LEADER 02478nam 22005654a 450 001 9910956846203321 005 20251107172357.0 010 $a0-19-256785-3 010 $a0-19-256784-5 035 $a(CKB)4100000007177628 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC834765 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL834765 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10180687 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL75265 035 $a(OCoLC)778339564 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB167104 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007177628 100 $a20050711d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPower, sex, suicide $emitochondria and the meaning of life /$fNick Lane 205 $aSecond edition. 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2018 215 $a1 online resource $cillustrations 225 1 $aOxford landmark science series 311 08$a0-19-883190-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe 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? 330 $aMitochondria are tiny structures within all our cells, believed to have once evolved from bacteria living independent lives. Drawing on cutting edge research, this book explores the fundamental role they play in some of the biggest themes in biology: evolution, the origin of the sexes, in growth, ageing, disease, and in death. 410 0$aOxford landmark science. 606 $aMitochondria 606 $aMitochondrial DNA 606 $aEnergy metabolism 606 $aEukaryotic cells$xEvolution 615 0$aMitochondria. 615 0$aMitochondrial DNA. 615 0$aEnergy metabolism. 615 0$aEukaryotic cells$xEvolution. 676 $a571.6/57 700 $aLane$b Nick$0616630 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910956846203321 996 $aPower, sex, suicide$94452808 997 $aUNINA