Biochemical Evolution

Biochemical Evolution
Author: Athel Cornish-Bowden
Publisher: Garland Science
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2016-07-15
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1315453169

Biochemical Evolution: The Pursuit of Perfection, Second Edition by Athel Cornish-Bowden describes the relationship between biochemistry and evolutionary biology, arguing that each depends on the other to be properly understood. There are many aspects of evolution that make sense only in the light of biochemical knowledge, just as there are many as

Darwin's Black Box

Darwin's Black Box
Author: Michael J. Behe
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 353
Release: 1996
Genre: Evolution (Biology)
ISBN: 9780684827544

Behe argues that the complexity of cellular biochemistry argues against Darwin's gradual evolution.

In the Light of Evolution: Essays from the Laboratory and Field

In the Light of Evolution: Essays from the Laboratory and Field
Author: Jonathan Losos
Publisher: Roberts
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-04-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780981519494

A collection of essays by leading scientists, and includes essays by science writer Carl Zimmer, historian Janet Browne, and a foreword by journalist David Quammen. As Quammen says in his foreword, the book collects "reports from the field, plainspoken descriptions of lifetime obsessions, hard-earned bits of wisdom, and works in progress, pried loose from some of the most interesting, eminent researchers in evolutionary biology...” The book is intended for anyone with an interest in evolution, and it can be used in a wide variety of courses, including major's and non-major's introductory biology and evolution classes. For anyone who is fascinated by evolutionary biology and who desire to understand better the day-by-day, species, ecosystem-by-ecosystem texture of its practice as a scientific profession.

The Evolutionary Biology of Plants

The Evolutionary Biology of Plants
Author: Karl J. Niklas
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 476
Release: 1997-06-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780226580838

Provides a comprehensive synthesis of modern evolutionary biology as it relates to plants. This text recounts the saga of plant life from its origins to the radiation of the flowering plants. Through computer-generated "walks" it shows how living plants might have evolved.

Phylogenetic and Biochemical Perspectives

Phylogenetic and Biochemical Perspectives
Author: Peter W. Hochachka
Publisher:
Total Pages: 380
Release: 1991-09-05
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

This new series on the biochemistry and molecular biology of fishes has grown out of the demand for state-of-the-art review articles in a rapidly expanding field of research. The goal is to provide researchers and students with an appropriate balance between experimental results and theoretical concepts.

Opportunities in Biology

Opportunities in Biology
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies
Total Pages: 471
Release: 1989-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309039274

Biology has entered an era in which interdisciplinary cooperation is at an all-time high, practical applications follow basic discoveries more quickly than ever before, and new technologiesâ€"recombinant DNA, scanning tunneling microscopes, and moreâ€"are revolutionizing the way science is conducted. The potential for scientific breakthroughs with significant implications for society has never been greater. Opportunities in Biology reports on the state of the new biology, taking a detailed look at the disciplines of biology; examining the advances made in medicine, agriculture, and other fields; and pointing out promising research opportunities. Authored by an expert panel representing a variety of viewpoints, this volume also offers recommendations on how to meet the infrastructure needsâ€"for funding, effective information systems, and other supportâ€"of future biology research. Exploring what has been accomplished and what is on the horizon, Opportunities in Biology is an indispensable resource for students, teachers, and researchers in all subdisciplines of biology as well as for research administrators and those in funding agencies.

Elements of Evolutionary Genetics

Elements of Evolutionary Genetics
Author: Brian Charlesworth
Publisher: Roberts
Total Pages: 776
Release: 2010-02-03
Genre: Science
ISBN:

This textbook shows readers how models of the genetic processes involved in evolution are made (including natural selection, migration, mutation, and genetic drift in finite populations), and how the models are used to interpret classical and molecular genetic data. The material is intended for advanced level undergraduate courses in genetics and evolutionary biology, graduate students in evolutionary biology and human genetics, and researchers in related fields who wish to learn evolutionary genetics. The topics covered include genetic variation, DNA sequence variability and its measurement, the different types of natural selection and their effects (e.g. the maintenance of variation, directional selection, and adaptation), the interactions between selection and mutation or migration, the description and analysis of variation at multiple sites in the genome, genetic drift, and the effects of spatial structure.

The Origin of Life and Evolutionary Biochemistry

The Origin of Life and Evolutionary Biochemistry
Author: K. Dose
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 459
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1468421158

Historical Introduction: A.I. Oparin and the Origin of Life.- Chapters in Honor of "Proiskhozhdenie Zhizni" and A. I, Oparin.- Protein Structure and the Molecular Evolution of Biological Energy Conversion.- Condensation Reactions of Lysine in the Presence of Polyadenylic Acid.- Considerations of the Origin of Spontaneous Mutations.- Pre-Enzymic Emergence of Biochemical Metabolism.- The Methods of Science and the Origins of Life.- Phospholipid Monolayers-As a Prototype of Biological Membranes.- Peptides and Amino Acids in the Primordial Hydrosphere.- Amino Acids and Carbohydrates in Precambria.