- Energy metabolism, Mitochondrial DNA, Evolution, Mitochondria
"Today, mitochondria are central to research into human prehistory, genetic diseases, cell suicide, fertility, ageing, bioenergetics, sex, and the eukaryotic cell. Piecing together puzzles from the forefront of research, this book paints a sweeping canvas that will thrill all who are interested in biology, while also contributing to evolutionary thinking and debate.
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Contemporary, earnest, spare and grave.
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- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
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About the book
- Author
- Nick Lane
- First published
- 2005
- Pages
- 368
- Publisher
- Ebsco Publishing, Oxford University Press, USA, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- und, English
- ISBN
- 9780192804815
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“Mitochondria are tiny organelles inside cells that generate almost all our energy in the form of ATP.”
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