Creation: The Origin of Life

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The entire spellbinding story of life in two gripping narratives.

Creation: The Origin of Life is a four-billion-year detective story that uses the latest science to explain what life is and where it first came from, offering answers to the very grandest of questions before arriving at a thrilling solution.

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'One of the most eloquent and genuinely thoughtful books on science over the past decade.' Observer

'The reader's sense of awe at the well-nigh inconceivable nature of nature is suitably awakened. The extraordinary science and Rutherford's argument are worth every reader's scrutiny. Fascinating.' Sunday Telegraph

'A witty, engaging and eye-opening explanation of the basic units of life, right back to our common ancestors and on to their incredible synthetic future.' Dara O Briain

'In this book of two halves, Rutherford tells the epic history of life on earth, and eloquently argues the case for embracing technology which allows us to become biological designers.' Alice Roberts

'The perfect primer on the past and future of DNA.' Guardian

'Susenseful, erudite and thrilling.' Prospect