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The vital question : why is life the way it is? / Nick Lane.
LIBRA QH325 .L356 2015
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lane, Nick, 1967- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Life--Origin--Popular works.
- Life.
- Cells--Evolution.
- Cells.
- Biogenesis.
- Biological Evolution.
- Life--Origin.
- Medical Subjects:
- Biogenesis.
- Biological Evolution.
- Cells.
- Genre:
- Popular works.
- Physical Description:
- 360 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Profile Books, 2015.
- Contents:
- Introduction : why is life the way it is?
- 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 origin of complex cells
- Sex and the origins of death
- Part IV. Predictions. The power and the glory
- Epilogue : from the deep.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- ebook version
- ISBN:
- 9781781250365
- 1781250367
- OCLC:
- 908425194
- Publisher Number:
- 99963032786
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