Biochemical Evolution
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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
Author | : Pater W. Hochachka |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 559 |
Release | : 2014-07-14 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1400855411 |
This book discusses biochemical adaptation to environments from freezing polar oceans to boiling hot springs, and under hydrostatic pressures up to 1,000 times that at sea level. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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.
Author | : William F. Martin |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 269 |
Release | : 2020-12-07 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3110612410 |
Mitochondria are sometimes called the powerhouses of eukaryotic cells, because mitochondria are the site of ATP synthesis in the cell. ATP is the universal energy currency, it provides the power that runs all other life processes. Humans need oxygen to survive because of ATP synthesis in mitochondria. The sugars from our diet are converted to carbon dioxide in mitochondria in a process that requires oxygen. Just like a fire needs oxygen to burn, our mitochondria need oxygen to make ATP. From textbooks and popular literature one can easily get the impression that all mitochondria require oxygen. But that is not the case. There are many groups of organismsm known that make ATP in mitochondria without the help of oxygen. They have preserved biochemical relicts from the early evolution of eukaryotic cells, which took place during times in Earth history when there was hardly any oxygen avaiable, certainly not enough to breathe. How the anaerobic forms of mitochondria work, in which organisms they occur, and how the eukaryotic anaerobes that possess them fit into the larger picture of rising atmospheric oxygen during Earth history are the topic of this book.
Author | : Athel Cornish-Bowden |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press on Demand |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780198520962 |
Provides a full and accessible explanation and understanding of the role of biochemical evolution in the origin and evolution of life.
Author | : Bozzano G Luisa |
Publisher | : Elsevier |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 2012-12-02 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0323160794 |
Biochemical Evolution focuses on the processes, approaches, and methodologies involved in biochemical evolution, including biochemical systems, digestion, metabolism, and morphology. The publication first offers information on the unity of the biochemical plan of animals, dissimilarities, and evolution of biochemical constituents, as well as biochemical analogs and homologs and evolution of biochemical constituents. The text then ponders on orthogenetic evolution of biochemical systems and biochemical adaptations. Discussions focus on respiratory function, hydrolytic processes of digestion, protein metabolism, ammonemia, domain of glucemia, and marine, fresh-water, and terrestrial animals. The manuscript takes a look at systematic characters, including the biochemical characteristics of vertebrates, tunicates, cyclostomes, elasmobranchs, insects, sipunculids, and the taxonomy of biochemical characteristics. The text then tackles perspectives, as well as mechanism of biochemical evolution, biochemistry and morphology, and irreversibility of lost biochemical characters. The book is a dependable source of data for readers interested in biochemical evolution.
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Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Job hunting |
ISBN | : 9781558504592 |
Author | : Institute of Medicine |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 2008-01-28 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0309105862 |
How did life evolve on Earth? The answer to this question can help us understand our past and prepare for our future. Although evolution provides credible and reliable answers, polls show that many people turn away from science, seeking other explanations with which they are more comfortable. In the book Science, Evolution, and Creationism, a group of experts assembled by the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine explain the fundamental methods of science, document the overwhelming evidence in support of biological evolution, and evaluate the alternative perspectives offered by advocates of various kinds of creationism, including "intelligent design." The book explores the many fascinating inquiries being pursued that put the science of evolution to work in preventing and treating human disease, developing new agricultural products, and fostering industrial innovations. The book also presents the scientific and legal reasons for not teaching creationist ideas in public school science classes. Mindful of school board battles and recent court decisions, Science, Evolution, and Creationism shows that science and religion should be viewed as different ways of understanding the world rather than as frameworks that are in conflict with each other and that the evidence for evolution can be fully compatible with religious faith. For educators, students, teachers, community leaders, legislators, policy makers, and parents who seek to understand the basis of evolutionary science, this publication will be an essential resource.
Author | : Klaus Winter |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 474 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3642790607 |
Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) represents one of the best-studied metabolic examples of an ecological adaptation to environmental stress. Well over 5 % of all vascular plant species engage in this water-conserving photosynthetic pathway. Intensified research activities over the last 10 years have led to major advances in understanding the biology of CAM plants. New areas of research reviewed in detail in this book include regulation of gene expression and the molecular basis of CAM, the ecophysiology of CAM plants from tropical environments, the productivity of agronomically important cacti and agaves, the ecophysiology of CAM in submerged aquatic plants, and the taxonomic diversity and evolutionary origins of CAM.
Author | : Ernst Mayr |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1012 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
Explores the development of the ideas of evolutionary biology, particularly as affected by the increasing understanding of genetics and of the chemical basis of inheritance.