Design And Information In Biology

Author : J. A. Bryant
Publisher : WIT Press
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781853128530

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Design and Information in Biology by J. A. Bryant Pdf

Highlighted with individual contributions from eminent specialists, these multiauthored volumes combine authority, inspiration and state-of-the-art knowledge. Both informative and inspiring they are designed to appeal to scientists and interested laypeople alike. Volume 2 complements and extends the scope of the first, with the biological viewpoint being stressed. Following an introductory chapter on design as understood in biology, the various aspects of the biological information revolution are addressed. Areas discussed include molecular structure, the genome, development, and neural networks. A section on information theory provides a link with engineering, and the scope is also broadened to include the implications of motion in nature and engineering.

Author : J. A. Bryant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1853128546

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Design and information in biology : from molecules to systems by J. A. Bryant Pdf

Author : Adrian Bejan,J. Peder Zane
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780307744340

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Design in Nature by Adrian Bejan,J. Peder Zane Pdf

In this groundbreaking book, Adrian Bejan takes the recurring patterns in nature—trees, tributaries, air passages, neural networks, and lightning bolts—and reveals how a single principle of physics, the constructal law, accounts for the evolution of these and many other designs in our world. Everything—from biological life to inanimate systems—generates shape and structure and evolves in a sequence of ever-improving designs in order to facilitate flow. River basins, cardiovascular systems, and bolts of lightning are very efficient flow systems to move a current—of water, blood, or electricity. Likewise, the more complex architecture of animals evolve to cover greater distance per unit of useful energy, or increase their flow across the land. Such designs also appear in human organizations, like the hierarchical “flowcharts” or reporting structures in corporations and political bodies. All are governed by the same principle, known as the constructal law, and configure and reconfigure themselves over time to flow more efficiently. Written in an easy style that achieves clarity without sacrificing complexity, Design in Nature is a paradigm-shifting book that will fundamentally transform our understanding of the world around us.

Author : Ashok K Goel,Daniel A McAdams,Robert B. Stone
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781447152484

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Biologically Inspired Design by Ashok K Goel,Daniel A McAdams,Robert B. Stone Pdf

From simple cases such as hook and latch attachments found in Velcro to articulated-wing flying vehicles, biology often has been used to inspire many creative design ideas. The scientific challenge now is to transform the paradigm into a repeatable and scalable methodology. Biologically Inspired Design explores computational techniques and tools that can help integrate the method into design practice. With an inspiring foreword from Janine Benyus, Biologically Inspired Design contains a dozen chapters written by some of the leading scholars in the transdisciplinary field of bioinspired design, such as Frank Fish, Julian Vincent and Jeannette Yen from biology, and Amaresk Chakrabarti, Satyandra Gupta and Li Shu from engineering. Based in part on discussions at two workshops sponsored by the United States National Science Foundation, this volume introduces and develops several methods and tools for bioinspired design including: Information-processing theories, Natural language techniques, Knowledge-based tools, and Functional approaches and Pedagogical techniques. By exploring these fundamental theories, techniques and tools for supporting biologically inspired design, this volume provides a comprehensive resource for design practitioners wishing to explore the paradigm, an invaluable guide to design educators interested in teaching the method, and a preliminary reading for design researchers wanting to investigate bioinspired design.

Author : Phillip Thurtle
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-19
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781452957791

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Biology in the Grid by Phillip Thurtle Pdf

How grids paved the way for our biological understanding of organisms As one of the most visual sciences, biology has an aesthetic dimension that lends force and persuasion to scientific arguments: how things are arranged on a page, how texts are interspersed with images, and how images are composed reflect deep-seated beliefs about how life exists on Earth. Biology in the Grid traces how our current understanding of life and genetics emerged from the pervasive nineteenth- and twentieth-century graphic form of the grid, which allowed disparate pieces of information to form what media theorist Vilém Flusser called “technical images.” Phillip Thurtle explains how the grid came to dominate biology in the twentieth century, transforming biologists’ beliefs about how organisms were constructed. He demonstrates how this shift in our understanding of biological grids enabled new philosophies in endeavors such as advertising, entertainment, and even political theory. The implications of the arguments in Biology in the Grid are profound, touching on matters as fundamental as desire, our understanding of our bodies, and our view of how society is composed. Moreover, Thurtle’s beautifully written, tightly focused arguments allow readers to apply his claims to new disciplines and systems. Bristling with insight and potential, Biology in the Grid ultimately suggests that such a grid-organized understanding of natural life inevitably has social and political dimensions, with society recognized as being made of interchangeable, regulated parts rather than as an organic whole.

Author : Abby Hafer
Publisher : Lutterworth Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780718844462

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The Not-So-Intelligent Designer by Abby Hafer Pdf

Why do men's testicles hang outside the body? Why does our appendix sometimes explode and kill us? And who does the Designer like better, anyway - us, or squid? These and other questions are addressed in The Not-So-Intelligent Designer. Dr. Abby Hafer argues that the human body has many faulty design features that would never have been the choice of an intelligent creator. She also points out other animals that got better body parts, which makes the Designer look a bit strange; discusses the history and politics of Intelligent Design and creationism; reveals animals that shouldn't exist according to Intelligent Design; and disposes of the idea of irreducible complexity. Her points are illustrated with pictures (by Alexander Winkler), wit, and erudition.

Author : Uri Alon
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-12
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781000001327

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An Introduction to Systems Biology by Uri Alon Pdf

Praise for the first edition: ... superb, beautifully written and organized work that takes an engineering approach to systems biology. Alon provides nicely written appendices to explain the basic mathematical and biological concepts clearly and succinctly without interfering with the main text. He starts with a mathematical description of transcriptional activation and then describes some basic transcription-network motifs (patterns) that can be combined to form larger networks. – Nature [This text deserves] serious attention from any quantitative scientist who hopes to learn about modern biology ... It assumes no prior knowledge of or even interest in biology ... One final aspect that must be mentioned is the wonderful set of exercises that accompany each chapter. ... Alon’s book should become a standard part of the training of graduate students. – Physics Today Written for students and researchers, the second edition of this best-selling textbook continues to offer a clear presentation of design principles that govern the structure and behavior of biological systems. It highlights simple, recurring circuit elements that make up the regulation of cells and tissues. Rigorously classroom-tested, this edition includes new chapters on exciting advances made in the last decade. Features: Includes seven new chapters The new edition has 189 exercises, the previous edition had 66 Offers new examples relevant to human physiology and disease

Author : Uri Alon
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2006-07-07
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781420011432

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An Introduction to Systems Biology by Uri Alon Pdf

Thorough and accessible, this book presents the design principles of biological systems, and highlights the recurring circuit elements that make up biological networks. It provides a simple mathematical framework which can be used to understand and even design biological circuits. The textavoids specialist terms, focusing instead on several well-studied biological systems that concisely demonstrate key principles. An Introduction to Systems Biology: Design Principles of Biological Circuits builds a solid foundation for the intuitive understanding of general principles. It encourages the reader to ask why a system is designed in a particular way and then proceeds to answer with simplified models.

Author : Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg,Jane Calvert,Pablo Schyfter,Alistair Elfick,Drew Endy
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-28
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780262019996

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Synthetic Aesthetics by Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg,Jane Calvert,Pablo Schyfter,Alistair Elfick,Drew Endy Pdf

As synthetic biology transforms living matter into a medium for making, what is the role of design and its associated values?

Author : Renato Dulbecco
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Biology
ISBN : UOM:39015012804020

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The Design of Life by Renato Dulbecco Pdf

Nobel laureate Renato Dulbecco presents a fascinating overview of the current state of information about life processes, ranging from the characteristics and activities of DNA to sexuality, practical aspects of genetics, communication between cells and between organisms, and the effects of drugs on the brain. He concludes with a provocative discussion of biology and human affairs in which he poses questions about brain programming and its relationship to accountability, freedom of choice, and the future. Dr. Dulbecco's book will be of interest to general readers as well as to specialists in the field.

Author : United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. Subcommittee on Legislation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1016 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951D03584646O

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Biology and medicine; training, education, and information; Plowshare; isotopes development; physical research; communities; and AEC administrative programs by United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. Subcommittee on Legislation Pdf

Author : Nurgül Ece
Publisher : Birkhäuser
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-19
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9783035610406

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Building Biology by Nurgül Ece Pdf

Health and environmental compatibility are key topics in contemporary society. The book shows how the built environment can be aesthetically pleasing, modern and, at the same time, healthy and environmentally friendly. It makes the link between architecture as a design task and a building biology approach to design. Building biology teaches us about the holistic interaction between people and their built environment. It combines building culture with ecology and disciplines such as chemistry, biology, geology, and psychology. Using the building of the Institute of Building Biology + Sustainability (IBN) as a model, building biology criteria and approaches are explained in detail. Numerous additional current projects illustrate how these are implemented in responsible, healthy, and hence sustainable architecture.

Author : Jenny E. Sabin,Peter Lloyd Jones (Spatial biologist)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Architecture and biology
ISBN : 113878396X

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LabStudio by Jenny E. Sabin,Peter Lloyd Jones (Spatial biologist) Pdf

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Foreword: Reinventing Nature -- Acknowledgments -- Part I Design Research in Practice: Methodology and Approach with Historical Precedents and Case Studies -- 1 Bioconstructivisms -- Trans-Disciplinary Research Practice: Contemporary Case Studies -- 2 Design Research in Practice: A New Model -- Part II Design Computation Tools for Architecture and Science: New Tools and Forms -- Introduction to Design Computation Tools for Architecture and Science: New Tools and Forms -- 3 Networking: Elasticity and Branching Morphogenesis -- Comments on the Role of the Matrix -- New Architectural Concerns -- 4 Motility: Adaptive Architecture and Personalized Medicine -- Topologically Free Cells -- Avoiding Biomimicry -- Visualizing in Another Dimension -- Positioning Mechanism -- Newness -- 5 Surface Design: The Mammary Gland as a Model of Architectural Connectivity -- On Geometry and Cellular Mechanics -- Biological Data and Intuition -- Case Study: Understanding Behavioral Rule Sets through Cell Motility -- Case Study: Motility and the Observation of Change -- Case Study: Microfabrication: Spatializing Cell Signaling and Sensing Mechanisms -- 6 BioInspired Materials and Design -- Part III Architectural Prototyping: Human-Scale Material Systems and Big Datascapes -- 7 The New Science of Making -- 8 Matter Design Computation: Biosynthesis and New Paradigms of Making -- Project: Branching Morphogenesis, 2008 -- Project: Ground Substance, 2009 -- Workshop: Nonlinear Systems Biology and Design, 2010 -- Part IV Personalized Architecture and Medicine -- 9 eSkin: BioInspired Adaptive Materials -- 10 myThread Pavilion -- Interview: RE(IN)FORM(ULAT)ING Health Care via Medicine + Creativity -- Conclusion -- Notes on Contributors -- Image Credits -- Index

Author : Michael J. Behe,William A. Dembski,Stephen C. Meyer,Wethersfield Institute
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780898708097

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Science and Evidence for Design in the Universe by Michael J. Behe,William A. Dembski,Stephen C. Meyer,Wethersfield Institute Pdf

A collection of essays in which a mathematician, a biochemist, and a philosopher of science explore the possibility of developing a reliable method for detecting intelligent life, and examine evidence for design in life and the universe.

Author : Basant K. Tiwary
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789811642418

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Bioinformatics and Computational Biology by Basant K. Tiwary Pdf

This textbook introduces fundamental concepts of bioinformatics and computational biology to the students and researchers in biology, medicine, veterinary science, agriculture, and bioengineering . The respective chapters provide detailed information on biological databases, sequence alignment, molecular evolution, next-generation sequencing, systems biology, and statistical computing using R. The book also presents a case-based discussion on clinical, veterinary, agricultural bioinformatics, and computational bioengineering for application-based learning in the respective fields. Further, it offers readers guidance on reconstructing and analysing biological networks and highlights computational methods used in systems medicine and genome-wide association mapping of diseases. Given its scope, this textbook offers an essential introductory book on bioinformatics and computational biology for undergraduate and graduate students in the life sciences, botany, zoology, physiology, biotechnology, bioinformatics, and genomic science as well as systems biology, bioengineering and the agricultural, and veterinary sciences.