Biology Of Life

Author : Laurence A. Cole
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128096864

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Biology of Life by Laurence A. Cole Pdf

Biology of Life: Biochemistry, Physiology and Philosophy provides foundational coverage of the field of biochemistry for a different angle to the traditional biochemistry text by focusing on human biochemistry and incorporating related elements of evolution to help further contextualize this dynamic space. This unique approach includes sections on early human development, what constitutes human life, and what makes it special. Additional coverage on the differences between the biochemistry of prokaryotes and eukaryotes is also included. The center of life in prokaryotes is considered to be photosynthesis and sugar generation, while the center of life in eukaryotes is sugar use and oxidative phosphorylation. This unique reference will inform specialized biochemistry courses and researchers in their understanding of the role biochemistry has in human life. Contextualizes the field of biochemistry and its role in human life Includes dedicated sections on human reproduction and human brain development Provides extensive coverage on biochemical energetics, oxidative phosphorylation, photosynthesis, and carbon monoxide-acetate pathways

Author : Laurence A. Cole
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 0128096853

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Biology of Life by Laurence A. Cole Pdf

Biology of Life: Biochemistry, Physiology and Philosophy provides foundational coverage of the field of biochemistry for a different angle to the traditional biochemistry text by focusing on human biochemistry and incorporating related elements of evolution to help further contextualize this dynamic space. This unique approach includes sections on early human development, what constitutes human life, and what makes it special. Additional coverage on the differences between the biochemistry of prokaryotes and eukaryotes is also included. The center of life in prokaryotes is considered to be photosynthesis and sugar generation, while the center of life in eukaryotes is sugar use and oxidative phosphorylation. This unique reference will inform specialized biochemistry courses and researchers in their understanding of the role biochemistry has in human life.

Author : William Kirkwood Purves
Publisher : W H Freeman & Company
Page : 1044 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Science
ISBN : 0716738759

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Life, the Science of Biology by William Kirkwood Purves Pdf

Author : Paul Nurse
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07
Category : Life (Biology)
ISBN : 1788451422

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What is Life? by Paul Nurse Pdf

Author : Kunihiko Kaneko
Publisher : Springer
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2006-09-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540326670

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Life: An Introduction to Complex Systems Biology by Kunihiko Kaneko Pdf

This book examines life not from the reductionist point of view, but rather asks the questions: what are the universal properties of living systems, and how can one construct from there a phenomenological theory of life that leads naturally to complex processes such as reproductive cellular systems, evolution and differentiation? The presentation is relatively non-technical to appeal to a broad spectrum of students and researchers.

Author : M. B. V. Roberts
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Biology
ISBN : 0174480962

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Biology for Life by M. B. V. Roberts Pdf

Biology for Life is the leading text for 14-16 year olds in Caribbean schools. This flexible, attractive text is clear and easy to read, providing material for a wide range of abilities. Biology for life contains practical investigations which give clear instructions, and allow students to work independently of the teacher.

Author : Paul Nurse
Publisher : David Fickling Books
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781788451413

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What is Life? by Paul Nurse Pdf

Life is all around us, abundant and diverse, it is extraordinary. But what does it actually mean to be alive? Nobel prize-winner Paul Nurse has spent his career revealing how living cells work. In this book, he takes up the challenge of defining life in a way that every reader can understand. It is a shared journey of discovery; step by step he illuminates five great ideas that underpin biology. He traces the roots of his own curiosity and knowledge to reveal how science works, both now and in the past. Using his personal experiences, in and out of the lab, he shares with us the challenges, the lucky breaks, and the thrilling eureka moments of discovery.To survive the challenges that face the human race today - from climate change, to pandemics, loss of biodiversity and food security - it is vital that we all understand what life is.

Author : Samantha Fowler,Rebecca Roush,James Wise
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 42,7 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 : Michael C. Gerald,Gloria E. Gerald
Publisher : Union Square + ORM
Page : 1050 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781454915331

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The Biology Book by Michael C. Gerald,Gloria E. Gerald Pdf

“This beautifully illustrated book covers four billion years of biology history . . . appealing for readers with little to no background in science.” —Library Journal From the emergence of life, to Leewenhoeks microscopic world, to GMO crops, The Biology Book presents 250 landmarks in the most widely studied scientific field. Brief, engaging, and colorfully illustrated synopses introduce readers to every major subdiscipline, including cell theory, genetics, evolution, physiology, thermodynamics, molecular biology, and ecology. With information on such varied topics as paleontology, pheromones, nature vs. nurture, DNA fingerprinting, bioenergetics, and so much more, this lively collection will engage everyone who studies and appreciates the life sciences.

Author : T. Lenoir
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9789400969513

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The Strategy of Life by T. Lenoir Pdf

Teleological thinking has been steadfastly resisted by modern biology. And yet, in nearly every area of research biologists are hard pressed to find language that does not impute purposiveness to living forms. The life of the individual organism, if not life itself, seems to make use of a variety of strate gems in achieving its purposes. But in an age when physical models dominate our imagination and when physics itself has become accustomed to uncertainty relations and complementarity, biologists have learned to live with a kind of schizophrenic language, employing terms like 'selfish genes' and 'survival machines' to describe the behavior of organisms as if they were somehow purposive yet all the while intending that they are highly complicated mechanisms. The present study treats a period in the history of the life sciences when the imputation of purposiveness to biological organization was not regarded an embarrassment but rather an accepted fact, and when the principal goal was to reap the benefits of mechanistic explanations by finding a. means of in corporating them within the guidelines of a teleological fmmework. Whereas the history of German biology in the early nineteenth century is usually dismissed as an unfortunate era dominated by arid speculation, the present study aims to reverse that judgment by showing that a consistent, workable program of research was elaborated by a well-connected group of German biologists and that it was based squarely on the unification of teleological and mechanistic models of explanation.

Author : Sandra Alters
Publisher : William C. Brown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0815108583

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Biology by Sandra Alters Pdf

Designed for a one or two semester non-majors course in introductory biology taught at most two and four-year colleges. This course typically fulfills a general education requirement, and rather than emphasizing mastery of technical topics, it focuses on the understanding of biological ideas and concepts, how they relate to real life, and appreciating the scientific methods and thought processes. Given the authors' work in and dedication to science education, this text's writing style, pedagogy, and integrated support package are all based on classroom-tested teaching strategies and learning theory. The result is a learning program that enhances the effectiveness & efficiency of the teaching and learning experience in the introductory biology course like no other before it.

Author : Ricard Sole,Brian Goodwin
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2002-01-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 0465019285

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Signs Of Life by Ricard Sole,Brian Goodwin Pdf

Signs of Life applies the mathematics of order and disorder, of entropy, chance, and randomness, of chaos and nonlinear dynamics to the various mysteries of the living world at all levels. This book is an entirely new approach to understanding living systems and will help set the agenda for biology in the coming century.

Author : John Stewart
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781527534681

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Breathing Life into Biology by John Stewart Pdf

This book shows that contemporary biology is focused almost exclusively on genes and molecules. This approach, despite giving rise to exciting developments, such as DNA sequencing and genetic engineering, does not take into account the living organisms themselves. This text redresses this imbalance: firstly, by providing a sketch of a fully-fledged theory of what living organisms are; and then putting this theory to work by recounting the story of the evolution of living organisms on Earth.

Author : Erik L. Peterson
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780822981985

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The Life Organic by Erik L. Peterson Pdf

As scientists debated the nature of life in the nineteenth century, two theories predominated: vitalism, which suggested that living things contained a “vital spark,” and mechanism, the idea that animals and humans differed from nonliving things only in their degree of complexity. Erik Peterson tells the forgotten story of the pursuit of a “third way’ in biology, known by many names, including “the organic philosophy,” which gave rise to C. H. Waddington’s work in the subfield of epigenetics: an alternative to standard genetics and evolutionary biology that captured the attention of notable scientists from Francis Crick to Stephen Jay Gould. The Life Organic chronicles the influential biologists, mathematicians, philosophers, and biochemists from both sides of the Atlantic who formed Joseph Needham’s Theoretical Biology Club, defined and refined “third way” thinking through the 1930s, and laid the groundwork for some of the most cutting-edge achievements in biology today. By tracing the persistence of organicism into the twenty-first century, this book also raises significant questions about how we should model the development of the discipline of biology going forward.

Author : Joan Borysenko
Publisher : Berkley Trade
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1573226513

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A Woman's Book of Life by Joan Borysenko Pdf

The bestselling author of "Minding the Body, Mending the Mind" reveals the interconnected loop of the mind, body, and spirit in a pioneering book that will teach women how to maximize their health and well-being as well as discover the extraordinary power that comes with each stage of the feminine life cycle.