1 h 6 min
Seminar, Hosted by Darwin College Lecture Series, University of Cambridge
Revolution by Natural Selection: a radical history of life from inside our cells
University College London
- Biochemistry, Evolution and
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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.