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“Ed Regis is always a careful researcher, always an independent thinker. In this subversive little book, he shows that the biggest of big questions is still worth asking—more urgently now than ever.” —David Quammen “Elegant, simple, clear, beautifully written. Regis takes up where Erwin Schrödinger left off and tackles the ultimate mystery of biology. This book is a scrumptious gem.” —Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone “A comprehensive and elegant analysis of the physical basis of life: an up-to-date successor to Schrodinger’s 1944 book.” —Marvin Minsky, Toshiba Professor of Media Arts and Sciences, M.I.T., and author of The Emotion Machine Praise for The Biology of Doom: “[An] engaging expose ... entertaining and informative ... the best account yet of U.S. research and efforts to produce biological weapons.” —Washington Post Book World “Ed Regis has dug around in the roots of bioweaponry and unearthed a fascinating tale.” —Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone