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Life's Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive

By Carl Zimmer
Narrated by: Joe Ochman
Unabridged — 9 hours, 15 minutes
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By Carl Zimmer
Narrated by: Joe Ochman
Unabridged — 9 hours, 15 minutes
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“Carl Zimmer is one of the best science writers we have today.”
-Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

We all assume we know what life is, but the more scientists learn about the living world-from protocells to brains, from zygotes to pandemic viruses-the harder they find it is to locate life's edge.


Carl Zimmer investigates one of the biggest questions of all: What is life? The answer seems obvious until you try to seriously answer it. Is the apple sitting on you...