New Beer In An Old Bottle Eduard Buchner And The Growth Of Biochemical Knowledge

Author : Athel Cornish-Bawden
Publisher : Universitat de València
ISBN 13 : 9788437033280
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Beer in an Old Bottle. Eduard Buchner and the Growth of Biochemical Knowledge written by Athel Cornish-Bawden and published by Universitat de València. This book was released on 1997 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We should commemorate the centenary of Buchner’s discovery not only because of its inherent importance and interest, but also because vitalist ways of thinking have by no means disappeared, and modern biologists need to be constantly on their guard agaisnt them. Far worse than vitalism, which in Pasteur’s hands was, after all, based on rational interpretation of apparently coherent observations, the past few decades have seen the return of obscurantist mysticism in the formo f socalled “creation science” and other abuses of the intellect. Forgetting the history of biology is no way to combat these, ant they provide another reason why it is worthwhile to recall how our current ideas cam into existence.

Author : Shikha Kaushik
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110794152
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biomolecules written by Shikha Kaushik and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2023-03-20 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biochemistry is the study of the structure and functions of biological macromolecules such as nucleic acids, proteins, carbohydrates and lipids. The book is organized in five chapters which covers the basic concepts and fascinating chemistry of biomolecules. It also exposes students to different metabolic pathways and concept of energy in biological system, and provides valuable material for the students of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioscience.

Author : Hans-Jörg Rheinberger
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226825329
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Split and Splice written by Hans-Jörg Rheinberger and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2023-04-21 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Esteemed historian and philosopher of science Hans-Jörg Rheinberger explores the incredible diversity of scientific experimentation in his new book, which extends his ground-breaking epistemological studies of the life sciences and the experimental practices that have made them so productive. Rheinberger explores the materiality of experiment, of its objects and instruments, the construction of models, and myriad ways of making things visible. The first part of the book is devoted to the circumstances and conditions that give the process of experimentation its structural cachet and make it a device from which novelty can emerge. Then, in the second part, Rheinberger focuses on the relations that experimental systems develop among each other, specifically their characteristic temporal, spatial, and narrative dimensions. The concepts that guide his investigation emerge through accessible examples, most of which are drawn from molecular biology, including from the author's own laboratory notebooks from his years researching ribosomes. This is a tour de force by one of today's most influential theorists of scientific practice"--

Author : Steen Rasmussen
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262545888
Total Pages : 723 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Protocells written by Steen Rasmussen and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2022-06-07 with total page 723 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive general resource on state-of-the-art protocell research, describing current approaches to making new forms of life from scratch in the laboratory. Protocells offers a comprehensive resource on current attempts to create simple forms of life from scratch in the laboratory. These minimal versions of cells, known as protocells, are entities with lifelike properties created from nonliving materials, and the book provides in-depth investigations of processes at the interface between nonliving and living matter. Chapters by experts in the field put this state-of-the-art research in the context of theory, laboratory work, and computer simulations on the components and properties of protocells. The book also provides perspectives on research in related areas and such broader societal issues as commercial applications and ethical considerations. The book covers all major scientific approaches to creating minimal life, both in the laboratory and in simulation. It emphasizes the bottom-up view of physicists, chemists, and material scientists but also includes the molecular biologists' top-down approach and the origin-of-life perspective. The capacity to engineer living technology could have an enormous socioeconomic impact and could bring both good and ill. Protocells promises to be the essential reference for research on bottom-up assembly of life and living technology for years to come. It is written to be both resource and inspiration for scientists working in this exciting and important field and a definitive text for the interested layman.

Author : Donald Voet
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119770645
Total Pages : 1490 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biochemistry written by Donald Voet and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-05-20 with total page 1490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "Gold Standard" in Biochemistry text books. Biochemistry 4e, is a modern classic that has been thoroughly revised. Don and Judy Voet explain biochemical concepts while offering a unified presentation of life and its variation through evolution. It incorporates both classical and current research to illustrate the historical source of much of our biochemical knowledge.

Author : William Bechtel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521812474
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Discovering Cell Mechanisms written by William Bechtel and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bechtel emphasises how mechanisms were discovered by cell biologists and the instruments that made these inquiries possible.

Author : Staffan Müller-Wille
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226545709
Total Pages : 339 pages
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Download or read book A Cultural History of Heredity written by Staffan Müller-Wille and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-06-26 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heredity: knowledge and power -- Generation, reproduction, evolution -- Heredity in separate domains -- First syntheses -- Heredity, race, and eugenics -- Disciplining heredity -- Heredity and molecular biology -- Gene technology, genomics, postgenomics: attempt at an outlook.

Author : Andreas Losch
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107175895
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What is Life? On Earth and Beyond written by Andreas Losch and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-07-13 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the questions and answers surrounding the 'secret of life', combining approaches from the sciences, philosophy and theology, including the emerging discipline of astrobiology.

Author : Martin Carrier
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9048190517
Total Pages : 483 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science in the Context of Application written by Martin Carrier and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-11-12 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We increasingly view the world around us as a product of science and technology. Accordingly, we have begun to appreciate that science does not take its problems only from nature and then produces technological applications, but that the very problems of scientific research themselves are generated by science and technology. Simultaneously, problems like global warming, the toxicology of nanoparticles, or the use of renewable energies are constituted by many factors that interact with great complexity. Science in the context of application is challenged to gain new understanding and control of such complexity—it cannot seek shelter in the ivory tower or simply pursue its internal quest for understanding and gradual improvement of grand theories. Science in the Context of Application will identify, explore and assess these changes. Part I considers the "Changing Conditions of Scientific Research" and part II "Science, Values, and Society". Examples are drawn from pharmaceutical research, the information sciences, simulation modelling, nanotechnology, cancer research, the effects of commercialization, and many other fields. The book assembles papers from well-known European and American Science Studies scholars like Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Janet Kourany, Michael Mahoney, Margaret Morrison, Hans-Jörg Rheinberger, Arie Rip, Dan Sarewitz, Peter Weingart, and others. The individual chapters are written to address anyone who is concerned about the role of contemporary science in society, including scientists, philosophers, and policy makers.

Author : David E. Metzler
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0124925405
Total Pages : 968 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biochemistry written by David E. Metzler and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2001-03-23 with total page 968 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biochemistry: The Chemical Reactions of Living Cells is a well-integrated, up-to-date reference for basic biochemistry, associated chemistry, and underlying biological phenomena. Biochemistry is a comprehensive account of the chemical basis of life, describing the amazingly complex structures of the compounds that make up cells, the forces that hold them together, and the chemical reactions that allow for recognition, signaling, and movement. This book contains information on the human body, its genome, and the action of muscles, eyes, and the brain. It also features: thousands of literature references that provide introduction to current research as well as historical background; twice the number of chapters of the first edition; and each chapter contains boxes of information on topics of general interest. -- Publisher description.