Nick Lane has long been one of my favorite science writers, setting aside Varki of course who will always have a special place in my heart. Nick Lane’s last book “Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution” discussed the 10 most important inventions of evolution: the origin of life, DNA, photosynthesis, the complex cell, … Continue reading book review: The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life by Nick Lane