Life on the Edge
The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology

You might think that this book has received four stars, but if you know anything about quantum theory you will be aware that a quantum object can be in a superposition of states. And this quantum book is in a superposed state of 5 stars for the subject - which is fascinating and important - and 3 st......more

I really appreciate well-written books about science when they are written by active researchers in the field. And this book qualifies, as McFadden is a research biologist, and Al-Khalili is a theoretical physicist. They are both actively engaged in researching evidence for quantum phenomena that ar......more

What lies beyond the molecular level? Where we can not see. Please note that I put the original German text at the end of this review. Just if you might be interested. The motor of life seems to be more complicated than expected. It turns out more and more than the previous research has observed rath......more

'Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology ' by Johnjoe McFadden is a wonderful book describing wonderful things. Science is not my strongest area in learning, but this book makes clear an opaque part, to me, of physics which usually is understood through mathematics and specialized scie......more