"Stories that both dazzle and edify...
Carl Zimmer investig.
It is about error and hubris, but also about wonder and the reach of science." --Siddhartha Mukherjee, New York Times Book Review We 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.
This book is not just about life, but about discovery itself. "Stories that both dazzle and edify..