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Oxygen
Nick Lane
The Molecule That Made the World
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Oxygen (2002) is a guide to the element that is so essential to our very existence that we sometimes forget it even exists. These abstracts explain how oxygen enables and boosts life on earth while simultaneously threatening it.
About the author
Dr. Nick Lane studied biochemistry at Imperial College London and is an Honorary Reader at University College London. He is the author of Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life and Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution.
Who might enjoy this content?
- Anybody fascinated by the evolution of life on Earth
- Anyone interested in biology, chemistry or physics
