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How the Krebs cycle powers life and death – with Nick Lane

The Royal Institution · lecture · Watch on YouTube

Biology & biotechnologyEvolution & geneticsMedicine & infectious disease

What it is

Biochemist Nick Lane gives a Royal Institution lecture arguing that the Krebs cycle is central to what makes cells alive, not just genetic information. He draws on the themes of his book Transformer to link metabolism to the origin of life, death, and aging.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters point to Nick Lane as an excellent science communicator whose talks on mitochondria and the chemistry of life are worth watching.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2022, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “You can watch his presentations at the Royal Institute.”

    Nick Lane's Royal Institution talk on the Krebs cycle.

    AareyBaba, 2022-08 · Recommendation · in “A biochemist’s view of life’s origin reframes cancer and aging”

  2. “excellent science communicator; you can watch some of his talks online.”

    Good talk from an excellent science communicator on the chemistry of life.

    wfn, 2025-05 · Recommendation · in “Transformer: The Deep Chemistry of Life and Death”

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Topics: krebs cycle, mitochondria, origin of life, nick lane, metabolism

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