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SUMMARY:The Flux Capacitor: How mitochondria shape the evolution of comple
 xity - Professor Nick Lane\, University College London 
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CONTACT:Caroline Newnham
DESCRIPTION:The tree of life is a glorious conception that held out the pr
 omise of revealing the sweeping evolutionary history of life on earth\, ri
 ght back to the origin of life. The stark reality is a complex and enigmat
 ic trajectory that is not easy to interpret by genetics alone. I shall arg
 ue that structural constraints\, notably membrane bioenergetics\, dictated
  the actual path of evolution\, and can explain many features\, from the o
 rigin of life to the singular origin of eukaryotic cells\, along with trai
 ts such as two sexes\, the germline\, and speciation.
LOCATION:Biffen Lecture Theatre\, Department of Genetics\, Downing Site
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