Mitochondria are tiny structures within all our cells, believed to have once evolved from bacteria living independent lives. Drawing on cutting edge research, this book explores the fundamental role they play in some of the biggest themes in biology: evolution, the origin of the sexes, in growth, ageing, disease, and in death.
Mitochondria are tiny structures within all our cells, believed to have once evolved from bacteria living independent lives. Drawing on cutting edge research, this book explores the fundamental role they play in some of the biggest themes in biology: evolution, the origin of the sexes, in growth, ageing, disease, and in death.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Nick Lane is a British biochemist and writer. He was awarded the first Provost's Venture Research Prize in the Department of Genetics, Evolution, and Environment at University College London, where he is now Professor of Evolutionary Biochemistry. Professor Lane's research deals with evolutionary biochemistry and bioenergetics, focusing on the origin of life and the evolution of complex cells. He was a founding member of the UCL Consortium for Mitochondrial Research, and is leading the UCL Research Frontiers Origins of Life programme. He was awarded the 2011 BMC Research Award for Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics and Evolution, and the 2015 Biochemical Society Award for his sustained and diverse contribution to the molecular life sciences and the public understanding of science. His books include Oxygen: The Molecule that Made the World (OUP, 2002; 2016).
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: Mitochondria: Clandestine Rulers of the World Part 1: Hopeful Monster: The Origin of the Eukaryotic Cell 1: The Deepest Evolutionary Chasm 2: Quest for a Progenitor 3: The Hydrogen Hypothesis Part 2: The Vital Force: Proton Power and the Origin of Life 4: The Meaning of Respiration 5: Proton Power 6: The Origin of Life Part 3: Insider Deal: The Foundations of Complexity 7: Why Bacteria are Simple 8: Why Mitochondria Make Complexity Possible Part 4: Power Laws: Size and the Ramp of Ascending Complexity 9: The Power Laws of Biology 10: The Warm-Blooded Revolution Part 5: Murder or Suicide: The Troubled Birth of the Individual 11: Conflict in the Body 12: Foundations of the Individual Part 6: Battle of the Sexes: Human Pre-History and the Nature of Gender 13: The Asymmetry of Sex 14: What Human Prehistory Says About the Sexes 15: Why There Are Two Sexes Part 7: Clock of Life: Why Mitochondria Kill us in the End 16: The Mitochondrial Theory of Ageing 17: Demise of the Self-Correcting Machine 18: A Cure for Old Age? Epilogue Glossary Further Reading Index
Introduction: Mitochondria: Clandestine Rulers of the World Part 1: Hopeful Monster: The Origin of the Eukaryotic Cell 1: The Deepest Evolutionary Chasm 2: Quest for a Progenitor 3: The Hydrogen Hypothesis Part 2: The Vital Force: Proton Power and the Origin of Life 4: The Meaning of Respiration 5: Proton Power 6: The Origin of Life Part 3: Insider Deal: The Foundations of Complexity 7: Why Bacteria are Simple 8: Why Mitochondria Make Complexity Possible Part 4: Power Laws: Size and the Ramp of Ascending Complexity 9: The Power Laws of Biology 10: The Warm-Blooded Revolution Part 5: Murder or Suicide: The Troubled Birth of the Individual 11: Conflict in the Body 12: Foundations of the Individual Part 6: Battle of the Sexes: Human Pre-History and the Nature of Gender 13: The Asymmetry of Sex 14: What Human Prehistory Says About the Sexes 15: Why There Are Two Sexes Part 7: Clock of Life: Why Mitochondria Kill us in the End 16: The Mitochondrial Theory of Ageing 17: Demise of the Self-Correcting Machine 18: A Cure for Old Age? Epilogue Glossary Further Reading Index
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