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A First Course in Systems Biology is an introduction for advanced undergraduate and graduate students to the growing field of systems biology. Its main focus is the development of computational models and their applications to diverse biological systems. The book begins with the fundamentals of modeling, then reviews features of the molecular inventories that bring biological systems to life and discusses case studies that represent some of the frontiers in systems biology and synthetic biology. In this way, it provides the reader with a comprehensive background and access to methods for executing standard systems biology tasks, understanding the modern literature, and launching into specialized courses or projects that address biological questions using theoretical and computational means.

This book addresses an important problem in ecology: how are communities assembled from species pools? This pressing question underlies a broad array of practical problems in ecology and environmenta

En la búsqueda del placer por el conocimiento y la belleza, el arte de la ilustración botánica siempre ha requerido una meticulosa técnica de delineado y una rigurosa comprensión científica. Esta nueva edicion, que incluye nuevas imagenes, repasa toda la tradicion botanica y sus talentos, con una seleccion de las mejores obras de la Biblioteca Nacional de Viena. Desde manuscritos bizantinos hasta obras maestras del siglo XIX, a traves de peonias, lirios y crisantemos, estas exquisitas reproducciones deslumbran por su precision y su estetica. Sea con hojas cuidadosamente enrolladas, texturas de frutas dibujadas con precision o la belleza pura y la variedad de los colores, esta forma de arte es tan delicada como precisa, e incluso despierta nuestra conciencia sobre el entorno ecologico y sobre la preciosa flora natural tan amenazada.

This is a stunningly illustrated journey through the spectacular wildlife of Spain, Portugal and Gibraltar. A Guide to Wild Spain, Portugal and Gibraltar is a unique book that brings together the history of exploration of the Iberian Peninsula in the 19th Century with the current state of its wild places and wildlife. The authors re-trace the footsteps taken by British naturalists based in Gibraltar and Jerez over a hundred years ago. They explore the length and breadth of the peninsula, from the Strait of Gibraltar in the south to the Pyrenees in the north. This exquisitely illustrated book is intended for all those with an interest in the natural history of Spain, Portugal and Gibraltar. It tells the reader where to go to find particular species and to witness natural phenomena like the migration of birds of prey. But it also tells how this has changed, often for the worse, but happily sometimes also for the better. In essence, this book is a 21st Century snapshot of one of Europe's ecologically richest lands.

Nesta obra recóllense a evolución histórica do monte en Galicia, desde a Antiguedade ata o presente, facendo fincapé na especial significación que tivo no desenvolvemento territorial do País. Este percorrido temporal amósase imprescindible para comprender a relevancia que o monte e o sector forestal posúen na actualidade galega.

Wild animals have fascinated human observers since time immemorial. The story of our interest in collecting, classifying and dominating Nature looms large; thus it is surprising that the history of menageries, zoological gardens and zoos as we know them today has been so poorly documented. This gap is addressed by "Zoo," In the Renaissance, wealthy aristocrats showcased exotic beasts in private menageries. Safely caged, animals inspired the interest of naturalists and fed the curiosity of the masses. By the 19th century, increased urbanization and colonization aided the expansion of zoos in which animals were tamed to serve as domesticated livestock. Nowadays, with many natural habitats under threat of extinction, the social function of zoos is less clear. Such institutions both present the illusion of wild animals in a natural state to a nostalgic public and find themselves justifying their existence as saviors of endangered species.

O que sabemos das plantas é moi pouco e este pouco é erróneo. Estamos convencidos de que as plantas non son capaces de percibir o ambiente que as rodea, cando a realidade é que son máis sensibles ca os animais. Estamos seguros de que o seu e un mundo silencioso, carente da capacidade de comunicarse, e en cambio as plantas son grandes comunicadoras. Estamos certos de que non manteñen ningun tipo de relacion social, pero son organismos autenticamente sociais. Sobre todo, estamos segurisimos de que as plantas permanecen inmobiles. Nisto somos inflexibles. As plantas non se moven. Basta con observalas. Non e precisamente esta a gran diferenza entre os organismos animais (e dicir, animados, dotados de movemento) e os vexetais?

La biología molecular representa un caso especialmente interesante en la historia de la ciencia debido a su enorme trascendencia sobre nuestro conocimiento actual de la esencia y el funcionamiento de los seres vivos, asi como en sus aplicaciones y potencial actual y futuro. Este libro pretende dar una vision de los antecedentes, nacimiento y desarrollo de esta fascinante disciplina, dificil de definir de una manera clara, y desligarla de otras que le han dado sustento: la bioquimica que ha prestado multitud de tecnicas, la genetica que ha proporcionado un buen numero de ideas, y la fisica la que, quizas, le ha dado el sello mas propio.

La Biología Molecular representa un caso especialmente interesante en la historia de la ciencia debido a su enorme trascendencia sobre nuestro conocimiento actual de la esencia y el funcionamiento de los seres vivos, asi como en sus aplicaciones y potencial actual y futuro. Este libro pretende dar una vision de los antecedentes, nacimiento y desarrollo de esta fascinante disciplina, dificil de definir de una manera clara y desligarla de otras que la han dado sustento: la Bioquimica -que ha prestado multitud de tecnicas-, la Genetica -que ha proporcionado un buen numero de ideas-, y la Fisica -quizas la que le ha dado el sello mas propio-. El libro "A la busqueda del secreto de la vida" va avanzando desde los origenes de la Biologia Molecular, con la identificacion de las macromoleculas esenciales y la comprension de su estructura y funcion, hasta la incorporacion de estos conceptos en la genetica y sus leyes, culminando en uno de los hechos cientificos de mayor trascendencia: la determinacion de la estructura del DNA. Este hecho, que cambia sustancialmente nuestra forma de entender las bases de la vida, abre de par en par las puertas para la comprension de los fenomenos subyacentes a la transmision de la informacion genetica, y permite un avance vertiginoso en la disciplina.

Publicada originalmente en 1971, A la sombra del hombre fue la obra pionera en documentar, de forma desconocida hasta entonces, la actividad de toda una comunidad de primates, concretamente la existente en la reserva de chimpances de Gombe Stream (hoy Parque Nacional de Gombe), en la actual Tanzania. Se trata por ello de una de esas obras destinadas a conservar su vigencia como clasico de la ciencia y de la etologia, pues en ella Jane Goodall dejo por primera vez testimonio fehaciente de la vida y conducta de la especie animal geneticamente mas proxima a la humana, estela que en breve seguirian Dian Fossey con los gorilas y Birute Galdikas con los orangutanes. Fue, en este sentido, una verdadera hazaña, equiparable a cualquiera de los grandes descubrimientos geograficos o cientificos. La presente edicion reproduce el texto revisado y definitivo de la obra que la autora publico en 1988.Introduccion de Stephen Jay Gould

Craig Venter is no ordinary scientist, and no ordinary man. He is the first human being ever to read their own DNA - and see the key to life itself. This book tells the story of his life: from teenage rebel and Vietnam medic, to sailor and maverick researcher, whose race to unravel the sequence of the human genome made him both hero and pariah. Craig Venter no es un cientifico corriente, ni un hombre corriente Es el primer ser humano en haber podido leer su propio ADN - y ver la llave de la vida misma...

In 2008 an extraordinary two-minute film clip appeared on YouTube and immediately became an international phenomenon. It captures the moving reunion of two young men and their pet lion Christian, after they had left him in Africa with "Born Free's "George Adamson to introduce him into his rightful home in the wild. "A Lion Called Christian "tells the remarkable story of how Anthony "Ace" Bourke and John Rendall, visitors to London from Australia in 1969, bought the boisterous lion cub in the pet department of Harrods. For several months, the three of them shared a flat above a furniture shop on London's King's Road, where the charismatic and intelligent Christian quickly became a local celebrity, cruising the streets in the back of a Bentley, popping in for lunch at a local restaurant, even posing for a fashion advertisement. But the lion cub was growing up--"fast"--and soon even the walled church garden where he went for exercise wasn't large enough for him. How could Ace and John avoid having to send Christian to a zoo for the rest of his life? A coincidental meeting with English actors Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers, stars of the hit film "Born Free," led to Christian being flown to Kenya and placed under the expert care of "the father of lions" George Adamson. Incredibly, when Ace and John returned to Kenya to see Christian a year later, they received a loving welcome from their lion, who was by then fully integrated into Africa and a life with other lions. Originally published in 1971, and now fully revised and updated with more than 50 photographs of Christian from cuddly cub in London to magnificent lion in Africa, " A Lion Called Christian "is a touching and uplifting true story of an indelible human-animal bond. It is is destined to become one of the great classics of animal literature.

Arranged in colour for speedy identification with extra anecdotes from winsome characters in Charlotte Voake s inimitable style this child friendly guide also includes keynotes on plant parts and the seasons along with a tick box index for keen spotters The Eden Project brings plants and people together

As part of the boom in biotechnology, particularly in tissue engineering, primary human cell culture has become a major pillar in academic research and the biopharmaceutical industry. Obtaining a viable culture from a tissue sample and maintaining it for experimental, diagnostic or therapeutic purposes can be quite a challenge. Based on laboratory protocols and practical experience from many years of primary cell culture, this manual presents the basic steps necessary for culturing primary human cells. Written by students for students, the manual serves well as a practical guide to primary human cell culture. The authors have left much space for notes and the design of the manual is such that it can be continuously upgraded and extended. The content of this manual is by no means exhaustive. Protocols for specific cell types, out of over 200 different cell types in the human body, were selected from major tissue groupings in the body. They should serve as a foundation for individual researchers to experiment, explore, and establish niche protocols for their specific needs. Inspired by the practical clinical checklists available to residents and trainees in medicine, the authors have chosen a compact physical format that can fit into the pocket of a lab coat.

Quizá no haya forma más elegante y eficaz de comprimir una reflexión que un aforismo inspirado, capaz de reducir el pensamiento a su forma más compacta y por tanto universal. Como dice Wagensberg en el prologo a este libro, una idea buena que no cabe en veinte palabras, no es una idea tan buena. En la estela de Si la naturaleza es la respuesta, ¿cual era la pregunta? (2003), que desperto el entusiasmo de critica y lectores, esta coleccion de aforismos viene a ser una continuacion natural en la que Wagensberg vuelve a asombrar por su habilidad para aunar la profundidad de las cuestiones con el efecto sorpresa de una formulacion siempre ingeniosa. Ademas, las frases y aforismos se seducen unos a otros, formando pequeños encadenamientos que operan como una original aproximacion a las grandes cuestiones fundamentales la verdad, lo bello y lo inteligible, la matematica, naturales la seleccion y la evolucion y culturales construcciones y fronteras de lo humano, los museos y el arte.