Principles of Modern Biology Third Edition by Douglas Marsland Hardcover Book

by Douglas Marsland

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A CONSIDERABLE fund of new material has been included in this third edition of the Principles of Modern Biology but only the more important areas will be specified. These are: (1) recent information on the finer struc-ture of mitochondria, grana, cilia, flagella, canaliculi, viruses, etc., as revealed by the electron microscope; (2) clarification, by tracer isotope methods, of the basic patterns of metabolism in cells generally; (3) the Kreb's cycle and its relations to the metab olism of high-energy phosphate compounds, and of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids; (4) new approaches to the study of photo-synthesis; (5) new concepts as to the ultimate origin of living matter, as derived from the recent experiments on the abiotic syntheses of organic compounds; (6) new concepts re-lating to the gene and its DNA components; (7) bacterial transformations and tranduc-tions; (8) analysis of the processes of growth and replication among viruses; and (9) genic mechanisms in the control of development. Much of this new material has been incor-porated into the old chapters, and the rest forms a basis for two new chapters, entitled: Pathways of Cellular Metabolism and Genes: Their Nature and Mode of Action.

• Year: 1960
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

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