Power, sex, suicide: Mitochondria and the meaning of life
"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 sweeping canvas that will thrill all who are interested...
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Zusammenfassung: | "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 sweeping canvas that will thrill all who are interested in biology, while also contributing to evolutionary thinking and debate. This is a book full of insights into the nature and evolution of life, and should be read by anyone who wants to know why we're here."--BOOK JACKET. |
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Mitochondria and the
Meaning of Life
NICK LANE
OXPORD
UNIVERSITY PRESS
Contents
list of Illustrations ix
Acknowledgements xi
Introduction Mitochondria: Clandestine Rulers of the World 1
Parti Hopeful Monster: The Origin of the Eukaryotic Cell 19
1 The Deepest Evolutionary Chasm 27
2 Quest for a Progenitor 38
3 The Hydrogen Hypothesis 51
Part 2 The Vital Force: Proton Power and the Origin of life 65
4 The Meaning of Respiration 71
5 Proton Power 85
6 The Origin of Life 94
Part 3 Insider Deal: The Foundations of Complexity 105
7 Why Bacteria are Simple 114
8 Why Mitochondria Make Complexity Possible 130
Part 4 Power Laws: Size and the Ramp of Ascending Complexity 149
9 The Power Laws of Biology 156
10 The Warm-Blooded Revolution 178
Part 5 Murder or Suicide: The Troubled Birth of the Individual 189
11 Conflict in the Body 200
12 Foundations of the Individual 215
Part 6 Battle of the Sexes: Human Pre-History and the
Nature of Gender 227
13 The Asymmetry of Sex 232
14 What Human Pre-history Says About the Sexes 242
15 Why There Are Two Sexes 258
viii Contents
o
Part 7 Clock of life: Why Mitochondria Kill us in the End 267
16 The Mitochondrial Theory of Ageing 274
17 Demise of the Self-Correcting Machine 289
18 A Cure for Old Age? 303
Epilogue 312
Glossary 322
Further Reading 327
Index 347
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Power, Sex, Suicide
Mitochondria and the
Meaning of Life
NICK LANE
OXPORD
UNIVERSITY PRESS
Contents
list of Illustrations ix
Acknowledgements xi
Introduction Mitochondria: Clandestine Rulers of the World 1
Parti Hopeful Monster: The Origin of the Eukaryotic Cell 19
1 The Deepest Evolutionary Chasm 27
2 Quest for a Progenitor 38
3 The Hydrogen Hypothesis 51
Part 2 The Vital Force: Proton Power and the Origin of life 65
4 The Meaning of Respiration 71
5 Proton Power 85
6 The Origin of Life 94
Part 3 Insider Deal: The Foundations of Complexity 105
7 Why Bacteria are Simple 114
8 Why Mitochondria Make Complexity Possible 130
Part 4 Power Laws: Size and the Ramp of Ascending Complexity 149
9 The Power Laws of Biology 156
10 The Warm-Blooded Revolution 178
Part 5 Murder or Suicide: The Troubled Birth of the Individual 189
11 Conflict in the Body 200
12 Foundations of the Individual 215
Part 6 Battle of the Sexes: Human Pre-History and the
Nature of Gender 227
13 The Asymmetry of Sex 232
14 What Human Pre-history Says About the Sexes 242
15 Why There Are Two Sexes 258
viii Contents
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Part 7 Clock of life: Why Mitochondria Kill us in the End 267
16 The Mitochondrial Theory of Ageing 274
17 Demise of the Self-Correcting Machine 289
18 A Cure for Old Age? 303
Epilogue 312
Glossary 322
Further Reading 327
Index 347 |
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