So simple a beginning : how four physical principles shape our living world
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Published
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2022].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780691200408, 0691200408
Physical Desc
viii, 320 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Status
Morris County Library - Adult Nonfiction
571.4 PAR
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571.4 PAR
1 available
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Published
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2022].
Language
English
ISBN
9780691200408, 0691200408
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"A biophysicist reveals the hidden unity behind nature's breathtaking complexity. The form and function of a sprinting cheetah are quite unlike those of a rooted tree. A human being is very different from a bacterium or a zebra. The living world is a realm of dazzling variety, yet a shared set of physical principles shapes the forms and behaviors of every creature in it. So Simple a Beginning shows how the emerging new science of biophysics is transforming our understanding of life on Earth and enabling potentially lifesaving but controversial technologies such as gene editing, artificial organ growth, and ecosystem engineering.Raghuveer Parthasarathy explains how four basic principles-self-assembly, regulatory circuits, predictable randomness, and scaling-shape the machinery of life on scales ranging from microscopic molecules to gigantic elephants. He describes how biophysics is helping to unlock the secrets of a host of natural phenomena, such as how your limbs know to form at the proper places, and why humans need lungs but ants do not. Parthasarathy explores how the cutting-edge biotechnologies of tomorrow could enable us to alter living things in ways both subtle and profound.Featuring dozens of original watercolors and drawings by the author, this sweeping tour of biophysics offers astonishing new perspectives on how the wonders of life can arise from so simple a beginning"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Parthasarathy, R. (2022). So simple a beginning: how four physical principles shape our living world . Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Parthasarathy, Raghuveer, 1976-. 2022. So Simple a Beginning: How Four Physical Principles Shape Our Living World. Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Parthasarathy, Raghuveer, 1976-. So Simple a Beginning: How Four Physical Principles Shape Our Living World Princeton University Press, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Parthasarathy, Raghuveer. So Simple a Beginning: How Four Physical Principles Shape Our Living World Princeton University Press, 2022.
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