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Introduction: Mitochondria - clandestine rulers of the world 2. Hopeful monster - the origin of the eukaryotic cell 3. The vital force: Proton power and the origin of life 4. Insider deal: Why mitochondria are needed for the evolution of complexity 5. Power laws: Size and the ramp of ascending complexity 6. Power, sex, suicide: The troubled birth of the individual 7. Battle of the sexes: Human prehistory and the nature of gender 8. Clock of life: Why mitochondria kill us in the end
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