Nick Lane

Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Original and awe-inspiring . . . an exhilarating tour of some of the most profound and important ideas in biology.New Scientist

Where does DNA come from? What is consciousness? How did the eye evolve? Drawing on a treasure trove of new scientific knowledge, Nick Lane expertly reconstructs evolution's history by describing its ten greatest inventionsfrom sex and warmth to deathresulting in a stunning account of nature's ingenuity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juni 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780393071467
• Artikelnr.: 59588870

Autorenporträt

Nick Lane is professor of evolutionary biochemistry at University College London and an award-winning author of five books. He codirects UCL's Centre for Life's Origins and Evolution (CLOE) and lives in London. Bill Gates calls him one of my favorite science writers.

Rezensionen

This is a science book that doesn't cheat: the structure is logical, the writing is witty, and the hard questions are tackled head on Tim Radford Guardian