Evolutionary origin and subsequent development of cells

The vital question : why is life the way it is? / Nick Lane.

In search of cell history : the evolution of life's building blocks / Franklin M. Harold.

The cell : evolution of the first organism / Joseph Panno.

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Cells - Evolution

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The vital question : why is life the way it is? / Nick Lane.

In search of cell history : the evolution of life's building blocks / Franklin M. Harold.

The cell : evolution of the first organism / Joseph Panno.