"Like the sun and other stars, living organisms may be powered by nuclear reactions...

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Most of his book is composed of an extensive and often fascinating review of nuclear astrophysics, in which he details the processes inside stars that fuse hydrogen and helium into heavier elements; he also discusses biology, from the beginnings of life to the biochemical machinery that powers cells. Later chapters lay out the author’s theory of biological nuclear reactions.

 

Illustrated with very helpful diagrams, Hendrickson’s text is on the level of a good introductory college course: sophisticated and sometimes dense, but quite lucid and adept at translating arcane ideas into vivid images...Hendrickson’s tour of the scientific background is captivating.

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Elegantly written and informative..."