Power, sex, suicide : mitochondria and the meaning of life / Nick Lane.
| Author/creator | Lane, Nick, 1967- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. |
| Description | xiii, 354 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The deepest evolutionary chasm -- Quest for a progenitor -- The hydrogen hypothesis -- The meaning of respiration -- Proton power -- The origin of life -- Why bacteria are simple -- Why mitochondria make complexity possible -- The power laws of biology -- The warm-blooded revolution -- Conflict in the body -- Foundations of the individual -- The asymmetry of sex -- What human prehistory says about the sexes -- Why there are two sexes -- The mitochondrial theory of ageing -- Demise of the self-correcting machine -- A cure for old age? |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-346) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005019700 |
| ISBN | 0192804812 : |
| ISBN | 9780192804815 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laupus | Books - Stacks | QU 350 L266P 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |