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Living and Nonliving: In Search of a Definition of Life

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Living and Nonliving: In Search of a Definition of Life
14.99 €
How do you distinguish between the living and the non-living? Where to draw the line between them? At first glance, these are childish questions. And yet for centuries scientists and philosophers have been unable to come up with a satisfying answer. This problem - what is life - and is devoted to a new book by Carl Zimmer. The author believes that there is no other area of human knowledge, which would be given so many definitions. But will it be possible to find that one and unconditionally correct? After all, there are so many manifestations of life! And at the same time, can a virus be considered alive? And an erythrocyte or an organoid? Is a fertilized ovum alive? Is it possible to state the death of a person whose brain is dead but whose body is functioning? Dark questions! Brilliant popularizer of science, already well known to the Russian-speaking audience, invites the reader to another feast of scientific thought. So what - did the author manage to find the answer, did he achieve his goal? A truly intriguing narrative awaits us!
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