Life ascending :
Lane, Nick.
Life ascending : the ten great inventions of evolution / Nick Lane. - 1st American ed. - New York : W.W. Norton, 2009. - 344 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-326) and index.
The origin of life -- DNA -- Photosynthesis -- The complex cell -- Sex -- Movement -- Sight -- Hot blood -- Consciousness -- Death.
Nick Lane expertly reconstructs the history of life by describing the ten greatest inventions of evolution (including DNA, photosynthesis, sex, and sight), based on their historical impact, role in organisms today, and relevance to current controversies.
9780393065961 (hardcover) 0393065960 (hardcover)
2009005046
Evolution (Biology)
Molecular evolution.
QH367 / .L36 2009
576.8 LAN
Life ascending : the ten great inventions of evolution / Nick Lane. - 1st American ed. - New York : W.W. Norton, 2009. - 344 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-326) and index.
The origin of life -- DNA -- Photosynthesis -- The complex cell -- Sex -- Movement -- Sight -- Hot blood -- Consciousness -- Death.
Nick Lane expertly reconstructs the history of life by describing the ten greatest inventions of evolution (including DNA, photosynthesis, sex, and sight), based on their historical impact, role in organisms today, and relevance to current controversies.
9780393065961 (hardcover) 0393065960 (hardcover)
2009005046
Evolution (Biology)
Molecular evolution.
QH367 / .L36 2009
576.8 LAN