How complex life evolved | Nick Lane

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Nick Lane discusses human evolution and if complex life exists elsewhere.

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Nick Lane is a biochemist, writer and professor in evolutionary biochemistry at University College London. He has published four books including The Vital Question: Why Is Life The Way It Is?

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