02478nam 22005654a 450 991095684620332120251107172357.00-19-256785-30-19-256784-5(CKB)4100000007177628(MiAaPQ)EBC834765(Au-PeEL)EBL834765(CaPaEBR)ebr10180687(CaONFJC)MIL75265(OCoLC)778339564(FINmELB)ELB167104(EXLCZ)99410000000717762820050711d2018 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPower, sex, suicide mitochondria and the meaning of life /Nick LaneSecond edition.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press20181 online resource illustrationsOxford landmark science series0-19-883190-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 biology -- The warm-blooded revolution -- Conflict in the body -- Foundations of the individual -- The asymmetry of sex -- What human prehistory says about the sexes -- Why there are two sexes -- The mitochondrial theory of ageing -- Demise of the self-correcting machine -- A cure for old age?Mitochondria are tiny structures within all our cells, believed to have once evolved from bacteria living independent lives. Drawing on cutting edge research, this book explores the fundamental role they play in some of the biggest themes in biology: evolution, the origin of the sexes, in growth, ageing, disease, and in death.Oxford landmark science.MitochondriaMitochondrial DNAEnergy metabolismEukaryotic cellsEvolutionMitochondria.Mitochondrial DNA.Energy metabolism.Eukaryotic cellsEvolution.571.6/57Lane Nick616630MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910956846203321Power, sex, suicide4452808UNINA