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Oxygen: The Molecule That Made the World
Oxygen The Molecule That Made the World
Author: Nick Lane
Three hundred million years ago, dragonflies grew as big as seagulls, with wingspans nearly a yard across. Researchers claim they could have flown only if the air had contained more oxygen than today-probably as much as 35 per cent. But oxygen is a toxic gas. Fruit flies raised at twice the normal level of oxygen live half as long as their sibli...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780198508038
ISBN-10: 0198508034
Publication Date: 4/24/2003
Pages: 374
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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