To see accurate pricing, please choose your delivery country.
 
 
United States
£ GBP
All Shops

British Wildlife

8 issues per year 84 pages per issue Subscription only

British Wildlife is the leading natural history magazine in the UK, providing essential reading for both enthusiast and professional naturalists and wildlife conservationists. Published eight times a year, British Wildlife bridges the gap between popular writing and scientific literature through a combination of long-form articles, regular columns and reports, book reviews and letters.

Subscriptions from £33 per year

Conservation Land Management

4 issues per year 44 pages per issue Subscription only

Conservation Land Management (CLM) is a quarterly magazine that is widely regarded as essential reading for all who are involved in land management for nature conservation, across the British Isles. CLM includes long-form articles, events listings, publication reviews, new product information and updates, reports of conferences and letters.

Subscriptions from £26 per year
Good Reads  Organismal to Molecular Biology  General Biology

What is Life? Understand Biology in Five Steps

Popular Science
By: Paul Nurse(Author), Ben Martynoga(Editor)
214 pages, no illustrations
What is Life?
Click to have a closer look
Select version
  • What is Life? ISBN: 9781788451420 Paperback Jul 2021 In stock
    £6.99 £8.99
    #253522
  • What is Life? ISBN: 9781788451406 Hardback Sep 2020 In stock
    £9.99
    #250730
Selected version: £6.99
About this book Customer reviews Biography Related titles

About this book

Life is all around us, abundant and diverse, it is extraordinary. But what does it actually mean to be alive? Nobel prize-winner Paul Nurse has spent his career revealing how living cells work. In What is Life?, he takes up the challenge of defining life in a way that every reader can understand. It is a shared journey of discovery; step by step he illuminates five great ideas that underpin biology. He traces the roots of his own curiosity and knowledge to reveal how science works, both now and in the past. Using his personal experiences, in and out of the lab, he shares with us the challenges, the lucky breaks, and the thrilling eureka moments of discovery. To survive the challenges that face the human race today – from climate change, to pandemics, loss of biodiversity and food security – it is vital that we all understand what life is.

Customer Reviews

Biography

Sir Paul Nurse won a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2001, and has also been awarded the Albert Einstein World Award of Science and French Legion d'Honneur. He has acted as advisor to the Prime Minister on Science and Technology matters, and received over 60 honorary degrees and fellowships from international universities. He is currently the Director and Chief Executive of London's Francis Crick Institute, a centre dedicated to understanding the biology underlying health.

Popular Science
By: Paul Nurse(Author), Ben Martynoga(Editor)
214 pages, no illustrations
Media reviews

"A beautifully written exploration of perhaps the most important question in science."
– Brian Cox 

"A nearly perfect guide to the wonder and complexity of existence."
– Bill Bryson

"Paul Nurse is about as distinguished a scientist as there could be. He is also a great communicator. This book explains, in a way that is both clear and elegant, how the processes of life unfold."
– Philip Pullman

"The writing is so spirited and knowledgeable – and the five sections so full of wondrous revelations – that I could not put it down."
– Siddhartha Mukherjee

"It's the biggest question in biology. And this book represents the best answer I've ever seen. Paul Nurse is a rare life-form – a Nobel-winning scientist and a brilliant communicator."
– Alice Roberts

"Paul Nurse provides a concise, lucid response to an age-old question. His writing is not just informed by long experience, but also wise, visionary and personal."
– Dava Sobel

Current promotions
New and Forthcoming BooksNHBS Moth TrapBritish Wildlife MagazineBuyers Guides