The secrets of existence, the very nature of life, is not merely a matter of biochemistry. There are other sciences that play a crucial role in explaining what brings life to living organisms.

What connection can mathematics (the language of pure abstraction) have with biology (the language of life and complex organic forms)? `Revolutionary!`, exclaims Ian Stewart, the renowned popularizer of mathematics, the irresistible professor at the University of Warwick, the author of many bestsellers (among them the beloved and timeless `Does God Play Dice?`).

Indeed, this vital relationship will become increasingly productive, continues Stewart. The geometry of multiple dimensions guides the production of medicines in astonishing ways. Knot theory and topology effectively analyze the entanglement in the DNA helix. Game theory compellingly interprets the preferences of living beings during reproduction. Symmetry, chaos theory, and networks impressively approach the patterns of commands given by our brain. Statistics and bioinformatics dynamically organize and drive the work of biologists.

A revealing book: unseen mathematics opens new horizons in the biology of the twenty-first century!