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The Deep Chemistry of Life and Death

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The Krebs cycle is the process by which food molecules are broken down and converted into energy, carbon dioxide and water. Nick Lane introduces the metabolic process, which is still not understood in every detail, explaining how it sits at the cutting edge of biology as one of the features that distinguishes living cells from dead ones, and what it means for ageing and consciousness.

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