The Wellsprings of Life Author:Isaac Asimov "The Wellsprings of Life" is an eloquent tracing of the elements of biochemistry, physiology and especially, the branching phyla of the of Linnaean cladistics, or branchings in nomenclature. The biochemistry is arcane and elegant, the tree of life is well charted in science, in Latin derived names for the various branchings in the phyl... more »al cladistics of Linnaeus and biochemistry in professorial presentation, continuing to be the best introduction to an interest in biology, biochemistry or plant and animal taxonomy, taxonomy being identification of the branches phylum, order, class, family, genus, and species.« less