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Biology: Science for Life

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: San Francisco Cummings 2010Description: XXI, 419 p. : ill. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780321640826
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 570 BEL-B
Contents:
1. Can Science Cure the Common Cold? Introduction to the Scientific MethodI. CHEMISTRY AND CELLS2. Are We Alone in the Universe? Water, Biochemistry, and Cells3. Diet. Cells and Metabolism4. Life in the Greenhouse: Photosynthesis Cellular Respiration, and Global WarmingII. GENETICS5. Cancer: DNA Synthesis, Mitosis, and Meiosis6. Are You Only as Smart as Your Genes? Mendelian and Quantitative Genetics7. DNA Detective: Complex Patterns of Inheritance and DNA Fingerprinting8. Gene Expression, Mutation and Cloning: Genetically Modified OrganismsIII. EVOLUTION9. Genetically Modified Organisms: Gene Expression, Mutation, and Cloning10. An Evolving Enemy: Natural Selection11. Who Am I? Species and Races12. Prospecting for Biological Gold: Biodiversity and ClassificationIV. ECOLOGY13. Is the Human Population Too Large? Population Ecology14. Conserving Biodiversity: Community and Ecosystem Ecology15. Where Do You Live? Climate and Biomes
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Book Book Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Processing Center Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics 570 BEL-B (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available DCB1613

1. Can Science Cure the Common Cold? Introduction to the Scientific MethodI. CHEMISTRY AND CELLS2. Are We Alone in the Universe? Water, Biochemistry, and Cells3. Diet. Cells and Metabolism4. Life in the Greenhouse: Photosynthesis Cellular Respiration, and Global WarmingII. GENETICS5. Cancer: DNA Synthesis, Mitosis, and Meiosis6. Are You Only as Smart as Your Genes? Mendelian and Quantitative Genetics7. DNA Detective: Complex Patterns of Inheritance and DNA Fingerprinting8. Gene Expression, Mutation and Cloning: Genetically Modified OrganismsIII. EVOLUTION9. Genetically Modified Organisms: Gene Expression, Mutation, and Cloning10. An Evolving Enemy: Natural Selection11. Who Am I? Species and Races12. Prospecting for Biological Gold: Biodiversity and ClassificationIV. ECOLOGY13. Is the Human Population Too Large? Population Ecology14. Conserving Biodiversity: Community and Ecosystem Ecology15. Where Do You Live? Climate and Biomes

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