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The Vital Question

Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life

by Nick Lane · 2015 · 368 pages

Naval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant
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About This Book

Biochemist Nick Lane explores how the flow of energy has shaped the origin and evolution of life on Earth. He argues that bioenergetic constraints, particularly those found in hydrothermal vents, explain the transition from simple bacteria to complex eukaryotic cells.

Genres

PhilosophyScience & TechnologyHistory

Topics

BiochemistryBioenergeticsCell BiologyEvolutionMitochondriaOrigin Of LifeThermodynamics

Book Details

Published

2015

Pages

368

Language

en

ISBN

9780393088816

Audiobook Available

11h 27m
Narrated by Kevin Pariseau

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