Instant Notes Animal Biology


Book Description

This is a student-friendly compendium of the essentials of animal biology, including the Animal Kingdom, comparative physiology, reproductive physiology and developmental biology.




The Vital Question


Book Description

A game-changing book on the origins of life, called the most important scientific discovery 'since the Copernican revolution' in The Observer.




Concepts of Biology


Book Description

Black & white print. Concepts of Biology is designed for the typical introductory biology course for nonmajors, covering standard scope and sequence requirements. The text includes interesting applications and conveys the major themes of biology, with content that is meaningful and easy to understand. The book is designed to demonstrate biology concepts and to promote scientific literacy.




Molecular Biology


Book Description

This text provides comprehensive coverage of molecular biology at an undergraduate level, providing access to the core information in the field. It covers all the important areas of molecular biology, useful for learning and rapid revision.




The Lives of a Cell


Book Description

Elegant, suggestive, and clarifying, Lewis Thomas's profoundly humane vision explores the world around us and examines the complex interdependence of all things. Extending beyond the usual limitations of biological science and into a vast and wondrous world of hidden relationships, this provocative book explores in personal, poetic essays to topics such as computers, germs, language, music, death, insects, and medicine. Lewis Thomas writes, "Once you have become permanently startled, as I am, by the realization that we are a social species, you tend to keep an eye out for the pieces of evidence that this is, by and large, good for us."




My Revision Notes: AQA A Level Biology


Book Description

Exam Board: AQA Level: AS/A-level Subject: Biology First Teaching: September 2015 First Exam: June 2016 With My Revision Notes: AQA A level Biology you can: - Manage your own revision with step-by-step support from experienced teacher and examiner Mike Boyle - Apply biological terms accurately with the help of definitions and key words - Plan and pace your revision with the revision planner - Test understanding with questions throughout the book - Get exam ready with last minute quick quizzes available on the Hodder Education website




Instant Notes in Molecular Biology


Book Description

Providing researchers and students with easy access to the key facts in a format specially designed for ease of use and rapid revision, this book in the acclaimed "Instant Notes" series covers studying cells and macromolecules, protein structure, nucleic acids composition properties and structures, and gene manipulation, and bacteriophage and viruses, tumor viruses and oncogenes, and applications. 220 illus.




BIOS Instant Notes in Molecular Biology


Book Description

The new edition of Instant Notes in Molecular Biology has been revised and updated to include information on micro RNAs, RNA inhibition, functional genomics, proteomics, imaging, stem cells and bioinformatics. Written in an accessible style, the book will be a highly useful tool for studying molecular biology.







Biology 2e


Book Description

Biology 2e is designed to cover the scope and sequence requirements of a typical two-semester biology course for science majors. The text provides comprehensive coverage of foundational research and core biology concepts through an evolutionary lens. Biology includes rich features that engage students in scientific inquiry, highlight careers in the biological sciences, and offer everyday applications. The book also includes various types of practice and homework questions that help students understand-and apply-key concepts.