{"product_id":"9781541617599","title":"The Equations of Life: How Physics Shapes Evolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking new view on the theory of evolution, arguing that life develops in predictable ways\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are all familiar with the popular idea of strange alien life wildly different from life on earth inhabiting other planets. Maybe it's made of silicon! Maybe it has wheels! Or maybe it doesn't. In \u003ci\u003eThe Equations of Life\u003c\/i\u003e, biologist Charles S. Cockell makes the forceful argument that the laws of physics narrowly constrain how life can evolve, making evolution's outcomes predictable. If we were to find on a distant planet something very much like a lady bug eating something like an aphid, we shouldn't be surprised. The forms of life are guided by a limited set of rules, and as a result, there is a narrow set of solutions to the challenges of existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA remarkable scientific contribution breathing new life into Darwin's theory of evolution, \u003ci\u003eThe Equations of Life \u003c\/i\u003emakes a radical argument about what life can—and can't—be.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030516842736,"sku":"9781541617599","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781541617599_p0.jpg?v=1763748265","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781541617599","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}