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Life Ascending the Ten Great Inventions of Evolution

Powerful new research methods are providing fresh and vivid insights into the makeup of life. Comparing gene sequences, examining the atomic structure of proteins and looking into the geochemistry of rocks have all helped to explain creation and evolution in more detail than ever before. 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. DNA, sex, sight and consciousnesses are just four examples. Lane also explains how these findings have c.

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  • "40 yi nian yan hua shi shang zui zhong yao de 10 ge guan jian"
  • "四十億年演化史上最重要的10個關鍵"
  • "Si shi yi nian yan hua shi shang zui zhong yao de 10 ge guan jian"
  • "40億年演化史上最重要的10個關鍵"

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  • "Powerful new research methods are providing fresh and vivid insights into the makeup of life. Comparing gene sequences, examining the atomic structure of proteins and looking into the geochemistry of rocks have all helped to explain creation and evolution in more detail than ever before. 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. DNA, sex, sight and consciousnesses are just four examples. Lane also explains how these findings have c."@en
  • "A gripping and lucid account of ingenuity of nature and a book which is essential reading for anyone who has ever questioned the science bhind the glories of everyday life."
  • "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."@en
  • "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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  • "Life Ascending the Ten Great Inventions of Evolution"@en
  • "Sheng ming de yue sheng : 40 yi nian yan hua shi shang zui zhong yao de 10 ge guan jian"
  • "Levenswerk : de tien sterkste staaltjes van de evolutie"
  • "Life ascending the ten great inventions of evolution"@en
  • "Life ascending the ten great inventions of evolution"
  • "Life ascending : the ten great inventions of evolution"@en
  • "Life ascending : the ten great inventions of evolution"
  • "生命的躍升 : 40億年演化史上最重要的10個關鍵"

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