Nick Lane is professor of evolutionary biochemistry at University College London and an award-winning author of five books. He codirects UCL’s Centre for Life’s Origins and Evolution (CLOE) and lives in London. Bill Gates calls him “one of my favorite science writers.”

"The emergence of life itself remains obscure. But as Lane shows with clarity and vigor, fascinating studies on the subject abound."

Nick Lane is professor of evolutionary biochemistry at University College London and an award-winning author of five books. He codirects UCL’s Centre for Life’s Origins and Evolution (CLOE) and lives in London. Bill Gates calls him “one of my favorite science writers.”

"The emergence of life itself remains obscure. But as Lane shows with clarity and vigor, fascinating studies on the subject abound."

Nick Lane is professor of evolutionary biochemistry at University College London and an award-winning author of five books. He codirects UCL’s Centre for Life’s Origins and Evolution (CLOE) and lives in London. Bill Gates calls him “one of my favorite science writers.”

"The emergence of life itself remains obscure. But as Lane shows with clarity and vigor, fascinating studies on the subject abound."