Lane Nick. Life Ascending. The ten great inventions of evolution

W. W. Norton & Company, 2010. — 722 p. — ISBN: 9780393071467.“Original and awe-inspiring...an exhilarating tour of some of the most profound and important ideas in biology.” — New Scientist Where does DNA come from? What is consciousness? How did the eye evolve? Drawing on a treasure trove of new scientific knowledge, Nick Lane expertly reconstructs evolution’s history by describing its ten greatest inventions — from sex and warmth to death — resulting in a stunning account of nature’s ingenuity.