The Outer Limits of Life

by John Medina

Genres: Biology

287 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1991

About the author

DR. JOHN J. MEDINA, a developmental molecular biologist, has a lifelong fascination with how the mind reacts to and organizes information. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller "Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School" -- a provocative book that takes on the way our schools and work environments are designed. His latest book is a must-read for parents and early-childhood educators: "Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five."

Medina is an affiliate Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He lives in Seattle, Washington, with his wife and two boys. www.brainrules.net

Reviews

[Alan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This 1991 book by a devoutly Christian molecular biologist gives a fairly detailed account of molecular biology with respect to genetics and embryology, conception and human development. He talks about how to distinguish between non-living and living, when life starts and when death occurs. His writing is not great, but it is readable and very good look at the science. The conclusion he comes to is that science cannot answer questions of value, only questions of what is physically happening.