Never-Ending Story of Life: A Brief Journey through Concepts of Biology

This book explores the concept of life, emphasizing that it is an infinite process transmitted from generation to generation. It begins with the premise that life is a fact and covers the fundamentals of biology, such as cell division, diversity, regeneration, repair, and death. The author also discusses ways to escape the problem of limited recourse and distribution on our planet by looking at life outside the solar system. The book is designed to explain complex ideas in biology simply and accessibly, with a special emphasis on plain and accessible language and hand-drawn illustrations.

Format: Hardback
Length: 104 pages
Publication date: 20 June 2021
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

For humanity, the most fundamental concept is the notion of life itself. To comprehend that life is essentially an infinite process, transmitted from generation to generation, this book takes the reader on a captivating journey that unravels one of our greatest mysteries. It begins with the premise that life is a fact—that it is everywhere; that it takes infinite forms; and, most importantly, that it is intrinsically self-perpetuating. Rather than exploring how the first living forms emerged in our universe, the book begins with our first primordial ancestor cell and tells the story of life—how it began, when that first cell diversified into many other cell types and organisms, and how it has continued until the present day. On this journey, the author covers the fundamentals of biology such as cell division, diversity, regeneration, repair, and death. The rather fictional epilogue even goes one step further and discusses ways how to literally escape the problem of limited recourse and distribution on our planet by looking at life outside the solar system. This book is designed to explain complex ideas in biology simply, but not simplistically, with a special emphasis on plain and accessible language as well as a wealth of hand-drawn illustrations. Thus, it is suitable not only for students seeking an introduction into biological concepts and terminology, but for everyone with an interest in the fundamentals of life at the crossroads

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Weight: 332g
Dimension: 159 x 241 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030759681
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021