When I was younger, my parents gave me an encyclopaedia for children (clearly I was already the biology nerd I am today). Eager to learn as much as I could, I started at page one and continued page by page until I finished the entire book. This is still my preferred way of reading any…
Book Review
Power, Sex and Suicide: three words that grasp attention like little else would. It is not what you think; the subtitle reveals that this book is actually about the elusive mitochondria – to many a mystery. This combination describes exactly what Nick Lane’s book encompasses: rather complex biological concepts, but accessible for anyone interested.
Have you ever wondered who invented vaccination or how we came to know how digestion works? Did you know that experiments were once performed to test for the contraceptive effect of Coca-Cola? Why it’s not all rocket science: scientific theories and experiments explained describes…