Life Ascending
#994 of 3,809 books · #77 in Science & Technology
Won the Royal Society Science Book Prize (2010).
Where does DNA come from? What is consciousness? How did the eye evolve? Drawing on a treasure trove of new scientific knowledge, Nick Lane expertly reconstructs evolution's history by describing its ten greatest inventions—from sex and warmth to death—resulting in a stunning account of nature's ingenuity.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- ISBN-13
- 9780393071467
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Awards
- Royal Society Science Book PrizeWon(2010)
Other awarded books from Nick Lane
- Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life (2005)0 wins · 3 score
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