The Dual Nature of Life Interplay of the Individual and the Genome /

• Main Author: Zhegunov, Gennadiy (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: The Frontiers Collection,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Cell biology.; Evolutionary biology.; Popular works.; Life Sciences.; Evolutionary Biology.; Popular Science, general.; Cell Biology.

Life is a diverse and ubiquitous phenomenon on Earth, characterized by fundamental features distinguishing living bodies from nonliving material. Yet it is also so complex that it has long defied precise definition. This book from a seasoned biologist offers new insights into the nature of life by i...

Table of Contents:

• The Phenomenon of Life. Essentials.- Living Bodies – Carriers of Life.- How Life Works – Mechanisms and Processes of Living Bodies
• Mechanisms of the Invisible World of Information
• Duality of Life.