The vital question : energy, evolution, and the origins of complex life
by Lane, Nick, 1967- (Author)
Summary
A biochemist, building on the pillars of evolutionary theory and drawing on cutting-edge research into the link between energy and genes, argues that the evolution of multicellular life was the result of a single event. Full description
- Part I: The problem. What is life? ; What is living?
- Part II: The origin of life. Energy at life's origin ; The emergence of cells
- Part III: Complexity. The origins of complex cells ; Sex and the origins of death
- Part IV: Predictions. The power and the glory
- Epilogue: From the deep.