ISBN-13: 9789814401227 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 276 str.
ISBN-13: 9789814401227 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 276 str.
Discusses the phenomenon of life, including its origin and evolution, against the background of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and information theory. This second edition offers results based on reports of important new research in several areas, including fresh studies of the human mitochondrial and Y-chromosomal DNA.