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我也要感谢我的家人，不管他们在英国还是西班牙，感谢他们给我的爱与支持。特别感谢我的父亲，在撰写他自己的历史书籍的同时，能够克服对分子的厌恶，阅读评论我的文章。我也要感谢自己越来越小的朋友圈中的友人，还愿意花时间阅读评论我的第三本书。特别要感谢慷慨的迈克·卡特，即使是在考试繁忙之际也一直帮忙；感谢安德鲁·菲利普斯充满启发的讨论与善意的评论；感谢保罗·阿斯伯里陪我攀岩、散步、交谈。另外还要感谢巴里·富勒教授陪我打壁球和讨论科学；感谢科林·格林教授广泛的兴趣，在我需要的时候给予我支持；感谢伊恩·阿克兰-斯诺博士永不歇息的热情，每隔一段时间就提醒我有多么幸运；感谢约翰·埃姆斯利博士这么多年来与我讨论科普写作，并帮助我成为一名作家；感谢埃里克·奈格教授与安德莉亚·奈格对我的殷勤招待；感谢我的启蒙老师德瓦尼先生和亚当斯先生，在多年以前就播下种子让我终生爱上生物学与化学。
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最后我要感谢普洛菲尔图书和诺顿出版公司的编辑安德鲁·富兰克林与安吉拉·冯·德·利佩，他们从一开始就对这本书给予信任和支持。感谢埃迪·米齐在编辑方面的鉴别能力和专业知识；感谢我的代理人卡罗琳·道内，她总是不断鼓励我，从未失去热情。
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生命进化的跃升：40亿年生命史上10个决定性突变 [:1700248863]
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生命进化的跃升：40亿年生命史上10个决定性突变 参考文献
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第一章 生命的起源
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第二章 DNA
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