Nick Lane
British biochemist at UCL who writes about the origin of life and energy in evolution.
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- Nick Lane is a British biochemist and professor of evolutionary biochemistry at University College London.
- He writes on the origin of life, hydrothermal vents, evolution and cell biology.
- His books include Oxygen (2002), Power, Sex, Suicide (2005), The Vital Question (2015) and Transformer (2022).
- Life Ascending won the 2010 Royal Society Prize for Science Books.
Key facts
- Born
- 19671
- Position
- Professor of evolutionary biochemistry, University College London1
- Education
- First degree at Imperial College London; PhD, Royal Free Hospital Medical School (1995)1
- Before
- Medical writer; strategic director at Adelphi Medi Cine from 1999 to 20021
- Books
- Oxygen (2002); Power, Sex, Suicide (2005); Life Ascending (2009); The Vital Question (2015); Transformer (2022)1
- Awards
- Royal Society Prize for Science Books (2010, Life Ascending); Biochemical Society Award (2015); Michael Faraday Prize (2016)1
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