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Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the meaning of life (Hardcover)

by Nick Lane (Author) "Mitochondria are tiny organelles inside cells that generate almost all our energy in the form of ATP ..." (more)

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Hardcover: 368 pages
Publisher: OUP Oxford (13 Oct 2005)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0192804812
ISBN-13: 978-0192804815
Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16 x 3.4 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 375,965 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Jonathan Hodgkin, Times Literary Supplement

"impressive....a polemical book...readable, provocative and often persuasive....This is an exciting and unusual book."

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Challenging, but rewarding. (Observer )

Full of startling insights into the nature and evolution of life as we know it. (Economist Best Books of the Year, 2005 )

An enthralling account...The author has accomplished something quite breathtaking...moreover,he brings the science alive...he is always accessible, livley, thought-provoking, and informative. Every biologist should read this book

'Power, Sex, Suicide is an enjoyable and readable book....anyone interested in the broader and more philosophical aspects of their discipline will profit from reading the book' (David G. Nicholls, Science )

impressive....a polemical book...readable, provocative and often persuasive....This is an exciting and unusual book. (Jonathan Hodgkin, Times Literary Supplement )

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4.0 out of 5 stars Mitochondria Revisited, 11 Dec 2005

By	Joan H. Hammond "joanius" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Cellular biology is a subject, which falls between the interesting and complicated. It is for this reason I warn the reader that unless you have an unquenchable thirst for this subject, think twice about reading this book. For the biologically-orientated individual however, this is an excellent book, which takes account of recent developments and discoveries. It is very readable and the author has made a complex subject a somewhat absorbing field. The reason for the 4 stars is the price. Given the lack of illustrations, the price is a bit on the high side.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ohh mitochondria, tell us the truth, 17 Sep 2007

By	Luis Mansilla Miranda (Vi�a del Mar, Chile) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the meaning of life (Paperback)

What a book, absolutely fascinating and highly recommended, although I must say that this is not an easy book, in fact is kind of complex if you are not acquainted with the subject. This is not a critic, thing is I would not change a bit of it, but in my opinion, people should have a little knowledge of cellular metabolism and biochemistry before attempting this book.

After reading Dawkins book about the selfish gene, it was inevitable for me to wonder about life origins, why unicellular organisms have that tendency to complexity and to group itself, and how all this machinery works. This book provide a thorough and absorbing biography of Mitochondria and its symbiosis with eukaryotes, what is the function of each one, why there are two sexes and why we aged and finally become history. As you will see, our understanding of these matters is rather modest, the author insinuate possible solutions to some of the big questions, but in any case the subject is so interesting that you read this book excited all the way to the end.

How beautiful is life and how complex ... you can see that just watching a little fly and wonder how on earth this insect manage to fly, as if eukaryotes have a previous knowledge of Physics, as if they have all the basic solutions of nature in a template. I just know one thing: I want to know and read more about it.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Best book of the year , 1 Jan 2008

By	David Beard "architect" (england) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the meaning of life (Paperback)

Although I was initially put off by the gimmicky title this is a really good book and should suit those with an interest in cellular biology or evolution.
I feared that this would be one of those pop-science books full of sloppy terminology and exclaimation marks.In the event this was a fascinating read about the evolution of the eukaryotic cell, and the role of mitochondria. Difficult to put down. Buy it.

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