In Search of Cell History - Franklin M. Harold

In Search of Cell History

The Evolution of Life's Building Blocks
Buch | Hardcover
304 Seiten
2014
University of Chicago Press (Verlag)
978-0-226-17414-3 (ISBN)
127,20 inkl. MwSt
The origin of cells remains one of the most fundamental problems in biology, one that over the past two decades has spawned a large body of research and debate. This book offers a comprehensive, impartial take on that research and the controversies that keep the field in turmoil.
The origin of cells remains one of the most fundamental problems in biology, one that over the past two decades has spawned a large body of research and debate. With In Search of Cell History, Franklin M. Harold offers a comprehensive, impartial take on that research and the controversies that keep the field in turmoil. Written in accessible language and complemented by a glossary for easy reference, this book investigates the full scope of cellular history. Assuming only a basic knowledge of cell biology, Harold examines such pivotal subjects as the relationship between cells and genes; the central role of bioenergetics in the origin of life; the status of the universal tree of life with its three stems and viral outliers; and the controversies surrounding the Last Universal Common Ancestor. He also delves deeply into the evolution of cellular organization, the origin of complex cells, and the incorporation of symbiotic organelles, and considers the fossil evidence for the earliest life on earth. In Search of Cell History shows us just how far we have come in understanding cell evolution - and the evolution of life in general-and how far we still have to go.

Franklin M. Harold is professor emeritus of biochemistry at Colorado State University and affiliate professor of microbiology at the University of Washington. He is the author of The Vital Force: A Study of Bioenergetics and The Way of the Cell: Molecules, Organisms, and the Order of Life.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 5.12.2014
Sprache englisch
Maße 16 x 24 mm
Gewicht 624 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Biologie Biochemie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Evolution
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Zellbiologie
ISBN-10 0-226-17414-X / 022617414X
ISBN-13 978-0-226-17414-3 / 9780226174143
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