The vital question : (Record no. 5385)

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010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2015004610
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780393088816
Qualifying information (hardcover)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0393088812
Qualifying information (hardcover)
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)891611197
037 ## - SOURCE OF ACQUISITION
Source of stock number/acquisition W W Norton & Co Inc, Keystone Industrial Park Attn Mike Charnogursky 800 Keystone Industrial Park, Scranton, PA, USA, 18512
Note SAN 202-5795
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number QH325
Item number .L36 2015
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 576.8/3
Edition information 23
092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC)
Classification number 576.83
Item number L266v
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Lane, Nick,
Dates associated with a name 1967-
Relator term author.
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The vital question :
Remainder of title energy, evolution, and the origins of complex life /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Nick Lane.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement First American edition.
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture New York :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer W.W. Norton & Company,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice [2015]
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 360 pages :
Other physical details illustrations ;
Dimensions 24 cm
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Media type term unmediated
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504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-333) and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Part I: The problem. What is life? ; What is living? -- Part II: The origin of life. Energy at life's origin ; The emergence of cells -- Part III: Complexity. The origins of complex cells ; Sex and the origins of death -- Part IV: Predictions. The power and the glory -- Epilogue: From the deep.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. A biochemist, building on the pillars of evolutionary theory and drawing on cutting-edge research into the link between energy and genes, argues that the evolution of multicellular life was the result of a single event.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "To explain the mystery of how life evolved on Earth, Nick Lane explores the deep link between energy and genes. The Earth teems with life: in its oceans, forests, skies and cities. Yet there's a black hole at the heart of biology. We do not know why complex life is the way it is, or, for that matter, how life first began. In The Vital Question, award-winning author and biochemist Nick Lane radically reframes evolutionary history, putting forward a solution to conundrums that have puzzled generations of scientists. For two and a half billion years, from the very origins of life, single-celled organisms such as bacteria evolved without changing their basic form. Then, on just one occasion in four billion years, they made the jump to complexity. All complex life, from mushrooms to man, shares puzzling features, such as sex, which are unknown in bacteria. How and why did this radical transformation happen? The answer, Lane argues, lies in energy: all life on Earth lives off a voltage with the strength of a lightning bolt. Building on the pillars of evolutionary theory, Lane's hypothesis draws on cutting-edge research into the link between energy and cell biology, in order to deliver a compelling account of evolution from the very origins of life to the emergence of multicellular organisms, while offering deep insights into our own lives and deaths. Both rigorous and enchanting, The Vital Question provides a solution to life's vital question: why are we as we are, and indeed, why are we here at all?"--Publisher's description.
546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE
Language note Text in English.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Life
General subdivision Origin.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Cells
General subdivision Evolution.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Energy metabolism.
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Cells
General subdivision Evolution.
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Authority record control number or standard number (OCoLC)fst00850261
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Energy metabolism.
Source of heading or term fast
Authority record control number or standard number (OCoLC)fst00910189
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Life
General subdivision Origin.
Source of heading or term fast
Authority record control number or standard number (OCoLC)fst00998169
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Biogenese
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650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Chemische Evolution
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650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Leben
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655 #4 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM
Genre/form data or focus term Nonfiction.
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-- 7/3/2023
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-- $27.95
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-- BOOK
-- 7/17/2019
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Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Cost, normal purchase price Total checkouts Full call number Barcode Copy number Koha item type
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Odessa College Odessa College Stacks 07/17/2019 28.00   576.83 L266V 51994001711631 1 Books