Life Ascending

Life Ascending
Authors
Lane, Nick
Publisher
W. W. Norton Company
Tags
science , history
ISBN
9780393071467
Date
2009-06-22T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.95 MB
Lang
en
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Where does DNA come from? What is consciousness? How did the eye evolve? Drawing on a treasure trove of new scientific knowledge, Nick Lane expertly reconstructs evolution’s history by describing its ten greatest inventions—from sex and warmth to death—resulting in a stunning account of nature’s ingenuity.