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Vital Forces

The Discovery of the Molecular Basis of Life

Autorzy: Graeme K. Hunter Wydawnictwo: Elsevier Science Data wydania: 2000 Język publikacji: Angielski Liczba stron: 405 Formaty publikacji: EAN: 9780080543635 ISBN: 9780080543635 Kategoria: History: specific events & topics Genetics (non-medical) Molecular biology Biochemistry Indeks wydawcy: B978-0-12-361810-8.X5038-7 Nota bibliograficzna: Graeme Hunter studied biochemistry at the University of Glasgow, graduating with the degree of Ph.D. in 1980. He carried out post-doctoral research at Stanford University and the University of Toronto. In 1988, Dr. Hunter became an Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral Biology at the University of Alberta. Since 1991, he has held the position of Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario.Dr. Hunter's current research interests are in the areas of biomineralizatin and the history and philosophy of biology.

Opis

Vital Forces tells the history of the 'biochemical revolution', a period of unprecedentedly rapid advance in human knowledge that profoundly affected our view of life and laid the foundation for modern medicine and biotechnology. The story is told in a clear, engaging, and absorbing manner. This delightful work relates the fascinating and staggering advances in concepts and theories over the last 200 years and introduces the major figures of the times.

Vital Forces also describes the discovery of the molecular basis of life through the stories of the scientists involved, including such towering figures as Louis Pasteur, Gregor Mendel, Linus Pauling, and Francis Crick. Combining science and biography into a seamless chronological narrative, the author brings to life the successes and failures, collaborations and feuds, and errors and insights that produced the revolution in biology.

  • Vividly describes dramatic scientific discoveries, personalities, feuds and rivalries
  • Answers a general readers quest to understand the nature of life, and the relevance of biochemistry/molecular biology to modern medicine, industry and agriculture

Spis treści

  • Front Cover 2
  • VITAL FORCES: The Discovery of the Molecular Basis of Life 5
  • Copyright Page 6
  • List of Plates 9
  • Contents 11
  • Preface 13
  • Acknowledgments 22
  • Chapter 1. The Revolution in Chemistry Has Come to Pass 23
  • Chapter 2. The Maze of Organic Chemistry 41
  • Chapter 3. A Singular Inward Laboratory 75
  • Chapter 4. The Catalytic Force 97
  • Chapter 5. Building Stones of Protoplasm 123
  • Chapter 6. The Chemical and Geometrical Phenomena of Heredity 145
  • Chapter 7. The Megachemistry of the Future 177
  • Chapter 8. The Giant Molecules of the Living Cell 215
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Afiljacja autora

Graeme K. Hunter: Stanford University, Department of Biological