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Life Sciences for the Non-Scientist.
This well-illustrated book on the life sciences covers many topical issues, ranging from the origin of life to mad-cow disease. The illustrations include line drawings, mostly in color, and many electron micrographs. Concise and clearly written, it is suitable for the non-specialist, and the undergr...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Singapore :
World Scientific Publishing Company,
2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 520 | |a This well-illustrated book on the life sciences covers many topical issues, ranging from the origin of life to mad-cow disease. The illustrations include line drawings, mostly in color, and many electron micrographs. Concise and clearly written, it is suitable for the non-specialist, and the undergraduate embarking on this field. The book also provides basic information on the major groups of disease-producing microorganisms, their defense by the body, and preventive measures such as immunization. It shows how closely integrated plants and animals are to one another in maintaining life on the. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Ch. 1. In search of truth -- ch. 2. From molecules to cell -- ch. 3. From inanimate to animate -- ch. 4. The mother of all cells -- ch. 5. Cells out of control -- ch. 6. Extending the range of vision -- ch. 7. On life's fringes -- ch. 8. A Friend and a foe -- ch. 9. The mouldy world -- ch. 10. The unwanted guests -- ch. 11. Mad cows and toxic proteins -- ch. 12. Arthropods as agents of disease -- ch. 13. The never ending battle -- ch. 14. Bolstering defenses. ch. 15. Microbes as weapons. ch. 16. Sex and survival -- ch. 17. Do microbes possess consciousness? -- ch. 18. Nature's clocks -- ch. 19. The plant kingdom -- ch. 20. The long march of evolution -- ch. 21. Making clones -- ch. 22. The end game. | |
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