"Originally published in France as Les cellules: une histoire de la vie by Les Editions Eugen Ulmer in 2023."

What is life? : cells & evolution -- The materials of life : DNA, RNA, proteins & nanomachines -- A tale of origins : from LUCA to bacteria & archaea -- Life becomes complex : the advent of protists -- Unicellular to multicellular : from protists to animals, fungi, plants & algae -- Viruses are manipulators : some are beneficial, some pathogenic -- The engines of life : energy & metabolism -- The cell cycle : activation, signaling & division -- Information & heredity : from genes to proteins -- Reproduce, age & die : cancer & infectious agents -- What life is : a social network of cells

"An illustrated journey through the origins and evolution of cells"-- Provided by publisher

Includes index