The Way of the Cell: Molecules, Organisms and the Order of Life

From: British Journal of Biomedical Science | Date: January 1, 2002| Author: Scott, T | Copyright information

The Way of the Cell: Molecules, Organisms and the Order of Life Franklin Harold. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-19-513512-1. 305 pp. 19.95.

In this fascinating book, Franklin Harold, an eminent microbiologist, grapples eruditely with one of the remaining mysteries - the origin of life. Drawing from Schrodinger's seminal work, the Origin of Life, the author embarks on a journey through evolutionary biology, biological order, function and form, and lastly the formation of...

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