{"product_id":"so-simple-a-beginning-how-four-physical-principles-shape-our-living-world-9780691258676","title":"So Simple a Beginning: How Four Physical Principles Shape Our Living World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe hidden unity behind nature's breathtaking complexity is revealed by a biophysicist, showcasing how the emerging science of biophysics is transforming our understanding of life on Earth and enabling life-saving technologies. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 19 March 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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 reveals 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaghuveer 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParthasarathy 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 516g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 147 x 227 x 25 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780691258676\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Raghuveer Parthasarathy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":45938042437882,"sku":"9780691258676","price":15.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/1715366667391_book.jpg?v=1715594814","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/so-simple-a-beginning-how-four-physical-principles-shape-our-living-world-9780691258676","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}