The search began with Darwin's historic voyage on the Beagle and it continues today in the laboratories of the genetic engineers. How did life on earth begin? What is the key to evolution that insures only the fittest survive? How do we differ from other species? And how might tomorrow's scientists read—and alter—the biological blueprint to eliminate disease, birth defects, and...(展开全部)

The search began with Darwin's historic voyage on the Beagle and it continues today in the laboratories of the genetic engineers. How did life on earth begin? What is the key to evolution that insures only the fittest survive? How do we differ from other species? And how might tomorrow's scientists read—and alter—the biological blueprint to eliminate disease, birth defects, and...(展开全部)

Quantum theory is so shocking that Einstein could not bring himself to accept it. It is so important that it provides the fundamental underpinning of all modern sciences. Without it, we'd have no nuclear power or nuclear weapons, no TV, no computers, no science of molecular biology, no understanding of DNA, no genetic engineering. In Search of Schrodinger's Cat tells the comp...(展开全部)

Quantum theory is so shocking that Einstein could not bring himself to accept it. It is so important that it provides the fundamental underpinning of all modern sciences. Without it, we'd have no nuclear power or nuclear weapons, no TV, no computers, no science of molecular biology, no understanding of DNA, no genetic engineering. In Search of Schrodinger's Cat tells the comple...(展开全部)

Quantum theory is so shocking that Einstein could not bring himself to accept it. It is so important that it provides the fundamental underpinning of all modern sciences. Without it, we'd have no nuclear power or nuclear weapons, no TV, no computers, no science of molecular biology, no understanding of DNA, no genetic engineering. In Search of Schrodinger's Cat tells the comp...(展开全部)

Quantum theory is so shocking that Einstein could not bring himself to accept it. It is so important that it provides the fundamental underpinning of all modern sciences. Without it, we'd have no nuclear power or nuclear weapons, no TV, no computers, no science of molecular biology, no understanding of DNA, no genetic engineering. In Search of Schrodinger's Cat tells the comple...(展开全部)

约翰·格里宾，剑桥大学天体物理学博士，英国苏塞克斯大学客座研究员，《新科学家》杂志顾问，一位卓有成就的理论天体物理学家。他学识渊博，涉猎广泛，科学研究之余创作了大量的畅销科普书，包括《寻找薛定谔的猫》、《奥米伽点》、《大爆炸探秘》、《宇宙的发端》、《迷人的科学风采——费恩曼传》等。他的书已翻译成多种语言，在英国和美国都获得过奖励。他也撰写科幻作品。约翰·格里宾现与妻子玛丽(也是一位科普作家)和两个儿子住在苏塞克斯。

约翰·格里宾，剑桥大学天体物理学博士，英国苏塞克斯大学客座研究员，《新科学家》杂志顾问，一位卓有成就的理论天体物理学家。他学识渊博，涉猎广泛，科学研究之余创作了大量的畅销科普书，包括《寻找薛定谔的猫》、《奥米伽点》、《大爆炸探秘》、《宇宙的发端》、《迷人的科学风采——费恩曼传》等。他的书已翻译成多种语言，在英国和美国都获得过奖励。他也撰写科幻作品。约翰·格里宾现与妻子玛丽(也是一位科普作家)和两个儿子住在苏塞克斯。

In 2010, scientists led by J. Craig Venter became the first to successfully create 'synthetic life' -- putting humankind at the threshold of the most important and exciting phase of biological research, one that will enable us to actually write the genetic code for designing new species to help us adapt and evolve for long-term survival. The science of synthetic genomics will h...(展开全部)

“The chase for the double-helical structure of DNA was an adventure story in the best sense. First, there was a pot of scientific gold to be found—possibly very soon. Second, among the explorers who raced to find it, there was much bravado, unexpected lapses of reason, and painful acceptances of the fates not going well. The early 1950s were not times to be cautious but rather ...(展开全部)