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    Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution

    Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution

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    by Nick Lane


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      ISBN-13: 9780393071467
    • Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
    • Publication date: 06/14/2010
    • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
    • Format: eBook
    • Pages: 352
    • File size: 1 MB

    Nick Lane has published four critically acclaimed books, translated into 20 languages; most recently The Vital Question. He was awarded the 2015 Biochemical Society Award for his outstanding contribution to the molecular life sciences. Life Ascending won the 2010 Royal Society Prize for Science Books.Nick is a biochemist in the Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment at University College London.

    'Like his forebears in that same department - Steve Jones, JBS Haldane - he's that rare species, a scientist who can illuminate the bewildering complexities of biology with clear, luminous words' (Observer)

    'One of the most exciting science writers of our time' (Independent)


    Nick Lane is a biochemist in the Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment at University College London. 'Like his forebears in that same department - Steve Jones, JBS Haldane - he's that rare species, a scientist who can illuminate the bewildering complexities of biology with clear, luminous words' (Observer). His research focuses on the role of bioenergetics in the origin of life and the evolution of cells. Nick was awarded the 2015 Biochemical Society Award for his outstanding contribution to the molecular life sciences. He has published four critically acclaimed books, which have been translated into 20 languages. Life Ascending won the 2010 Royal Society Prize for Science Books. The Independent described him as 'one of the most exciting science writers of our time.'

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    Table of Contents

    Introduction 1

    1 The Origin of Life 8

    2 DNA 34

    3 Photosynthesis 60

    4 The Complex Cell 88

    5 Sex 118

    6 Movement 144

    7 Sight 172

    8 Hot Blood 205

    9 Consciousness 232

    10 Death 260

    Epilogue 286

    Notes 288

    List of Illustrations 307

    Acknowledgements 310

    Bibliography 313

    Index 327

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    “Original and awe-inspiring . . . an exhilarating tour of some of the most profound and important ideas in biology.”—New Scientist

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    If Charles Darwin sprang from his grave, I would give him this fine book to bring him up to speed.
    Nature
    Excellent and imaginative and, similar to life itself, the book is full of surprises.
    The New York Times
    The emergence of life itself remains obscure. But as Lane shows with clarity and vigor, fascinating studies on the subject abound.
    Michael Le Page - New Scientist
    Original and awe-inspiring... an exhilarating tour of some of the most profound and important ideas in biology.
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