| What Is Life? Scientific Approaches and Philosophical Positions Contributor(s): Durr, Hans-Peter (Editor), Popp, Fritz Albert (Editor), Schommers, Wolfram (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9810247400 ISBN-13: 9789810247409 Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $113.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Biophysics - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects - Science | Biotechnology |
| Dewey: 530 |
| LCCN: 2002727171 |
| Series: The Foundations of Natural Science and Technology |
| Physical Information: 388 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The book of Erwin Schr dinger about life evokes a variety of basic questions concerning the understanding of life in terms of modern physics rather than biochemistry. Problems of organization and regulation of biological systems cannot be understood by revealing only the chemical processes of the living state. A group of reputable physicists -- among them the followers of Heisenberg and Fr hlich -- and biologists came to this same conclusion through several workshops on this topic. This book contains their contributions, written from different viewpoints of theoretical physics and modern biology. These articles are valuable not only for understanding life, but also for creating new and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic tools in medicine; they also contribute importantly to a deeper understanding of evolutionary processes, including the development of consciousness. |