Oxygen: The Molecule that Made the World

Oxygen: The Molecule that Made the World
ISBN-10
0198607830
ISBN-13
9780198607830
Series
Oxygen
Category
Active oxygen
Pages
374
Language
English
Published
2002
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Author
Nick Lane

Description

Oxygen takes the reader on an enthralling journey, as gripping as a thriller, as it unravels the unexpected ways in which oxygen spurred the evolution of life and death. The book explains far more than the size of ancient insects: it shows how oxygen underpins the origin of biological complexity, the birth of photosynthesis, the sudden evolution of animals, the need for two sexes, the accelerated ageing of cloned animals like Dolly the sheep, and the surprisingly long lives of bats and birds. Drawing on this grand evolutionary canvas, Oxygen offers fresh perspectives on our own lives and deaths, explaining modern killer diseases, why we age, and what we can do about it.

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