The vital question: Earth teems with life but why is it the way it is, and how did it begin in the first place? Nick Lane unravels the tangled history of life.
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Nick Lane and Matthew Cobb came together to tell the story of life. Watch Matthew Cobb’s take on the tale here:    • The Race to Crack the Genetic Code wi...  
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Nick Lane is an evolutionary biochemist in the Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London. His work focuses on the origin of life, and the origin and evolution of eukaryotes. He is also author of prizewinning popular science books, including 'Life ascending'.

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