sciences. Life (Biology) |
| Genre: | Instructional and educational works. Creative nonfiction. |
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- 6 of 6 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
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- 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Kansas City Public Library | 570 ZIMMER 2021 (Text) | 0001002438313 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Caruthersville Public Library | 570 ZIM (Text) | 38417100530759 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | 570 ZIM 2021 (Text) | 0002205555143 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Scenic Regional-Warrenton | 570 ZIM (Text) | 3007286700 | NonFiction | Available | - |
| St. Joseph - Downtown Library | 570 ZIM (Text) | 32002005532310 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Trails Regional-Holden | 570 ZIM (Text) | 2205055912 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
