Biology: How Life Works, Volume 1

27.11.2015

Englisch

9781319048822

Macmillan Learning

Nein

James Morris

800

2nd edition 2090

Taschenbuch

James Morris - Professor of Biology at Brandeis University. He teaches a wide variety of courses for majors and non-majors, including introductory biology, evolution, genetics and genomics, epigenetics, comparative vertebrate anatomy, and a first-year seminar on Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. He is the recipient of numerous teaching awards from Brandeis and Harvard. His research focuses on the rapidly growing field of epigenetics, making use of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster as a model organism.

Biology: How Life Works, How Life Works, Life Sciences, James Morris, Biology

PS - Biologie, Biowissenschaften PDX - Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften

1. Life: Chemical, Cellular, and Evolutionary FoundationsCase.- 1 The First Cell: Life’s Origins.- 2. The Molecules of LifeNew coverage of functional groups.- 3. Nucleic Acids and TranscriptionNucleotides now shown at physiological pH.- 4. Translation and Protein StructureAmino acids now shown at physiological pH.- 5. Organizing Principles: Lipids, Membranes, and Cell Compartments.- 6. Making Life Work: Capturing and Using Energy.- 7. Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Energy from Carbohydrates and Other Fuel Molecules.- 8. Photosynthesis: Using Sunlight to Build CarbohydratesThe story of the evolution of photosynthesis now brought together in a single major section at the end of the chapter (Section 8.5). Case 2: Cancer: When Good Cells Go Bad.- 9. Cell Signaling.- 10. Cell and Tissue Architecture: Cytoskeleton, Cell Junctions, and Extracellular MatrixChapters 9 and 10 have been streamlined to better match our mission statement.- 11. Cell Division: Variations, Regulation, and CancerCase 3 You, From A to T: Your Personal Genome.- 12. DNA Replication and ManipulationNew inclusion of the trombone model of DNA replicationAddition of CRISPR technology.- 13. GenomesExpanded coverage of retrotransposons and reverse transcriptase.- 14. Mutation and DNA Repair.- 15. Genetic Variation.- 16. Mendelian InheritanceA new How Do We Know? figure explaining Mendel’s experimental results.- 17. Inheritance of Sex Chromosomes, Linked Genes, and Organelles.- 18. The Genetic and Environmental Basis of Complex Traits.- 19. Genetic and Epigenetic Regulation New discussion of the mechanism of X-inactivation.- 20. Genes and DevelopmentCase 4 Malaria: Coevolution of Humans and a Parasite.- 21. Evolution: How Genotypes and Phenotypes Change Over TimeAn expanded discussion of nonrandom mating and inbreeding depression.- 22. Species and Speciation.- 23. Evolutionary Patterns: Phylogeny and FossilsAddition of the effect of mass extinctions on species diversity.- 24. Human Origins and EvolutionUpdated discussion of the relationship between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens, as well as Denisovans.