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020 _a9781781255964
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_bLAN
100 _aLane, Nick
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245 _aVital question : why is life the way it is?
260 _aLondon
_bProfile Books Ltd.
_c2015
300 _a360p.
505 _aCONTENTS Introduction : Why is life the way it is? Part I : The Problem 1. What is life? 19 2. What is Living? 53 Part II : The Origin of Life 3. Energy at life's origin 89 4. The emergence of cells 122 Part III : Complexity 5. The Origin of complex cells 157 6. Sex and the origins of death 192 Part IV : Predictions 7. The Power and the glory 237 Epilogue : From the deep 281 Glossary 291 Acknowledgements 300 Bibliography 306 List of illustrations 334 Index 338
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