Life's Ratchet

Life's Ratchet

By
Peter M. Hoffmann
Peter M. Hoffmann
2012 • 288 pages

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Life, Hoffman argues, emerges from the random motions of atoms filtered through the sophisticated structures of our evolved machinery. People are essentially giant assemblies of interacting nanoscale machines.

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