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Life's other secret : the new mathematics of the living world / Ian Stewart.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : John Wiley, c1998.Description: xiii, 285 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0471158453 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QH323.5 .S74 1998
Contents:
ch. 1. What is life? -- ch. 2. Before life began -- ch. 3. Frozen accident -- ch. 4. Oxygen menace -- ch. 5. Artificial life -- ch. 6. Flowers for Fibonacci -- ch. 7. Morphogens and Mona Lisas -- ch. 8. Peacock's tale -- ch. 9. Walk on the wild side -- ch. 10. Exaltation of boids -- ch. 11. Reef wars -- ch. 12. In search of secrets.
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Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library General Stacks QH323.5.S74 1998 1 Available 33710000835483

Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-270) and index.

ch. 1. What is life? -- ch. 2. Before life began -- ch. 3. Frozen accident -- ch. 4. Oxygen menace -- ch. 5. Artificial life -- ch. 6. Flowers for Fibonacci -- ch. 7. Morphogens and Mona Lisas -- ch. 8. Peacock's tale -- ch. 9. Walk on the wild side -- ch. 10. Exaltation of boids -- ch. 11. Reef wars -- ch. 12. In search of secrets.

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