{"product_id":"9780143125907","title":"Life at the Speed of Light: From the Double Helix to the Dawn of Digital Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Venter instills awe for biology as it is, and as it might become in our hands.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn May 20, 2010, headlines around the world announced one of the most extraordinary accomplishments in modern science: the creation of the world’s first synthetic lifeform. In\u003ci\u003e Life at the Speed of Light\u003c\/i\u003e, scientist J. Craig Venter, best known for sequencing the human genome, shares the dramatic account of how he led a team of researchers in this pioneering effort in synthetic genomics—and how that work will have a profound impact on our existence in the years to come. This is a fascinating and authoritative study that provides readers an opportunity to ponder afresh the age-old question “What is life?” at the dawn of a new era of biological engineering.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47008519225584,"sku":"9780143125907","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780143125907_p0.jpg?v=1763658075","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780143125907","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}