Power Sex Suicide Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life If it weren t for mitochondria scientists argue we d all still be single celled bacteria Indeed these tiny structures inside our cells are important beyond imagining Without mitochondria we would

If it weren t for mitochondria, scientists argue, we d all still be single celled bacteria Indeed, these tiny structures inside our cells are important beyond imagining Without mitochondria, we would have no cell suicide, no sculpting of embryonic shape, no sexes, no menopause, no aging In this fascinating and thought provoking book, Nick Lane brings together the latesIf it weren t for mitochondria, scientists argue, we d all still be single celled bacteria Indeed, these tiny structures inside our cells are important beyond imagining Without mitochondria, we would have no cell suicide, no sculpting of embryonic shape, no sexes, no menopause, no aging In this fascinating and thought provoking book, Nick Lane brings together the latest research in this exciting field to show how our growing insight into mitochondria has shed light on how complex life evolved, why sex arose why don t we just bud , and why we age and die These findings are of fundamental importance, both in understanding life on Earth, but also in controlling our own illnesses, and delaying our degeneration and death Readers learn that two billion years ago, mitochondria were probably bacteria living independent lives and that their capture within larger cells was a turning point in the evolution of life, enabling the development of complex organisms Lane describes how mitochondria have their own DNA and that its genes mutate much faster than those in the nucleus This high mutation rate lies behind our aging and certain congenital diseases The latest research suggests that mitochondria play a key role in degenerative diseases such as cancer We also discover that mitochondrial DNA is passed down almost exclusively via the female line That s why it has been used by some researchers to trace human ancestry daughter to mother, to Mitochondrial Eve, giving us vital information about our evolutionary history Written by Nick Lane, a rising star in popular science, Power, Sex, Suicide is the first book for general readers on the nature and function of these tiny, yet fascinating structures.
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Dr Nick Lane is a British biochemist and writer He was awarded the first Provost s Venture Research Prize in the Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment at University College London, where he is now a Reader in Evolutionary Biochemistry Dr Lane s research deals with evolutionary biochemistry and bioenergetics, focusing on the origin of life and the evolution of complex cells Dr Lane was a founding member of the UCL Consortium for Mitochondrial Research, and is leading the UCL Research Frontiers Origins of Life programme He was awarded the 2011 BMC Research Award for Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics and Evolution, and the 2015 Biochemical Society Award for his sustained and diverse contribution to the molecular life sciences and the public understanding of science.Nick Lane is the author of three acclaimed books on evolutionary biochemistry, which have sold than 100,000 copies worldwide, and have been translated into 20 languages.Nick s first book, Oxygen The Molecule that Made the World OUP, 2002 is a sweeping history of the relationship between life and our planet, and the paradoxical ways in which adaptations to oxygen play out in our own lives and deaths It was selected as one of the Sunday Times Books of the Year for 2002.His second book, Power, Sex, Suicide Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life OUP, 2005 is an exploration of the extraordinary effects that mitochondria have had on the evolution of complex life It was selected as one of The Economist s Books of the Year for 2005, and shortlisted for the 2006 Royal Society Aventis Science Book Prize and the Times Higher Young Academic Author of the Year Award.Nick s most recent book, Life Ascending The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution Profile Norton 2009 is a celebration of the inventiveness of life, and of our own ability to read the deep past to reconstruct the history of life on earth The great inventions are the origin of life, DNA, photosynthesis, the complex cell, sex, movement, sight, hot blood, consciousness and death Life Ascending won the 2010 Royal Society Prize for Science Books, and was named a Book of the Year by New Scientist, Nature, the Times and the Independent, the latter describing him as one of the most exciting science writers of our time Nick s next book, due to be published in 2015 by Norton and Profile, is entitled The Vital Question Why is life the way it is It will attack a central problem in biology why did complex life arise only once in four billion years, and why does all complex life share so many peculiar properties, from sex and speciation to senescence Nick was also a co editor of Life in the Frozen State CRC Press, 2004 , the first major text book on cryobiology in the genomic era.Peer reviewed articles by Nick Lane have been published in top international journals, including Nature, Science and Cell, and he has published many features in magazines like New Scientist and Scientific American He has appeared regularly on TV and radio, and speaks in schools and at literary and science festivals He also worked for several years in the pharmaceutical industry, ultimately as Strategic Director of Medi Cine, a medical multimedia company based in London, where he was responsible for developing interactive approaches to medical education.Nick is married to Dr Ana Hidalgo Simon and lives in London with their two young sons, Eneko and Hugo He spent many years clinging to rock faces in search of fossils and thrills, but his practical interest in palaeontology is rarely rewarded with than a devil s toenail When not climbing, writing or hunting for wild campsites, he can occasionally be found playing the fiddle in London pubs with the Celtic ensemble Probably Not, or exploring Romanesque churchesck lane About%20Nick