Information in Biological Systems: The Role of Macromolecules

By Werner Holzmuller

This account of information theory, the means by which biological information is transmitted from generation to generation, is written for students of all branches of natural sciences. It gives a comprehensive description and connects the various sciences involved. The argument put forward is that man cannot be the result of some mechanistic coincidence: there must be a plan underlying the evolution of life which extends Darwin's theory of the survival of the fittest and which is reflected by modern ecology. The author intends to persuade the reader to feel respect and admiration for the magnificent world of living beings.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521259770
• ISBN13: 9780521259774
• Release Date: November 1984
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 9.0"