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Biology of life : biochemistry, physiology and philosophy / Laurence A. Cole, Director, USA hCG Reference Service, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.

By: Material type: TextTextDescription: xi, 184 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780128096857 (pbk)
  • 0128096853 (pbk)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 576.8/3 23
LOC classification:
  • QH345 .C56 2016
Contents:
Section I. How life started. The physics and chemistry of planet earth -- How life started -- RNA, ribozymes, and early life forms -- Amino acids and peptides, essential ingredients of life -- Biochemistry of early life -- Evolutionary history of planet earth -- What is life? -- Section II. DNA and RNA. The evolution of DNA and the genetic code -- DNA biology : DNA replication, transcription, and translation -- Section III. Energetics. Adenosine triphosphate energetics -- Adenosine triphosphate synthase -- Section IV. 4.5 billion years evolution. Evolution timeline -- Evolution of chemical, prokaryotic, and eukaryotic life -- Animal evolution, small brain and advanced brain -- The evolution of humans -- Human development -- Section V. Human development. Human female oogenesis -- Human male spermatogenesis -- Sperm activation, fertilization, morula, blastocyst formation, and twinning -- Multiple human chorionic gonadotropin molecules -- Implantation and pregnancy failure -- Hemochorial placentation -- Human life, development of the human brain -- Human life.
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Book Book IUCEIB Library, University of Kerala General Stacks IUCEIB Library, University of Kerala 570.1 COL.B;1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available CEB916
Book Book IUCEIB Library, University of Kerala General Stacks IUCEIB Library, University of Kerala 570.1 COL.B (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available CEB529

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section I. How life started. The physics and chemistry of planet earth -- How life started -- RNA, ribozymes, and early life forms -- Amino acids and peptides, essential ingredients of life -- Biochemistry of early life -- Evolutionary history of planet earth -- What is life? -- Section II. DNA and RNA. The evolution of DNA and the genetic code -- DNA biology : DNA replication, transcription, and translation -- Section III. Energetics. Adenosine triphosphate energetics -- Adenosine triphosphate synthase -- Section IV. 4.5 billion years evolution. Evolution timeline -- Evolution of chemical, prokaryotic, and eukaryotic life -- Animal evolution, small brain and advanced brain -- The evolution of humans -- Human development -- Section V. Human development. Human female oogenesis -- Human male spermatogenesis -- Sperm activation, fertilization, morula, blastocyst formation, and twinning -- Multiple human chorionic gonadotropin molecules -- Implantation and pregnancy failure -- Hemochorial placentation -- Human life, development of the human brain -- Human life.

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