Life Ascending
āOriginal and awe-inspiring . . . an exhilarating tour of some of the most profound and important ideas in biology.āāNew Scientist
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 evolutionās history by describing its ten greatest inventionsāfrom sex and warmth to deathāresulting in a stunning account of natureās ingenuity.