Author : Gary C. Howard,William E. Brown,Manfred Auer
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780195314434
Imaging Life by Gary C. Howard,William E. Brown,Manfred Auer Pdf
Imaging Life is a current and timely account of how scientists look at the structures that make up the complexity and organization of living organisms. These structures range from individual atoms, molecules and macromolecules to subcellular and cellular volumes, tissues and microbial communities. This "systems biology" understanding of life requires a combination of imaging techniques and, with it, an in-depth understanding of their respective strengths and limitations, as well as how they complement other techniques. Howard, Brown, and Auer show us that the integration of these imaging techniques will allow us to overcome the reductionist approach to biology that dominated the twentieth century, which was aimed at examining the physical and chemical properties of life's constituents, one macromolecule at a time. -- from back cover.