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Life Ascending

The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution

Nick Lane

Discover the fascinating history of evolution through biology's most important inventions. From the origins of DNA to the evolution of consciousness, Nick Lane takes readers on an exhilarating journey of scientific discovery. In his latest book, he expertly describes the ten greatest inventions of nature, resulting in a stunning account of nature's ingenuity.
Publish Date
2009-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
2009-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.12
ISBN
9780393338669
Recommendations
1
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2019-06-20T02:28:50.000Z
@StrongLikeBear @ShalanSharma @Dagk Yes, that’s right. I think it’s correct to say that many biologists (not all) believe the step from prokaryote to eukaryote was highly unlikely. See for example Nick Lane’s Life Ascending - a great book for many reasons.      source