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Dec 11, 2006 · Nick Lane is a biochemist and writer. He is Professor of Evolutionary Biochemistry in the Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment at University College London. "Like his forebears in that same department -- Steve Jones, JBS Haldane -- he's that rare species, a scientist who can illuminate the bewildering complexities of biology with ...
- Nick Lane
THE INDEPENDENT. With its vast scope, page-turning revelations and elegant prose, Nick Lane’s Life Ascending is everything one could hope for in a science book. This is a science book that doesn't cheat: the structure is logical, the writing is witty, and the hard questions are tackled head on.
Nick Lane is a British biochemist and writer. He was awarded the first Provost's Venture Research Prize in the Department of Genetics, Evolution, and Environment at University College London, where he is now Professor of Evolutionary Biochemistry.
The latest research suggests that mitochondria play a key role in degenerative diseases such as cancer, through their involvement in precipitating cell suicide. Mitochondria, then, are pivotal in power, sex, and suicide. In this fascinating and thought-provoking book, Nick Lane brings together the latest research findings in this exciting field ...
Feb 26, 2024 · Nick Lane is professor of evolutionary biochemistry in the Division of Biosciences, University College London, UK. View author publications. You can also search for this author in PubMed Google ...
May 19, 2022 · In Transformer, Nick Lane turns the standard view upside down, capturing an extraordinary scientific renaissance that is hiding in plain sight. At its core is an amazing cycle of reactions that uses energy to transform inorganic molecules into the building blocks of life - and the reverse. To understand this cycle is to fathom the deep ...
- Nick Lane
Oct 13, 2005 · Nick Lane is the author of three acclaimed books on evolutionary biochemistry, which have sold more than 100,000 copies worldwide, and have been translated into 20 languages. Nick's first book, Oxygen: The Molecule that Made the World (OUP, 2002) is a sweeping history of the relationship between life and our planet, and the paradoxical ways in ...
