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From X-rays to DNA

How Engineering Drives Biology

by W. David Lee, Jeffrey Drazen, Phillip A. Sharp, Robert S. Langer ...

An argument that technology accelerates biological discovery, with case studies ranging from chromosome discovery with early microscopes to how DNA replicates using radioisotope labels.Engineering has been an essential collaborator in biological research and breakthroughs in biology are often enabled by technological advances. Decoding the double helix structure of DNA, for example, only became ... Read more

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An argument that technology accelerates biological discovery, with case studies ranging from chromosome discovery with early microscopes to how DNA replicates using radioisotope labels.Engineering has been an essential collaborator in biological research and breakthroughs in biology are often enabled by technological advances. Decoding the double helix structure of DNA, for example, only became
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Understanding Suicide

A Sociological Autopsy

by B. Fincham, S. Langer, J. Scourfield, M. Shiner ...

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Sociologists have debated suicide since the early days of the discipline. This book assesses that body of work and breaks new ground through a qualitatively-driven, mixed method 'sociological autopsy' ofone hundredsuicides that explores what can be known about suicidal lives. ... Read more

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Sociologists have debated suicide since the early days of the discipline. This book assesses that body of work and breaks new ground through a qualitatively-driven, mixed method 'sociological autopsy' ofone hundredsuicides that explores what can be known about suicidal lives.
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Interstitial and Intracavitary Thermoradiotherapy

by G.G. Grabenbauer, E.L. Jones, C.A. Meeuwis, P. Fritz, C. Marchal, D. Roos, K.H. Hynynen, R.S.J.P. Kaatee, D.S. Shimm, K.S. Nikita, L.W. Brady1, P.K. Sneed2, G. Wolber3, P.C. Levendag4, C. Van Hooye5, B. Sorbe6, A. McCowen7, G.C. Van Rhoon8, R.R., Jr. Dobelbower9, C.A.J.F. Van Geel0, A.C. Steger1, M.Heinrich Seegenschmiedt3, M.A. Mackey4, J.W. Strohbehn5, C. Miyamoto6, J.M. Cosset7, A.J. Milligan8, P. Schraube9, B. Emami0, J. Crezee1, A. Martinez2, C. Smed-Sörensen3, C.J. Diederich4, S. Langer5, P. Wust6, J.J.W. Lagendijk7, J. Nadobny8, J. Mooibroek9, F. Morganti0, P. Peschke1, C. Koedooder2, J.M. Ardiet3, J.-P. Gerard4, M. Chive5, W. Hürter6, G.J. Nieuwenhuys7, H.W. Merrick8, T.A. Colacchio9, F. Reinbold0, L.V. Baert1, N. Van Wieringen2, T.C. Cetas3, L. Handl-Zeller4, K.H. Luk5, D. Gersten6, W.J. Lorenz7, Z. Petrovich8, E.W. Hahn9, P.M. Corry0, W. Schlegel1, E.B. Douple2, Heinrich Iro3, N.K. Uzunoglu4, M. Seebass5, I.K.K. Kolkmann-Deurloo6, C.C. Vernon7, T.P. Ryan8, R. Fietkau9, K.L. Clibbon1, P.W. Grigsby2, F. Koenis3, B. Frankendal4, M. Wannenmacher5, B. Stea6, J.J. Fabre8, C.T. Coughlin9, B. Prevost0, J.C. Camart1, A.G. Visser2, N.L. Vora3, J.D.P. Van Dijk4, J.W. Hand5, R. Sauer6 ...

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The use of hyperthermia in radiation oncology is well established. Many publications cover the whole field of possibilities and problems of this therapeutic modality. The new development of interstitial and intracavitary hyperthermia, however, is not well known: there are only a few relevant publications in different journals. Therefore, it was appropriate that SAUER and SEEGENSCHMIEDT organized ... Read more

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The use of hyperthermia in radiation oncology is well established. Many publications cover the whole field of possibilities and problems of this therapeutic modality. The new development of interstitial and intracavitary hyperthermia, however, is not well known: there are only a few relevant publications in different journals. Therefore, it was appropriate that SAUER and SEEGENSCHMIEDT organized
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Life's Ratchet

How Molecular Machines Extract Order from Chaos

by Peter M Hoffmann ...

Life is an enduring mystery. Yet, science tells us that living beings are merely sophisticated structures of lifeless molecules. If this view is correct, where do the seemingly purposeful motions of cells and organisms originate? In Life's Ratchet, physicist Peter M. Hoffmann locates the answer to this age-old question at the nanoscale.Below the calm, ordered exterior of a living organism lies ... Read more

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Life is an enduring mystery. Yet, science tells us that living beings are merely sophisticated structures of lifeless molecules. If this view is correct, where do the seemingly purposeful motions of cells and organisms originate? In Life's Ratchet, physicist Peter M. Hoffmann locates the answer to this age-old question at the nanoscale.Below the calm, ordered exterior of a living organism lies
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Life at the Speed of Light

From the Double Helix to the Dawn of Digital Life

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“Venter instills awe for biology as it is, and as it might become in our hands.” —Publishers WeeklyOn May 20, 2010, headlines around the world announced one of the most extraordinary accomplishments in modern science: the creation of the world’s first synthetic lifeform. In Life at the Speed of Light, scientist J. Craig Venter, best known for sequencing the human genome, shares the dramatic ... Read more

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“Venter instills awe for biology as it is, and as it might become in our hands.” —Publishers WeeklyOn May 20, 2010, headlines around the world announced one of the most extraordinary accomplishments in modern science: the creation of the world’s first synthetic lifeform. In Life at the Speed of Light, scientist J. Craig Venter, best known for sequencing the human genome, shares the dramatic
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Gene Machine

The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome

by Venki Ramakrishnan ...

A Nobel Prize-winning biologist tells the riveting story of his race to discover the inner workings of biology's most important molecule"Ramakrishnan's writing is so honest, lucid and engaging that I could not put this book down until I had read to the very end." -- Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Emperor of All Maladies and The GeneEveryone has heard of DNA. But by itself, DNA is just an ... Read more

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A Nobel Prize-winning biologist tells the riveting story of his race to discover the inner workings of biology's most important molecule"Ramakrishnan's writing is so honest, lucid and engaging that I could not put this book down until I had read to the very end." -- Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Emperor of All Maladies and The GeneEveryone has heard of DNA. But by itself, DNA is just an
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Transformer

The Deep Chemistry of Life and Death

by Nick Lane ...

**From the renowned biochemist and author of The Vital Question, an illuminating inquiry into the Krebs cycle and the origins of life.“Nick Lane’s exploration of the building blocks that underlie life’s big fundamental questions—the origin of life itself, aging, and disease—have shaped my thinking since I first came across his work. He is one of my favorite science writers.”—Bill Gates**What ... Read more

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**From the renowned biochemist and author of The Vital Question, an illuminating inquiry into the Krebs cycle and the origins of life.“Nick Lane’s exploration of the building blocks that underlie life’s big fundamental questions—the origin of life itself, aging, and disease—have shaped my thinking since I first came across his work. He is one of my favorite science writers.”—Bill Gates**What
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What Mad Pursuit

by Francis Crick ...

Candid, provocative, and disarming, this is the widely-praised memoir of the co-discoverer of the double helix of DNA. ... Read more

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Candid, provocative, and disarming, this is the widely-praised memoir of the co-discoverer of the double helix of DNA.
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Understanding the Genome

by Editors of Scientific American ...

Drawn from the pages of Scientific American and collected here for the first time, this work contains updated and condensed information, made accessible to a general popular science audience, on the subject of understanding the genome. ... Read more

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Drawn from the pages of Scientific American and collected here for the first time, this work contains updated and condensed information, made accessible to a general popular science audience, on the subject of understanding the genome.
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Life's Greatest Secret

The Race to Crack the Genetic Code

by Matthew Cobb ...

Everyone has heard of the story of DNA as the story of Watson and Crick and Rosalind Franklin, but knowing the structure of DNA was only a part of a greater struggle to understand life's secrets. Life's Greatest Secret is the story of the discovery and cracking of the genetic code, the thing that ultimately enables a spiraling molecule to give rise to the life that exists all around us. This great ... Read more

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Everyone has heard of the story of DNA as the story of Watson and Crick and Rosalind Franklin, but knowing the structure of DNA was only a part of a greater struggle to understand life's secrets. Life's Greatest Secret is the story of the discovery and cracking of the genetic code, the thing that ultimately enables a spiraling molecule to give rise to the life that exists all around us. This great
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Molecules

A Very Short Introduction

by Philip Ball ...

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The processes in a single living cell are akin to that of a city teeming with molecular inhabitants that move, communicate, cooperate, and compete. In this Very Short Introduction, Philip Ball explores the role of the molecule in and around us - how, for example, a single fertilized egg can grow into a multi-celled Mozart, what makes spider's silk insoluble in the morning dew, and how this ... Read more

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The processes in a single living cell are akin to that of a city teeming with molecular inhabitants that move, communicate, cooperate, and compete. In this Very Short Introduction, Philip Ball explores the role of the molecule in and around us - how, for example, a single fertilized egg can grow into a multi-celled Mozart, what makes spider's silk insoluble in the morning dew, and how this
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Synthetic Biology - A Primer

by Paul Simon Freemont, Richard I Kitney ...

Synthetic Biology — A Primer gives a broad overview of the emerging field of synthetic biology and the foundational concepts on which it is built. It will be of interest to final year undergraduates, postgraduates and established researchers who are interested in learning about this exciting new field. The book introduces readers to fundamental concepts in molecular biology and engineering and ... Read more

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Synthetic Biology — A Primer gives a broad overview of the emerging field of synthetic biology and the foundational concepts on which it is built. It will be of interest to final year undergraduates, postgraduates and established researchers who are interested in learning about this exciting new field. The book introduces readers to fundamental concepts in molecular biology and engineering and
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