The Tree of Life Within Us - Origin and Evolution of Life, Philosophy of Nature, and Mindfulness of the Human Body (2022) (Second Edition)

Table of Contents Abbreviations Introduction I In The Water The Cradle of Life: The Water and The Sea Ingredients of Life: Organic Compounds The Opening of Life: Self-replicating Molecules The Key of Life The Kindling of the Fire of Life: The Great Chain Reaction Quenching of the Fire of Life: Natural Selection Inside and Outside: the First Cells The Old and the New: Senescence and Death Building a Foundation for Life: Autotrophy Life from Death: Heterotrophy Life inside Life: Endosymbiosis New Sky and New Life: Aerobic Cellular Respiration Cores and Shell: Eukaryotic cells and Compartmentalization Life in Motion: Flagellar Motility Love and Division: Choanoflagellates and Sexual Reproduction Strength in Numbers: Social cells One with Many: Multi-cellularity and the birth of the Animal Kingdom Swimming Vessels: Muscles and Complex Life Cycles Sensing Body: Nerve Networks Life with a Direction: Bilaterality, Polarity and Cephalization From Many to One: Social Animals Flowing Energy: Blood and Circulation Discovering the Seas: Vision and Imaging The Hard Life: Vertebrates and Mineralization Between Sea and Land: From Fins to Limbs II Out Of The Water New Realms for Vertebrate Life: The Land and the Air The Land The Air Life on Land: The Four-legged Creatures Born on the Dry Land: From Eggs to Live-birth Hardened Creatures: Shields and Spikes Fighting Ice and Fire: Warm Blood and Sweat Coats of Life: Hair and Fur Drink of Life: Breasts and Milk Life in the Trees: The Early Primates Swinging, Striking, and Rising: Apes Standing Up: From Ape to Early Man Building with Hands and Words: Man Conclusion Timeline Bibliography