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
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.