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The vital question : energy, evolution, and the origins of complex life / Nick Lane.
| Author/creator | Lane, Nick, 1967- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First American edition. |
| Publication | New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 2015. |
| Description | 360 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Vital question : why is life the way it is? |
| Contents | 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. |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2015004610 |
| ISBN | 9780393088816 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0393088812 (hardcover) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QH325 .L36 2015 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |