Life's Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive

Title: Life's Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive Author: Zimmer, Carl ISBN: 9780593182734 Publisher: Dutton Published: 2022 Binding: Quality Language: English Condition: New New from the publisher Science 1348259 Publisher Description: A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2021 "Stories that both dazzle and edify... This book is not just about life, but about discovery itself. It is about error and hubris, but also about wonder and the reach of science."--Siddhartha Mukherjee, New York Times Book ReviewWe all assume we know what life is, but the more scientists learn about the living world--from protocells to brains, from zygotes to pandemic viruses--the harder they find it is to locate life's edge. Carl Zimmer investigates one of the biggest questions of all: What is life? The answer seems obvious until you try to seriously answer it. Is the apple sitting on your kitchen counter alive, or is only the apple tree it came from deserv