Biology 21

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Committee on a New Biology for the 21st Century: Ensuring the United States Leads the Coming Biology Revolution
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009-11-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309147866

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A New Biology for the 21st Century by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Committee on a New Biology for the 21st Century: Ensuring the United States Leads the Coming Biology Revolution Pdf

Now more than ever, biology has the potential to contribute practical solutions to many of the major challenges confronting the United States and the world. A New Biology for the 21st Century recommends that a "New Biology" approach-one that depends on greater integration within biology, and closer collaboration with physical, computational, and earth scientists, mathematicians and engineers-be used to find solutions to four key societal needs: sustainable food production, ecosystem restoration, optimized biofuel production, and improvement in human health. The approach calls for a coordinated effort to leverage resources across the federal, private, and academic sectors to help meet challenges and improve the return on life science research in general.

Author : Samantha Fowler,Rebecca Roush,James Wise
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9888407457

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Concepts of Biology by Samantha Fowler,Rebecca Roush,James Wise Pdf

Concepts of Biology is designed for the single-semester introduction to biology course for non-science majors, which for many students is their only college-level science course. As such, this course represents an important opportunity for students to develop the necessary knowledge, tools, and skills to make informed decisions as they continue with their lives. Rather than being mired down with facts and vocabulary, the typical non-science major student needs information presented in a way that is easy to read and understand. Even more importantly, the content should be meaningful. Students do much better when they understand why biology is relevant to their everyday lives. For these reasons, Concepts of Biology is grounded on an evolutionary basis and includes exciting features that highlight careers in the biological sciences and everyday applications of the concepts at hand.We also strive to show the interconnectedness of topics within this extremely broad discipline. In order to meet the needs of today's instructors and students, we maintain the overall organization and coverage found in most syllabi for this course. A strength of Concepts of Biology is that instructors can customize the book, adapting it to the approach that works best in their classroom. Concepts of Biology also includes an innovative art program that incorporates critical thinking and clicker questions to help students understand--and apply--key concepts.

Author : National Research Council,National Academy of Engineering,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Policy and Global Affairs,Committee on Science, Technology, and Law
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309225861

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Positioning Synthetic Biology to Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century by National Research Council,National Academy of Engineering,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Policy and Global Affairs,Committee on Science, Technology, and Law Pdf

Synthetic biology -- unlike any research discipline that precedes it -- has the potential to bypass the less predictable process of evolution to usher in a new and dynamic way of working with living systems. Ultimately, synthetic biologists hope to design and build engineered biological systems with capabilities that do not exist in natural systems -- capabilities that may ultimately be used for applications in manufacturing, food production, and global health. Importantly, synthetic biology represents an area of science and engineering that raises technical, ethical, regulatory, security, biosafety, intellectual property, and other issues that will be resolved differently in different parts of the world. As a better understanding of the global synthetic biology landscape could lead to tremendous benefits, six academies -- the United Kingdom's Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering, the United States' National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering, and the Chinese Academy of Science and Chinese Academy of Engineering -- organized a series of international symposia on the scientific, technical, and policy issues associated with synthetic biology. Positioning Synthetic Biology to Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century summarizes the symposia proceedings.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Power resources
ISBN : MINN:30000006336550

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Energy Research Abstracts by Anonim Pdf

Author : Michel Morange
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780674245259

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The Black Box of Biology by Michel Morange Pdf

In this masterful account, a historian of science surveys the molecular biology revolution, its origin and continuing impact. Since the 1930s, a molecular vision has been transforming biology. Michel Morange provides an incisive and overarching history of this transformation, from the early attempts to explain organisms by the structure of their chemical components, to the birth and consolidation of genetics, to the latest technologies and discoveries enabled by the new science of life. Morange revisits A History of Molecular Biology and offers new insights from the past twenty years into his analysis. The Black Box of Biology shows that what led to the incredible transformation of biology was not a simple accumulation of new results, but the molecularization of a large part of biology. In fact, Morange argues, the greatest biological achievements of the past few decades should still be understood within the molecular paradigm. What has happened is not the displacement of molecular biology by other techniques and avenues of research, but rather the fusion of molecular principles and concepts with those of other disciplines, including genetics, physics, structural chemistry, and computational biology. This has produced decisive changes, including the discoveries of regulatory RNAs, the development of massive scientific programs such as human genome sequencing, and the emergence of synthetic biology, systems biology, and epigenetics. Original, persuasive, and breathtaking in its scope, The Black Box of Biology sets a new standard for the history of the ongoing molecular revolution.

Author : R. M. M. Crawford
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780199559404

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Tundra-Taiga Biology by R. M. M. Crawford Pdf

This book provides an integrated account of the biological, climatic and anthropological factors that affect the entire circum-polar tundra-taiga biome.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Committee on Defining and Advancing the Conceptual Basis of Biological Sciences in the 21st Century
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2008-01-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309134170

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The Role of Theory in Advancing 21st-Century Biology by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Committee on Defining and Advancing the Conceptual Basis of Biological Sciences in the 21st Century Pdf

Although its importance is not always recognized, theory is an integral part of all biological research. Biologists' theoretical and conceptual frameworks inform every step of their research, affecting what experiments they do, what techniques and technologies they develop and use, and how they interpret their data. By examining how theory can help biologists answer questions like "What are the engineering principles of life?" or "How do cells really work?" the report shows how theory synthesizes biological knowledge from the molecular level to the level of whole ecosystems. The book concludes that theory is already an inextricable thread running throughout the practice of biology; but that explicitly giving theory equal status with other components of biological research could help catalyze transformative research that will lead to creative, dynamic, and innovative advances in our understanding of life.

Author : ConferenceSeries
Publisher : ConferenceSeries
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Proceedings of 21st European Nutrition and Dietetics Conference 2018 by ConferenceSeries Pdf

June 11-13, 2018 Dublin, Ireland key topics : Clinical Nutrition, Sports Nutrition & Kinesiology, Plant Nutrition, Animal and Diary Nutrition, Malnutrition or Nutritional Deficiency, Nutrient related Chronic diseases, Nutrition and Cancer, Nutrition in Pregnancy and Lactation, Paediatric Nutrition, Nutrition During Adolescence, Diet in Obesity and Underweight, Diet for Gastrointestinal Diseases, Nutrition and Psychology, Nutrition, Health and Choice, Current Research in Nutrition and Dietetics, Food and Nutrition, Nutritional Epidemiology, Food Science & Chemistry, Public Health Research, Diet & Appetite, Vitaminology & Lipidology, Nutritional Neuroscience & Eating Disorders, Renal Nutrition & Metabolism, Nutraceuticals & Medicinal Foods, Holistic & Integrative Nutrition, Food & Nutritional Immunology, Food & Nutritional Toxicology, Food & Nutritional Metabolomics, Protein Science, Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity,

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 2138 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128004265

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Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology by Anonim Pdf

Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology, Four Volume Set is the definitive go-to reference in the field of evolutionary biology. It provides a fully comprehensive review of the field in an easy to search structure. Under the collective leadership of fifteen distinguished section editors, it is comprised of articles written by leading experts in the field, providing a full review of the current status of each topic. The articles are up-to-date and fully illustrated with in-text references that allow readers to easily access primary literature. While all entries are authoritative and valuable to those with advanced understanding of evolutionary biology, they are also intended to be accessible to both advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Broad topics include the history of evolutionary biology, population genetics, quantitative genetics; speciation, life history evolution, evolution of sex and mating systems, evolutionary biogeography, evolutionary developmental biology, molecular and genome evolution, coevolution, phylogenetic methods, microbial evolution, diversification of plants and fungi, diversification of animals, and applied evolution. Presents fully comprehensive content, allowing easy access to fundamental information and links to primary research Contains concise articles by leading experts in the field that ensures current coverage of each topic Provides ancillary learning tools like tables, illustrations, and multimedia features to assist with the comprehension process

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128203361

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Methods in Kidney Cell Biology Part B by Anonim Pdf

Methods in Kidney Cell Biology, Part B, Volume 154 represents state-of-the-art techniques in renal research that are ideal for veterans, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, clinical scientists and principal investigators. Topics in the new release include Single glomerular proteomics – a novel method in translational glomerular cell biology, Measurement of cytosolic and intraciliary calcium in live cells, Differentiation of human kidney organoids from pluripotent stem cells, Quantifying autophagic flux in kidney tissue using structured illumination microscopy, the Generation of primary cells from ADPKD and normal human kidneys, ADPKD cell proliferation and Cl-dependent fluid secretion, In vitro cyst formation of ADPKD cells, and much more. Written by experts in their field who have perfected stated methods Covers a wide range of topics, from state-of-the-art techniques that may require specialized equipment, to tried-and-true classic methods in their most refined form Includes cutting-edge, recently developed methods

Author : Rickey Cothran,Martin Thiel
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780190688554

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The Natural History of the Crustacea: Reproductive Biology by Rickey Cothran,Martin Thiel Pdf

This is the sixth volume of a ten-volume series on The Natural History of the Crustacea. The volume synthesizes in nineteen chapters our current understanding of diverse topics in crustacean reproductive biology. In the first part of this book, the chapters address allocation strategies to reproduction, gamete production, brooding behavior, and other components of parental care in crustaceans. The second part of the volume centers on sexual systems in crustaceans. The third section of the volume covers crustacean mating systems and sexual selection. Reproductive Biology ends with three chapters covering diverse topics including reproductive rhythms, crustacean personality research, and record breaking crustaceans with respect to reproductive characters.

Author : Akademii︠a︡ nauk SSSR.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Biology
ISBN : STANFORD:36105003018889

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Biology Bulletin of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. by Akademii︠a︡ nauk SSSR. Pdf

Author : Marc Lewis
Publisher : Doubleday Canada
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-04
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780385682299

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The Biology of Desire by Marc Lewis Pdf

Through the vivid, true stories of five people who journeyed into and out of addiction, a renowned neuroscientist explains why the “disease model” of addiction is wrong and illuminates the path to recovery. The psychiatric establishment and rehab industry in the Western world have branded addiction a brain disease, based on evidence that brains change with drug use. But in The Biology of Desire, cognitive neuroscientist and former addict Marc Lewis makes a convincing case that addiction is not a disease, and shows why the disease model has become an obstacle to healing. Lewis reveals addiction as an unintended consequence of the brain doing what it’s supposed to do—seek pleasure and relief—in a world that’s not cooperating. Brains are designed to restructure themselves with normal learning and development, but this process is accelerated in addiction when highly attractive rewards are pursued repeatedly. Lewis shows why treatment based on the disease model so often fails, and how treatment can be retooled to achieve lasting recovery, given the realities of brain plasticity. Combining intimate human stories with clearly rendered scientific explanation, The Biology of Desire is enlightening and optimistic reading for anyone who has wrestled with addiction either personally or professionally.

Author : Ontario. Legislative Assembly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Ontario
ISBN : HARVARD:HX5TWC

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Sessional Papers by Ontario. Legislative Assembly Pdf

Author : Meredith College (Raleigh, N.C.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 764 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1927
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UIUC:30112112208878

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Quarterly Bulletin by Meredith College (Raleigh, N.C.) Pdf