The Vital Question (2015) by Nick Lane explores why life evolved the way it did, arguing that the deep structure of life—its complexity, sex, and aging—can be explained through the lens of bioenergetics and the unique chemistry of mitochondria.
Advances the theory that the energy demands of complex life drove eukaryotic evolution; bridges the gap between chemistry and biology in explaining life's origins.
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