1 h 6 min
Revolution by Natural Selection: a radical history of life from inside our cells
Biochemistry, Evolutionary Biology and Molecular Biology seminar by Nick Lane, University College London
Hosted by Darwin College Lecture Series, University of Cambridge
Friday 17:30–18:30 London (GMT+0)
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Cambridge, United Kingdom · In person
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Abstract
Nick Lane traces how a metabolic cycle that converts gases into organic molecules and back can connect major transitions in the history of life. The lecture links this chemistry to the origin of life, photosynthesis and the emergence of animals, and considers its connections with cancer and the emergence of consciousness.
Topics
metabolic cyclegasesorganic moleculesorigin of lifephotosynthesisemergence of animalsmajor transitionscancer
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