{"product_id":"vital-question-energy-evolution-and-the-origins-of-complex-life-paperback","title":"Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNick Lane\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Earth teems with life: in its oceans, forests, skies and cities. Yet there's a black hole at the heart of biology. We do not know why complex life is the way it is, or, for that matter, how life first began. In \u003cem\u003eThe Vital Question\u003c\/em\u003e, award-winning author and biochemist Nick Lane radically reframes evolutionary history, putting forward a solution to conundrums that have puzzled generations of scientists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor two and a half billion years, from the very origins of life, single-celled organisms such as bacteria evolved without changing their basic form. Then, on just one occasion in four billion years, they made the jump to complexity. All complex life, from mushrooms to man, shares puzzling features, such as sex, which are unknown in bacteria. How and why did this radical transformation happen?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe answer, Lane argues, lies in energy: all life on Earth lives off a voltage with the strength of a lightning bolt. Building on the pillars of evolutionary theory, Lane's hypothesis draws on cutting-edge research into the link between energy and cell biology, in order to deliver a compelling account of evolution from the very origins of life to the emergence of multicellular organisms, while offering deep insights into our own lives and deaths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth rigorous and enchanting, \u003cem\u003eThe Vital Question\u003c\/em\u003e provides a solution to life's vital question: why are we as we are, and indeed, why are we here at all?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 21, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762096406816,"sku":"9780393352979","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bdd741a7794cc4a3913642a5ec6da39f.webp?v=1780217180","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/vital-question-energy-evolution-and-the-origins-of-complex-life-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}