A biologist’s musing on teaching about entropy and energy: towards a better understanding of life processes

By Ulrich Kattmann

Issue 368 | Page 61 | Published Mar 2018

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Entropy is more usually studied in physics and chemistry but can also be considered in biology to explain limitations of energy changes in life-processes.

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