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Preface; Introduction; 1 The flow of energy in living systems; 2 Origins - the early Earth; 3 Energy and force explored; 4 Which way? An introduction to thermodynamics; 5 The building blocks; 6 How fast, how far? Chemical thermodynamics and equilibrium; 7 The strange story of water and oil; 8 Size matters - proteins and enzymes; 9 Molecular genetics - the chemical basis of heredity; 10 Electron gymnastics - energy revisited; 11 Cells and metabolism - putting it all together; 12 From prokaryotes to eukaryotes - getting ready for multicellular life; 13 Multicellular life - the last hurdle?; Appendix A - Electromagnetic radiation; Appendix B - Glycolysis; Appendix C - The TCA Cycle; Appendix D - The Calvin Cycle; Appendix E - Amino acid structures; Index

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