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The vital question : energy, evolution, and the origins of complex life

by Nick Lane

This study proposes that the evolution of multicellular life resulted from a single event linked to the relationship between energy and genetics. It draws on biochemical research to analyse the origins of biological complexity.

Accession 18135 ISBN 9780393088816 Publisher W. W. Norton & Co.
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