Modern Statistics for Modern Biology
Author : SUSAN. HUBER HOLMES (WOLFGANG.)
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 48,85 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Biometry
ISBN : 1108427022
Annelids in Modern Biology
Author : Daniel H. Shain
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 15,14 MB
Release : 2009-04-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 0470455195
Book Description
Annelids offer a diversity of experimentally accessible features making them a rich experimental subject across the biological sciences, including evolutionary development, neurosciences and stem cell research. This volume introduces the Annelids and their utility in evolutionary developmental biology, neurobiology, and environmental/ecological studies, including extreme environments. The book demonstrates the variety of fields in which Annelids are already proving to be a useful experimental system. Describing the utility of Annelids as a research model, this book is an invaluable resource for all researchers in the field.
The Epigenetics Revolution
Author : Nessa Carey
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 31,68 MB
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 0231530714
Book Description
Epigenetics can potentially revolutionize our understanding of the structure and behavior of biological life on Earth. It explains why mapping an organism's genetic code is not enough to determine how it develops or acts and shows how nurture combines with nature to engineer biological diversity. Surveying the twenty-year history of the field while also highlighting its latest findings and innovations, this volume provides a readily understandable introduction to the foundations of epigenetics. Nessa Carey, a leading epigenetics researcher, connects the field's arguments to such diverse phenomena as how ants and queen bees control their colonies; why tortoiseshell cats are always female; why some plants need cold weather before they can flower; and how our bodies age and develop disease. Reaching beyond biology, epigenetics now informs work on drug addiction, the long-term effects of famine, and the physical and psychological consequences of childhood trauma. Carey concludes with a discussion of the future directions for this research and its ability to improve human health and well-being.
Science as a Way of Knowing
Author : John Alexander Moore
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 35,87 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780674794825
Book Description
This book makes Moore's wisdom available to students in a lively, richly illustrated account of the history and workings of life. Employing rhetoric strategies including case histories, hypotheses and deductions, and chronological narrative, it provides both a cultural history of biology and an introduction to the procedures and values of science.
Biology
Author : B. S. Beckett
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 42,84 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780199142606
Book Description
An established and successful textbook which provides a thorough and comprehensive basis for GCSE syllabuses. The social, environmental, and technological aspects of biology are discussed throughout the book and students are encouraged to explore topics in depth through investigational and experimental work. Simply worded text with clear explanations of important technical terms. Superb structural drawings and easy-to-copy diagrams which show students how to reduce complex information to a simple form. Questions at the end of each chapter designed to reinforce understanding.
Mathematical Concepts and Methods in Modern Biology
Author : Raina Robeva
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 34,79 MB
Release : 2013-02-26
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0124157939
Book Description
Mathematical Concepts and Methods in Modern Biology offers a quantitative framework for analyzing, predicting, and modulating the behavior of complex biological systems. The book presents important mathematical concepts, methods and tools in the context of essential questions raised in modern biology.Designed around the principles of project-based learning and problem-solving, the book considers biological topics such as neuronal networks, plant population growth, metabolic pathways, and phylogenetic tree reconstruction. The mathematical modeling tools brought to bear on these topics include Boolean and ordinary differential equations, projection matrices, agent-based modeling and several algebraic approaches. Heavy computation in some of the examples is eased by the use of freely available open-source software. - Features self-contained chapters with real biological research examples using freely available computational tools - Spans several mathematical techniques at basic to advanced levels - Offers broad perspective on the uses of algebraic geometry/polynomial algebra in molecular systems biology
Systematic
Author : James R. Valcourt
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 23,50 MB
Release : 2017-02-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 1632860317
Book Description
A brilliant young scientist introduces us to the fascinating field that is changing our understanding of how the body works and the way we can approach healing. SYSTEMATIC is the first book to introduce general readers to systems biology, which is improving medical treatments and our understanding of living things. In traditional bottom-up biology, a biologist might spend years studying how a single protein works, but systems biology studies how networks of those proteins work together--how they promote health and how to remedy the situation when the system isn't functioning properly. Breakthroughs in systems biology became possible only when powerful computer technology enabled researchers to process massive amounts of data to study complete systems, and has led to progress in the study of gene regulation and inheritance, cancer drugs personalized to an individual's genetically unique tumor, insights into how the brain works, and the discovery that the bacteria and other microbes that live in the gut may drive malnutrition and obesity. Systems biology is allowing us to understand more complex phenomena than ever before. In accessible prose, SYSTEMATIC sheds light not only on how systems within the body work, but also on how research is yielding new kinds of remedies that enhance and harness the body's own defenses.
Textbook of Modern Biology
Author : Alvin Nason
Publisher :
Page : 824 pages
File Size : 44,29 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Biologia
ISBN :
Book Description
Algebraic and Discrete Mathematical Methods for Modern Biology
Author : Raina Robeva
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 31,61 MB
Release : 2015-05-09
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0128012714
Book Description
Written by experts in both mathematics and biology, Algebraic and Discrete Mathematical Methods for Modern Biology offers a bridge between math and biology, providing a framework for simulating, analyzing, predicting, and modulating the behavior of complex biological systems. Each chapter begins with a question from modern biology, followed by the description of certain mathematical methods and theory appropriate in the search of answers. Every topic provides a fast-track pathway through the problem by presenting the biological foundation, covering the relevant mathematical theory, and highlighting connections between them. Many of the projects and exercises embedded in each chapter utilize specialized software, providing students with much-needed familiarity and experience with computing applications, critical components of the "modern biology" skill set. This book is appropriate for mathematics courses such as finite mathematics, discrete structures, linear algebra, abstract/modern algebra, graph theory, probability, bioinformatics, statistics, biostatistics, and modeling, as well as for biology courses such as genetics, cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, ecology, and evolution. - Examines significant questions in modern biology and their mathematical treatments - Presents important mathematical concepts and tools in the context of essential biology - Features material of interest to students in both mathematics and biology - Presents chapters in modular format so coverage need not follow the Table of Contents - Introduces projects appropriate for undergraduate research - Utilizes freely accessible software for visualization, simulation, and analysis in modern biology - Requires no calculus as a prerequisite - Provides a complete Solutions Manual - Features a companion website with supplementary resources
The Social Impact of Modern Biology
Author : Fuller Watson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 37,1 MB
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1317831136
Book Description
Originally published in 1971. Discoveries in modern biology can radically change human life as we know it. As our understanding of living processes, such as inheritance, grows, so do the possibilities of applying these results for good and evil, such as the treatment of disease, the control of ageing, behaviour and genetic engineering. These discoveries and their implications are discussed by some of the world’s leading biologists.
