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Dr nick lane employs a clarity of thought and an adroitness of expression that allows the reader to easily navigate his enviable breadth of knowledge. His research focuses on the role of bioenergetics in the origin of. James kingsland enjoys a fascinating exploration of how evolution came up with 10 of its greatest. Oct 19, 2010 i sincerely hope that if i was at school today my biology teacher would have a copy of nick lane s new book on hand. Steve connor independent with its vast scope, pageturning revelations and elegant prose, nick lane s life ascending is everything one could hope for in a science book robert matthews daily telegraph.
It leaves you with a similar sense of awe to richard dawkins the selfish gene, but covers even a greater depth of biology and draws connections between fields that you would never think were connected. He takes us behind the scenes to look at the deep reasons and connections underlying 10 key evolutionary inventions. He is professor of evolutionary biochemistry in the department of genetics, evolution and environment at university college london. Nick lane uses the full extent of this new knowledge to describe the ten greatest inventions of life, based on their historical impact, role in living organisms today and relevance. In life ascending, lane painstakingly brings his readers up to speed on the. Life ascending in life ascending, biochemist nick lane examines his particular candidates for the top ten inventions of evolution.
Life ascending won the 2010 royal society prize for science books. Or go to the cookie policy for more information and preferences. Life ascending by nick lane overdrive rakuten overdrive. Nick hern books cookie policy youll see this message only once. With its vast scope, pageturning revelations and elegant prose, nick lane s life ascending is everything one could hope for in a science book daily telegraph book description winner of the 2010 royal society prize for science books if charles darwin sprang from his grave, i would give him this fine book to bring him up to speed. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. May 19, 2016 a poignant exploration of what it means to say goodbye, liam borretts play this is living was first performed in a critically acclaimed and awardwinning production at the edinburgh festival fringe in 2014. He was granted the 2015 organic chemistry society award for his exceptional commitment to the atomic life sciences. Nick lane uses the full extent of this new knowledge to describe the ten greatest inventions of life, based on their historical impact, role in living organisms today and relevance to current controversies.
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