A guide to modern biology : genetics, cells and systems
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A guide to modern biology : genetics, cells and systems
Longman Scientific & Technical, 1989 , Wiley, 1989
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Modern Biology
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内容説明
This guide to modern biology was inspired by the explosion of new work in many areas of biology that has been fuelled by the application of recombinant DNA techniques. The fruits of recombinant DNA research also affects us in the applications to medicine, agriculture and industry and this is also covered. The book is designed to be a guide to certain key areas of biology, the framework of ideas in which new work is interpreted and the connections that are being made between hitherto separate areas of research. It is intended both as a quick reference source for individual topics and as a more general introductory reading for the student or non-specialist. Some general knowledge of biology, basic biochemistry and chemistry has had to be assumed in most sections. Each chapter starts with a general introduction, setting the subject in context. This is followed by a series of short sections on individual topics. These are arranged so that those unfamiliar with the subject area can work their way through from the beginning; the more knowledgeable reader can use the index to find individual sections of interest.
Those sections of more general interest should be accessible to anyone with an interest in biology. The scope of the book has been deliberately restricted to areas of biology that can be directly addressed in terms of molecular genetics and cell structure and function, with a strong bias towards animal cells and mammalian and human biology. It therefore does not cover subjects such as ecology, animal behaviour and classical evolutionary biology, or psychology, which are concerned with a different level of biological organization. A selection of basic texts is given at the end of the book, along with guidance for the non-specialist on where to look for information. In addition, a list of further reading is provided at the end of each chapter.
目次
- Part 1 The genetic revolution: the cellular world - prokaryotes and eukaryotes, reproduction, the advantages of being multicellular viruses
- basic genetics - inheritance and genetic variation, DNA and RNA, mutation, chromosome structure
- gene organization and expression - the eukaryotic genome, the regulation of gene expression
- recombinant DNA technology - isolating and identifying genes, DNA sequences, the nuts and bolts of genetic engineering, useful proteins from genetically engineered cells, the genetic modification of animals and plants, the study and diagnosis of genetic disease, gene mapping, regulation of recombinant DNA work
- the origin of life and its evolution - the evolution of living cells, macroevolution and microevolution, the molecular record. Part 2 The eukaryotic cell: biological membranes - membrane structure and transport, ion movement across membranes, endocytosis, exocytosis
- the internal structure of eukaryotic cells - membrance synthesis, protein sorting and delivery, other organelles
- the cytoskeleton and cell motility - structure
- how cells communicate - protein phosphorylation and protein kinases, cell-surface receptors, second messengers, guanine-nucleotide binding proteins, hormone action via intercellular receptors, gap junctions. Part 3 Multicellular systems: animal development - from oocyte to embryo, strategies and mechanisms of development, structure and form, the chick limb, drosophila
- unlimited growth - cancer cells - the control of mammalian cell division, advances in cancer research
- immunology - innate immunity, the basis of immune specificity, the immune system and response, lymphokines, immunology and cancer, control of immune reactivity, the major histocompatibility antigens
- the nervous system - organization of the vertebrate nervous system, the generation of electrical impulses in nerve cells, synaptic transmission, chemical signs in the nervous system, learning and memory, repair and regeneration.
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