The Dance of Life: The New Science of How a Single Cell Becomes a Human Being: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dance of Life: The New Science of How a Single Cell Becomes a Human Being runs 8.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Shaina Summerville (about 5.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 8.1 hours, it is shorter than 53% of the 1,603 Biology & Chemistry audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Shaina Summerville
Shaina Summerville narrates 227 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,591 hours in all.
About as long, on the Biology & Chemistry shelf
287 Biology & Chemistry audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Dance of Life: The New Science of How a Single Cell Becomes a Human Being is an audiobook by Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz and Roger Highfield: a 8.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Shaina Summerville, released February 25, 2020, on the Biology & Chemistry and Health & Wellness shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Shaina Summerville
- Released
- February 25, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Biology & Chemistry, Health & Wellness
- ISBN
- 9781549152665
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Dance of Life: The New Science of How a Single Cell Becomes a Human Being as an audiobook?
The Dance of Life: The New Science of How a Single Cell Becomes a Human Being runs 8.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.4 hours.
Is The Dance of Life: The New Science of How a Single Cell Becomes a Human Being free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Dance of Life: The New Science of How a Single Cell Becomes a Human Being?
The Dance of Life: The New Science of How a Single Cell Becomes a Human Being is narrated by Shaina Summerville.