In the late 80ies and early 90ties I spent all my time on molecular and cellular biology which earned me a PhD in the natural sciences. This is not a bragging exercise but the preamble to a book recommendation. Granted I studied three decades ago, it is nevertheless amazing how much more clarity and insights I get from Nick Lane‘s books. Had he been my professor then I might never have gone down the software engineering path, might have missed Bitcoin altogether 😬. So, if you have a friend or family member who studies biology - here is the perfect gift 🍀. #biology #mitochondria #energy #life #genesis
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„We'll see that sex, and even the origin of two sexes, is explained by the constraints of this same form of energy generation. And beyond that we'll see that our terminal decline into old age and death also stems from the small print of the contract that we signed with our mitochondria two billion years ago.“ - Nick Lane in Power, Sex, Suicide
I get the impression this is something every human should probably read. Biology is, after all, a massive part of our lives on this earth.