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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.4 / 5.0

Assumptions of Simplicity:

Two years after being recognized as the 1988 Nobel Laureate in Medicine, Sir James Black was asked by a reporter for a national newspaper in England to share his opinions on the evolution of scientific inquiry. He reportedly said that we could expect to witness: "The progressive triumph of physiology over molecular biology." Regrettably, eleven years later, Werner Lowenstein published a book that attempts to do the exact opposite. Lowenstein makes it crystal clear that no signs of progress toward such a... more info

Cutting edge science...but fruity prose:

There are two books wriggling between the covers of this volume. On the one hand, there is a superb exposition of cell biology and molecular biology, mainly towards the end of the book. This is as it should be, given that the author was a leading figure in cell biology and biophysics.

On the other hand, there is a spectacularly lame attempt to write a Book of Ages, yes, with Capitalisation of Words involved and some of the most fruity prose you will see this side of a Creationist text. Let me give you an... more info

"Lady evolution" at her best:

The book is really a must read for anyone interested in the subject of biological information and cell communication. Dr Loewenstein treats the subject from an evolutionary perspective and so I think a good book to read in conjunction with this one is "In The Beginning Was Information" by Werner Gitt.

Loewenstein takes us from a simple problem that was not answered until the concept of information was discovered by science. This field of information will no doubt be the proof that either spoils or makes... more info

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