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The vital question

energy, evolution, and the origins of complex life

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"The vital question" was published by W. W. Norton & Company in 2015 - nyu, it has 360 pages and the language of the book is English.


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  • Title: The vital question
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  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: 360
  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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  • Publish Location: nyu

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  • Pagination: 360 pages

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"The vital question" Table Of Contents:

  • 1- Part I: The problem. What is life? ; What is living?
  • 2- Part II: The origin of life. Energy at life's origin ; The emergence of cells
  • 3- Part III: Complexity. The origins of complex cells ; Sex and the origins of death
  • 4- Part IV: Predictions. The power and the glory
  • 5- Epilogue: From the deep.

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A biochemist, building on the pillars of evolutionary theory and drawing on cutting-edge research into the link between energy and genes, argues that the evolution of multicellular life was the result of a single event.

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