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020 _a9780393065961 (hardcover)
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035 _a(OCoLC)286488326
050 0 0 _aQH367
_b.L36 2009
082 0 0 _a576.8
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100 1 _aLane, Nick,
_d1967-
245 1 0 _aLife ascending :
_bthe ten great inventions of evolution /
_cNick Lane.
250 _a1st American ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bW.W. Norton,
_c2009.
300 _a344 p. :
_bill. ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 313-326) and index.
520 _aNick Lane expertly reconstructs the history of life by describing the ten greatest inventions of evolution (including DNA, photosynthesis, sex, and sight), based on their historical impact, role in organisms today, and relevance to current controversies.
505 0 _aThe origin of life -- DNA -- Photosynthesis -- The complex cell -- Sex -- Movement -- Sight -- Hot blood -- Consciousness -- Death.
650 0 _aEvolution (Biology)
650 0 _aMolecular evolution.
942 _cBOOK
994 _aZ0
_bSUPMU
596 _a1 2
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