Title Secret chambers : the inside story of cells and complex life / Martin Brasier

Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (some color) Contents 1. The secret chambers of Robert Hooke -- 2. A dinner in Gower Street -- 3. Sargasso -- 4. The phantom island -- 5. Mouth of the dragon -- 6. Wheels of fortune -- 7. Mangrove tree -- 8. Riddle of the Sphinx Within -- 9. Gunflint -- 10. Carpentaria -- 11. Gairloch Summary With vivid descriptions and master storytelling, Martin Brasier introduces the quest for the missing history of life and the cell. Covering the period from 1 to 2 billion years ago we explore the formation of the complex (eukaryotic) cell; and discover a fundamental turning point in the history of life on Earth Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Eukaryotic cells -- Popular works Cytology -- Research -- History Eukaryotic cells. Evolution (Biology) Eukaryotic Cells Biological Evolution evolution. SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Cell Biology. Cytology -- Research Eukaryotic cells Genre/Form History Popular works Form Electronic book ISBN 9780191633737 0191633739

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