About this title: OXYGEN profiles the complicated element, its impact on world history, and what it does to the human body. Lane, a biochemist, points out that while oxygen sustains life, it is also directly responsible for age-related disease. Comprehensive in scope, looking back some 500 million years ago to the present, OXYGEN offers readers of all backgrounds a fascinating portrait of the very stuff we breathe.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 3/26/2004
ISBN-13:9780198607830ISBN:0198607830
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Date Published: 2004-03-26
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2004
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780198607830ISBN:0198607830
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 384 pages. (384 pages) oxygen is the engine of life and evolution. this book explores the impact that oxygen has had on earth, tracing the history of life from the very beginning. it explains the rise of animals and plants, the origin of two sexes, and the evolution of ageing and death. 13 figures edition new ed (Paperback) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780198607830ISBN:0198607830
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 196x129 mm. (384) oxygen is the engine of life and evolution. this book explores the impact that oxygen has had on earth, tracing the history of life from the very beginning. it explains the rise of animals and plants, the origin of two sexes, and the evolution of ageing and death. above all, oxygen offers fresh perspectives on our own lives, explaining why we age and what we can do about it. (Paperback) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780198607830ISBN:0198607830
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2003-04-24
ISBN-13:9780198508038ISBN:0198508034
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA, UK
ISBN-13:9780198607830ISBN:0198607830
Description: Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. In Oxygen, Nick Lane takes the reader on an enthralling journey as he unravels the unexpected ways in which oxygen spurred the evolution of life and death. He shows how oxygen underpins the origin of biological complexity, the birth of photosynthesis, the sudden evolution of animals, the needfor two sexes, the accelerated aging of cloned animals ... read more
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"An interesting look at the molecule oxygen and its impact on human life and evolution. I found the theory of fecundity versus longevity particularly compeling. One almost wants to reread this book several times to absorb all of Lane's theories. This may be a good idea in a society that is obsessed with antioxidants and generally clueless as to their actual function."
"I really enjoyed this book. The author says it is written for a general audience, but at times he does get pretty heavy into some different areas of science, most notably chemistry. Don't let that put you off though, as the book distills a lot of recent research from a number of fields and gives insight into evolution, biochemistry, and aging and does so in an accessible manner."
"A thoughtful look at the role of oxygen in a wide range of events from the origins of life to the why different sexes evolved to why we age. Although, somewhat speculative Lane does a nice job of concisely discusses the seminal papers and arguments in his favor. At times he give the old wave of hands to opposing theories, occasionally over interpreting others work. A clear anti-exercise bias is ripe throughout the book as he fails to provide convincing arguments as to why exercise on one hand increases free radicals but on the other clearly increases longevity and prevents aging. It would have been worthwhile for him to explore the differences between exercise and caloric restriction as they relate to free radical production."
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