Life Sciences For The Non-scientist.
Title:
Life Sciences For The Non-scientist.
Author:
Zaman, Viqar.
ISBN:
9789812569431
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (254 pages)
Contents:
Preface to the 2nd Edition -- Preface to the 1st Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Chapter 1 In Search of Truth -- Chapter 2 From Molecules to Cell -- Chapter 3 From Inanimate to Animate -- Chapter 4 The Mother of All Cells -- Chapter 5 Cells Out of Control -- Chapter 6 Extending the Range of Vision -- Chapter 7 On Life's Fringes -- Chapter 8 A Friend and a Foe -- Chapter 9 The Mouldy World -- Chapter 10 The Unwanted Guests -- Chapter 11 Mad Cows and Toxic Proteins -- Chapter 12 Arthropods as Agents of Disease -- MOSQUITOES -- HOUSE FLIES -- SAND FLIES -- BLACK FLIES -- TSETSE FLIES -- FLEAS -- BUGS -- LICE -- TICKS -- MITES -- TROMBICULID MITES -- SARCOPTIC MITES -- DUST MITES -- FOLLICLE MITES -- BITING MIDGES -- VENOMOUS INSECTS -- Chapter 13 The Never Ending Battle -- Chapter 14 Bolstering Defenses -- Chapter 15 Microbes as Weapons -- Chapter 16 Sex and Survival -- Chapter 17 Do Microbes Possess Consciousness? -- Chapter 18 Nature's Clocks -- A Time for Everything -- Chapter 19 The Plant Kingdom -- PLANTS AND MEDICINE -- GM PLANTS -- Chapter 20 The Long March of Evolution -- Chapter 21 Making Clones -- Chapter 22 Replacing Body Parts -- TERMS USED IN TRANSPLANTATION -- Chapter 23 Heredity and Disease -- GENETIC COUNSELLING -- Chapter 24 The End Game -- Annex -- Recommended Books for Further Reading -- Index.
Abstract:
As diverse as they are interesting, the issues within the life sciences never fail to impress and stir controversy among the lay public. In a field that too often presents the general reader with challenging and confusing material, this book provides a breath of fresh air: a readable, standalone collection of essays that navigate the complex terrain of cells, cloning, and Mad Cows.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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