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" Life ascending : "
Nick Lane.
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BL
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785240
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b605255
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Nick Lane.
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Life ascending : : the ten great inventions of evolution\ Nick Lane.
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| Edition Statement
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First Norton paperback edition
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New York, NY: W.W. Norton, [2010] ©2009
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(344 pages) : illustrations.
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| ISBN
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0393071464
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: 9780393071467
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Originally published: 2009.
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| Contents
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The origin of life --; DNA --; Photosynthesis --; The complex cell --; Sex --; Movement --; Sight --; Hot blood --; Consciousness --; Death.
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| Abstract
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Nick Lane expertly reconstructs the history of life by describing the ten greatest inventions of evolution (including DNA, photosynthesis, sex, and sight), based on their historical impact, role in organisms today, and relevance to current controversies.
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Evolution (Biology)
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Molecular evolution.
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SCIENCE/Evolution/
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QH367.N535 9999
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Nick Lane
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