How We Live and Why We Die

Lewis Wolpert

RRP: £14.99

Publisher: FABER & FABER

Publication Date : 02/04/2009

Hardback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

The culmination of a lifetime's work and set to become a standard work on the subject, Wolpert explains the science of the billions of cells that underpin every aspect of our lives. Lively and passionate, with clear explanations of topical and controversial topics such as stem-cell research and cloning.

Publisher's description:

Cells are the basis of all life in the universe. Our bodies are made up of billions of them: an incredibly complex society that governs everything, from movement to memory and imagination. This book explains how our bodies function and how we derived from a single cell - the embryo.

ISBN: 9780571239115