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Power, sex, suicide : mitochondria and the meaning of life

text Power, sex, suicide : mitochondria and the meaning of life

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"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 sweepin... Read more
Contents
The deepest evolutionary chasm -- Quest for a progenitor -- The hydrogen hypothesis -- The meaning of respiration -- Proton power -- The origin of life -- Why bacteria are simple -- Why mitochondria make complexity possible -- The power laws of bi... Read more
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xiii, 354 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publisher
Oxford University Press 2005

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 571.657 LAN in Adult Non-fiction Available

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