The Design of Life / Renato Dulbecco, John Mack Faragher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dulbecco, Renato, Author.

Faragher, John Mack, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biology.

Life (Biology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [1990]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Nobel laureate Renato Dulbecco presents a fascinating overview of the current state of information about life processes, ranging from the characteristics and activities of DNA to sexuality, practical aspects of genetics, communication between cells and between organisms, and the effects of drugs on the brain. He concludes with a provocative discussion of biology and human affairs in which he poses questions about brain programming and its relationship to accountability, freedom of choice, and the future. "An impressive overview of contemporary molecular biology. . . . Dulbecco leads us through virtually all of the exciting currents of recent research, from the origin of life to the biological significance of sexuality, from the most elementary evolutionary concepts to the design of the brain."-Joshua Lederberg, American Society for Microbiology News "Should be of interest to general readers who want to understand the developments that have taken place in biology during the past 30 years as well as to specialists in the field who want to learn more about Dulbecco's perspective."-American Scientist "People [will] enjoy reading and learning about the thread of life in the cell, the mating habits of the bowerbird in New Guinea [and] of the grunion in California, the problem of AIDS, and so on. Read it, enjoy it and learn from it."-David Hall, New Scientist "An excellent resource book for students who have difficulty in understanding the terminology of modern molecular biology; also recommended as a resource to any biologist who has struggled to try to make the discipline comprehensible to the nonscientist."-Choice

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1. DNA: The Thread of Life

2. The Machinery of the Cell

3. Energy from the Sun

4. The Language of DNA

5. Organization of Sequences in the Genome

6. The Changing DNA

7. Slave DNA

8. Communications among Cells

9. Sex: ♀ and ♂

10. Sex: ♂ and ♀

11. Human Brain over Sex

12. From A to Z

13. Genes for Defense

14. Essential Signals

15. Unruly Genes

16. Exploring the World

17. The Machinery of the Brain

18. The Design of the Brain

19. Understanding from Drugs

20. A Life Odyssey

21. Epilogue: What is Life?

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 05. Mai 2020)

ISBN:

0-300-16083-6

OCLC:

1153542953