What Is Life ? / Qu'est-ce que la vie ?: UTLS, volume 1 [French]

By Various and Yves Michaud

This book, containing contributions by renowned French specialists in the field, follows from the earlier volume, published in June 2000.The essays contained here address major issues concerning life and specifically human evolution. on life, mechanI'ms of advanced information processing in the brain, trying to understand brain functions through system theory.Contributors include Philippe Ascher, tienne- mile Baulieu, Alain Berthoz, Pierre Boistard, Alain-Michel Boudet, Jacques Bouveresse, Andr Brack, Pierre Cartier, Jean-Pierre Changeux, Bernard Chevassus, Claudine Cohen, Claude Combes, Vincent Courtillot, Antoine Danchin, Jean D nari , Bernard Dutrillaux, Anne Fagot-Largeault, Ren Frydman, Jean Gayon, Gilles Gaston Granger, Gilbert Hottois, Olivier Houd , Louis-Marie Houdebine, Fran ois Jacob, Marc Jeannerod, Sylvie Joussaume, Roland Jouvent, Michel Jouvet, Axel Kahn, Pierre Karli, Andr Langaney, Bernard Mazoyer, Daniel Metzger, Jean-Claude Mounolou, Daniel Parrochia, Alain Prochiantz, Jean-Paul Renard, Bernard Roques, Serge Stol ru, Jean Weissenbach.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: French
• ISBN: 2738108555
• ISBN13: 9782738108555
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Odile Jacob
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.3"