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Life sciences for the non-scientist /
This illustrated exploration of the life sciences covers many topical issues, ranging from the origin of life to mad-cow disease. The illustrations include line drawings, mostly in colour, and many electron micrographs. Concisely written, it should be suitable for the non-specialist, as well as the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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River Edge, N.J. :
World Scientific,
©2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.