Life ascending : the ten great inventions of evolution
Title:
Life ascending : the ten great inventions of evolution
Author:
Lane, Nick
ISBN:
9780393065961
Edition:
1st American ed.
Publication Information:
New York : W.W. Norton, 2009
Physical Description:
344 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-326) and index
Contents:
The origin of life -- DNA -- Photosynthesis -- The complex cell -- Sex -- Movement -- Sight -- Hot blood -- Consciousness -- Death.
Abstract:
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.
Subject:
| Evolution (Biology) |
| Molecular evolution |
Summary:
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.