Life: The Science of Biology

Journal of Biological Education
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Product Description

The first introductory text to present biological concepts through the research that revealed them, Life covers a full range of topics with an integrated experimental focus. The new edition includes the latest research, new pedagogy, and new chapter-opening spreads that draw students into the chapter in an engaging way.

NEW TO THIS EDITION

* New Content - significant new research findings are presented, including the latest insights on how histone modifications can activate or deactivate genes by promoting either dissembly or assembly of nulceosomes; the role of in vitro evolution in designing new molecules, particularly those with pharmaceutical or industrial application; and the methods scientists use to investigate how genes, hormones, and the environment interact to shape behaviour, and how the behavioural responses of animals influence both their individual fitness and the functioning of ecological communities.

* New Pedagogy - including "Recaps", Chapter Summaries, Revised and new Experiment figures, "Further Research", "For Investigation" problems, "BioBits", new chapter-opening spreads, and "In This Chapter" preview and roadmap of each chapter.

* New Look - the new edition has been redesigned and re-illustrated for greater visual clarity and impact.

Table of Contents
PART ONE The Science of Life and Its Chemical Basis

1. Studying Life
2. Small Molecules and the Chemistry of Life
3. Proteins, Carbohydrates, and Lipids
4. Nucleic Acids and the Origin of Life

PART TWO Cells

1. Cells: The Working Units of Life
2. Cell Membranes
3. Cell Signaling and Communication

PART THREE Cells and Energy

1. Energy, Enzymes, and Metabolism
2. Pathways that Harvest Chemical Energy
3. Photosynthesis: Energy from Sunlight

PART FOUR Genes and Heredity

1. The Cell Cycle and Cell Division
2. Inheritance, Genes, and Chromosomes
3. DNA and Its Role in Heredity
4. From DNA to Protein: Gene Expression
5. Gene Mutation and Molecular Medicine
6. Regulation of Gene Expression

PART FIVE Genomes

1. Genomes
2. Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology
3. Differential Gene Expression in Development
4. Development and Evolutionary Change

PART SIX The Patterns and Processes of Evolution

1. Evidence and Mechanisms of Evolution
2. Reconstructing and Using Phylogenies
3. Species and Their Formation
4. Evolution of Genes and Genomes
5. The History of Life on Earth

PART SEVEN The Evolution of Diversity

1. Bacteria and Archaea: The Prokaryotic Domains
2. The Origin and Diversification of Eukaryotes
3. Plants without Seeds: From Water to Land
4. The Evolution of Seed Plants
5. Fungi: Recyclers, Pathogens, Parasites, and Plant Partners
6. Animal Origins and the Evolution of Body Plans
7. Protostome Animals
8. Deuterostome Animals

PART EIGHT Flowering Plants: Form and Function

1. The Plant Body
2. Transport in Plants
3. Plant Nutrition
4. Regulation of Plant Growth
5. Reproduction in Flowering Plants
6. Plant Responses to Environmental Challenges

PART NINE Animals: Form and Function

1. Physiology, Homeostasis, and Temperature Regulation
2. Animal Hormones
3. Immunology: Animal Defense Systems
4. Animal Reproduction
5. Animal Development
6. Neurons and Nervous Systems
7. Sensory Systems
8. The Mammalian Nervous System: Structure and Higher Function
9. Musculoskeletal Systems
10. Gas Exchange in Animals
11. Circulatory Systems
12. Nutrition, Digestion, and Absorption
13. Salt and Water Balance and Nitrogen Excretion
14. Animal Behavior

PART TEN Ecology

1. Ecology and the Distribution of Life
2. Population Ecology
3. Species Interaction and Coevolution
4. Community Ecology
5. Ecosystems and Global Ecology
6. Conservation Biology

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