The Science of Life

The Science of Life

Author: Kenneth Fisher

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-03-08

Total Pages: 379

ISBN-13: 1468426281

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The Science of Life: Contributions of Biology to Human Welfare is the fIrst of what we anticipate will be a series of monographs resulting from activities of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. From time to time material drawn from symposia presented at the an nual meetings of the Societies, when considered suitable, will be published as separate FASEB Monographs. Usually, the material will have appeared in Federation Proceedings. Occasionally, other papers resulting from symposia, conferences, or special meetings sponsored by the Federation or one of its constituent societies will appear as a F ASEB monograph. In some instances, special articles on the same topic will be drawn together under one cover. Why should information which has already been printed and distributed as a part of the editorial content of a journal be republished as a monograph? Most of the ma terial to be included in this effort, particularly the symposia presented at the annual meetings of the six Federated Societies, will summarize the state of the art ex cellently. Such information will be of considerable value to students and teachers, especially for undergraduate honors courses or in graduate studies.


Biology and Human Welfare (Classic Reprint)

Biology and Human Welfare (Classic Reprint)

Author: James Edward Peabody

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-05-19

Total Pages: 680

ISBN-13: 9780259586364

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Excerpt from Biology and Human Welfare There are seven outstanding features Of this New Edition of Biology and Human Welfare: (1) The emphasis on the vital relations Of biology to human welfare; (2) the new material that has been introduced; (3) the possible adjustment of the contents of the book to different courses in biology; (4) the combination Of text and laboratory outlines in a single book; (5) the unit-problem arrangement Of its material; (6) the illustrations, questions, and applications; and (7) the constructive criticism of many experts in the field Of biology. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


Yeast Diversity in Human Welfare

Yeast Diversity in Human Welfare

Author: Tulasi Satyanarayana

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-05-13

Total Pages: 492

ISBN-13: 9811026211

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This book brings together and updates the latest information on the diversity of yeasts, their molecular features and their applications in the welfare of mankind. Yeasts are eukaryotic microfungi widely found in natural environments, including those with extreme conditions such as low temperatures, low oxygen levels and low water availability. To date, approximately 2,000 of the estimated 30,000 to 45,000 species of yeast on Earth, belonging to around 200 genera have been described. Although there are a few that are opportunistic human and animal pathogens, the vast majority of yeasts are beneficial, playing an important role in the food chain and in the carbon, nitrogen and sulphur cycles. In addition, yeasts such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Hansenula polymorpha and Pichia pastoris are used in expressing foreign genes to produce proteins of pharmaceutical interest. A landmark in biotechnology was reached in 1996 with the completion of sequencing of the entire S. cerevisiae genome, and it has now become a central player in the development of an entirely new approach to biological research and synthetic biology. The sequencing of genomes of several yeasts including Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neofromans has also recently been completed. candida albicans="" and="" p/pp