01761 a2200313 4500001001100000005001700011008003900028020001800067037003600085040000700121041000800128072001500136072001500151072001500166072001300181072001300194072001300207072002100220072002100241072002100262072002100283072001500304100001800319245002600337250000600363260002400369300001000393520104400403036777181020250317100403.0250312042021xx eng  a9780367771812 bTaylor & FranciscGBP 47.99fBB a01 aeng7 aPNN2thema7 aPSF2thema7 aPSD2thema7 aPNN2bic7 aPSF2bic7 aPSD2bic7 aSCI0170002bisac7 aSCI0450002bisac7 aSCI0490002bisac7 aSCI0860002bisac7 a5702bisac1 aVitaly Shubin10aHow Life is Different a1 bCRC Pressc20210629 a194 p bThe book examines basic principles of the structure and organization of living organisms and their differences from objects of inanimate nature. It covers how a single program-information structure permeates all evolutionary stages of life, including the cell, multicellular organisms and humans. The author explains how this structure is arranged and how it functions, as well as the role of the information system. KEY FEATURES Reviews persistent questions and addresses fundamental themes in biology Provides systematic coverage Includes original insights into basic principles of living organization and structure Demonstrates the applicability of a proposed approach to particular evolutionary grades RELATED TITLES J.W. Schopf, Life in Deep Time: Darwin’s "Missing" Fossil Record (ISBN 978-1-138-38549-8) C.H. Waddington, ed., The Origin of Life: Toward a Theoretical Biology (ISBN 978-0-202-36302-8) J. Wiegel, A.W.W. Michael, eds., Thermophiles: The Keys to the Molecular Evolution and the Origin of Life (ISBN 978-0-7484-0747-7)