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020 _a9780198784937
082 _a572.53 LAN-N
100 _aLane, Nick
245 _aOxygen :
_bthe molecule that made the world /
_cNick Lane
260 _aNew York
_bOxford University Press
_c2002
300 _a374 p.
365 _aINR
_b399.00.
500 _aOxygen is the engine of life and evolution. This book explores the impact that oxygen has had on Earth, and the history of life. Explaining the rise of animals and plants, the origin of two sexes, and the evolution of ageing and death, it offers fresh perspectives on our own lives, explaining why we age and what we can do about it.
650 _aOxygen
650 _aOxygen in the body
650 _aBiogeochemical cycles
650 _aOxygen--Physiological effect
650 _aAging
650 _aEvolution (Biology)