23 Nov 2020

Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology - by Jim Al-Khalili and Johnjoe McFadden

This book took a while. It is a long book and I am a slow reader, but it is also packed with information. I often found that I could only read a few pages before I needed a break to digest. I am familiar with Jim Al-Khalili’s work, both written and on the radio, and he has a very lucid style.

The main thing that I learned from the book was how incredibly complex the subject is; I have really only gained an appreciation of all the work that is going on. A couple of random nuggets: spinach might be thought of as a quantum computer; if we can build solar panels that work on the same principle as photosynthesis in plants, they will be fantastically efficient.

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