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Principles of biology / editor, Christina A. Crawford, MS Ed.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Biology.
- Life sciences.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 613 pages) : illustrations (some color)
- Place of Publication:
- Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Inc., [2017]
- Summary:
- Provides students and researchers with an easy-to-understand introduction to the fundamentals of biology.
- Contents:
- Activation energy
- Active transport
- Aging
- Amino acids
- Anatomy
- Animal kingdom
- Apes to hominids
- Artificial organs
- Asexual reproduction
- Biochemical engineering
- Biochemistry
- Bioengineering
- Biology
- Bionics and biomedical engineering
- Biophysics
- Bioprocess engineering
- Biosynthetics
- Birth
- Bone and cartilage
- Brain
- Cannibalism
- Cardiology
- Cell and tissue engineering
- Cell communication
- Cell organelles
- Cell specialization
- Cell types
- Cellular respiration
- Circulatory systems of vertebrates
- Cleavage, gastrulation, and neurulation
- Cloning
- Copulation
- CRISPR-cas9
- Cryogenics
- Death and dying
- Defense mechanisms
- Demographics
- Dentistry
- Deoxyribose nucleic acid
- Dermatology and dermatopathology
- Diffusion
- Digestion
- Digestive tract
- Diseases
- DNA analysis
- DNA/RNA synthesis
- DNA/RNA transcription
- Egg production
- Embryology
- Emotions
- Endocrine systems of vertebrates
- Endocrinology
- Endocytosis and exocytosis
- Enzyme engineering
- Eukaryotes and prokaryotes
- Evolution: animal life
- Evolution: historical perspective
- Eyes
- Fertilization
- Forensic science
- Fur and hair
- Gametogenesis
- Gastroenterology
- Gene flow
- Genetics
- Geriatrics and gerontology
- Growth
- Hematology
- Histology
- Homeostasis
- Hominids
- Homo sapiens and human diversification
- Human evolution analysis
- Human genetic engineering
- Human-computer interaction
- Hydrophilic and hydrophobic
- Hypnosis Immune system
- Immunology and vaccination
- Intelligence
- Kinesiology
- Lactation
- Lactic acid fermentation
- Life spans
- Metabolic engineering
- Multicellularity
- Mutations
- Natural selection
- Neanderthals
- Nephrology
- Neural engineering
- Neurology
- Noses
- Nutrient requirements
- Obstetrics and gynecology
- Optometry
- Orthopedics
- Osmoregulation
- Osmosis
- Parisitology
- Pathology
- Placental mammals
- Polymers and monomers
- Protein synthesis
- Proteins, enzymes, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids
- Pulmonary medicine
- Reproduction
- Reproductive science and engineering
- Reproductive system of female mammals
- Reproductive system of male mammals
- Respiration and low oxygen
- Respiratory system
- RNA/protein translation
- RNAase
- Sex differences: evolutionary origin
- Sexual development
- Skin
- Smell
- Stem cell research and technology
- The Hardy-Weinberg law of genetic equilibrium
- Thermoregulation
- Tool use
- Toxicology
- Tribology
- Urology
- Virology
- Vision
- Zoology
- Glossary
- The last twenty years of Nobel prize winners in biological studies
- Body systems.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781682173251
- 1682173259
- OCLC:
- 984692408
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