Johnjoe McFadden
Quantum Evolution
How Physics' Weirdest Theory Explains Life's Biggest Mystery
"Challenging but invariably eloquent and elegant answers to the most fundamental questions...: What is life? What is mind?"—Kirkus Reviews starred review
Johnjoe McFadden "enters new and provocative territory in his marriage of physics and biology" (Science News). His simple but staggering theory of quantum evolution shows how quantum mechanics gives living organisms the ability to initiate specific actions, including new mutations. As Paul Davies exclaims, "if these ideas are right, they will transform our understanding of the relationship between physics and biology" and may radically revise the notion of random evolution and the debate over consciousness and free will.
"A highly enjoyable read with clear explanations of molecular biology and quantum physics."—A. G. Cairns-Smith
"An ideal primer [on] the greatest scientific insights of the last two centuries—evolution...and quantum mechanics."—Washington Post Book World
"[T]his rare and lucid synthesis of the physical and life sciences [is] leavened with anecdote and humor."—Booklist
"[McFadden] enters new and provocative territory in his marriage of physics and biology."—Science News
Johnjoe McFadden is a Reader in Molecular Microbiology at the University of Surrey, England.
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