The Song of the Cell

The Story of Life

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Beschreibung

<p><b>A profound, human history of biology's most vital idea.</b></p><p>From the bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of <i>The Emperor of All Maladies</i> comes a sweeping exploration of the cell - the building block of all living things. In <i>The Song of the Cell</i>, Siddhartha Mukherjee traces how centuries of scientific endeavour and discovery, from early microscopes to stem-cell therapy, have transformed medicine and our understanding of what it means to be alive.</p><p>Woven through this history are stories of patients, scientists, and personal insight. As Mukherjee shows, the cell's music is the song of life itself - complex, adaptive, and full of wonder. Essential reading for fans of <b>popular science and the history of medicine.</b></p><p><b>Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2023</b></p><p>A <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i>, <i>DAILY TELEGRAPH</i>, <i>ECONOMIST</i>, <i>MAIL ON SUNDAY</i> and <i>GUARDIAN</i> BOOK OF THE YEAR</p><p>'Will leave you in awe' <i>Guardian</i></p><p>'Profound... as big a topic as life itself' <i>The Times</i></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781529111781

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

198 x 129 x 34 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Verlag / Hersteller

Random House UK Ltd