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How did life invent itself? Where did DNA come from? How did consciousness develop? Powerful new research methods are providing vivid insights into the makeup of life. Comparing gene sequences, examining atomic structures of proteins, and looking into the geochemistry of rocks have helped explain evolution in more detail than ever before. Nick Lane expertly reconstructs the history of life by describing the ten greatest inventions of evolution (including DNA, photosynthesis, sex, and sight), based on their historical impact, role in organisms today, and relevance to current controversies. Who would have guessed that eyes started off as light-sensitive spots used to calibrate photosynthesis in algae? Or that DNA’s building blocks form spontaneously in hydrothermal vents? Lane gives a gripping, lucid account of nature’s ingenuity, and the result is a work of essential reading for anyone who has ever pondered or questioned the science underlying evolution’s greatest gifts to man.
作者简介
Nick Lane is a biochemist and honorary reader at University College London, where he lives. His book Power, Sex, Suicide was named an Economist Book of the Year and was shortlisted for the Aventis Science Book Prize.
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作者是一个演化论的坚持者，这从书的副标题里就能看的出来。作者认为生命是一个演化的过程，而在这个过程中，作者选择了10个话题进行讨论。 几乎每一个话题，都能看到作者思辨的过程，这个“发明”的益处是什么？“代价”又是什么？在漫长的演化历史中，这个发明是如何被自然选...
评分（写在最初的最初：作者本人是个演化学家，从书的标题也可以看出，整本书是从演化的角度来阐述问题的，所以这些书中还没有实锤的一些理论是否一定是最合理的解释是很难确认的，因为作者一定会从演化理论的角度去找一个最make sense的理论出来，我们在看的过程中，除了被科普的...
评分 评分 评分生命的跃升没有使用当今什么“的崛起”这样的恶俗的名字。却写了40亿年演化史上的十大发明，莱恩用轻松而有深度的笔法，探讨了性、运动、视觉、热血、意识、死亡，从低级的生命起源，到灵长类之王——人类是怎么回事，都一一做了诠释。 看完后不禁掩卷而思，如果没有这些热血、...
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评分好。
评分Nick Lane是那种胆大有见地的科学家，不光自己研究做得好，各派观点融会贯通。干货多，包袱抖得勤，哲学艺术功底深，文笔也好。十分推荐一读。
评分虽然今年读了许多好书，但这本很可能还是最出色的一本。
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