The entire spellbinding story of life in two gripping narratives. Creation: The Origin of Life is a four-billion-year detective story that uses the latest science to explain how life on earth began. 'The reader's sense of awe at the well-nigh inconceivable nature of nature is suitably awakened. The extraordinary science and Rutherford's argument are worth every reader's scrutiny. Fascinating.' Sunday Telegraph 'A witty, engaging and eye-opening explanation of the basic units of life, right back to our common ancestors and on to their incredible synthetic future.' Dara O Briain 'In this book of two halves, Rutherford tells the epic history of life on earth, and eloquently argues the case for embracing technology which allows us to become biological designers.' Alice Roberts 'The perfect primer on the past and future of DNA.' Guardian 'Susenseful, erudite and thrilling.' Prospect Flip this book for Creation: The Future of Life Creation: The Future of Life Introduces a new chapter in human history: living technology 'You will not find a better, more balanced or up-to-date take on the origin of life or synthetic biology. Essential reading for anyone interested in the coming revolution, which could indeed rival the Industrial Revolution or the internet' Observer 'A fascinating glimpse into our past and future. Rutherford argues persuasively against those who seek to hold back scientific progress. His illuminating book is full of optimism about what we might be able to achieve' Sunday Times 'A quite delightful two books in one. It is becoming increasingly clear that the twenty-first is the century of biology. The book is the perfect story so far' Jim Al Khalili, author of Paradox 'A fascinating glimpse of the impending birth of a new, synthetic biology' Matt Ridley, author of Genome Flip this book for Creation: The Origin of Life
About the Author
Dr Adam Rutherford is a scientist, writer and broadcaster. He has written and presented award-winning series and programmes for the BBC, including Radio 4 s Inside Science and The Curious Cases of Rutherford && Fry with Dr Hannah Fry. He is the author Creation, shortlisted for the Wellcome Trust Prize, A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived, The Book of Humans, the Sunday Times bestselling How to Argue With a Racist and the co-author of Rutherford and Fry s Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything (Abridged).
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