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Oxygen : the molecule that made the world / Nick Lane

By:

Lane, Nick, 1967-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Oxford, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2003 Description: x, 374 pages ; 19 cmISBN:

0198607830
9780198607830

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

QP 535 L266o 2003

Contents:

Introduction In the beginning Silence of the aeons Fuse to the cambrian explosion The bolsover dragonfly Treachery in the air Green planet Looking for luca Portrait of a paradox The antioxidant machine Sex and the art of bodily maintenance Eat! Or you'll live forever Gender bender Beyond genes and destiny Life, death and oxygen Further reading Glossary Index

Summary: Drawing on a grand evolutionary canvas, Oxygen offers fresh perspectives on life and death, explaining modern killer diseases, why we age, and what we can do about it. Advancing revelatory new ideas, following chains of evidence, the book ranges through many disciplines, from environmental sciences to molecular medicine. The result is a captivating vision of contemporary science and a humane synthesis of our place in nature. This remarkable book will redefine the way we think about the world.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	QP 535 L266o 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available

First issued in paperback 2003

Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-359) and index.

Introduction
In the beginning
Silence of the aeons
Fuse to the cambrian explosion
The bolsover dragonfly
Treachery in the air
Green planet
Looking for luca
Portrait of a paradox
The antioxidant machine
Sex and the art of bodily maintenance
Eat! Or you'll live forever
Gender bender
Beyond genes and destiny
Life, death and oxygen
Further reading
Glossary
Index

Drawing on a grand evolutionary canvas, Oxygen offers fresh perspectives on life and death, explaining modern killer diseases, why we age, and what we can do about it. Advancing revelatory new ideas, following chains of evidence, the book ranges through many disciplines, from environmental sciences to molecular medicine. The result is a captivating vision of contemporary science and a humane synthesis of our place in nature. This remarkable book will redefine the way we think about the world.

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