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Nick Lane, “A Matter of Energy: Biology From First Principles” (Open Agenda, 2021)

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How Do You Keep a Charged Membrane From Doing Damage?

Our cells have a charge across them equivalent to a bolt of lightning. The proton gradient is a charge, and it's a very strong charge. If you do put a plastic bag over your head, you're going to be dead within a couple of minutes. All complex life has got two genomes, not one genome. It's got the massive nuclear genome which wiodes for all the complexity. But that massive genome is supported by these tiny genomes in the mite conjure ad. And so you cannot have tis hypothesis. You cannot have complex life with massive genomes unless it's supported byThese tiny, paired back bienergetic genoes.

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