TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lane,Nick
TI  - Oxygen: the molecule that made the world 
SN  - 0198607830
AV  - QP 535 L266o 2003
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Oxford, N.Y. : 
PB  - Oxford University Press, 
KW  - Oxígeno
KW  - Obras populares
KW  - Oxígeno en el organismo
KW  - Ciclos biogeoquímicos
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -