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Books and Book Reviews

The Constant Gardener
A beautiful film that borrows from Greek tragedy but just misses the mark.
Sam Burcher 25th April 2006

Strong Medicine for Cell Biology
Life at the Cell and Below-Cell Level, The Hidden History of a Fundamental Revolution in Biology by Gilbert N. Ling, Pacific Press, New York, 2001 ISBN: 0-9707322-0-1
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho reviews 28th October 2004

The Architect of Life
The Nature of Order, An Essay on the Art of Building and The Nature of the Universe, Vol. 1, The Phenomenon of Life, by Christopher Alexander
Dr. Mae Wan Ho reviews 4th November 2003

Biology of Least Action
Review of 'Cells, Gels and the Engines of Life: A New, Unifying Approach to Cell Function', by Gerald H. Pollack, Ebner & Sons, Seattle WA, USA, 2001. ISBN: Paperback: 0-9626895-2-1
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 29th April 2003

Quantum Computer? Is It Alive?
The Feynman Processor, Quantum Entanglement and The Computing Revolution, by Gerard J. Milburn, Perseus Books, Cambridge, Mass, 1998, ISBN 0738201731. Reviewed by Dr. MaeWan Ho
Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 15th October 2001

The Rainbow and the Worm - The Physics of Organisms 2nd Edition
This highly unusual book is a serious inquiry into Schrödinger's question , 'what is life?', and at the same time a celebration of life itself. It takes the reader on a voyage of discovery through many areas of contemporary physics, from non-equilibrium thermodynamics and quantum optics to liquid crystals and fractals, all necessary for illuminating the problem of life
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