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" Biology of life : "
Laurence A. Cole
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BL
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Record Number
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623048
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Main Entry
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Cole, Laurence A.
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Title & Author
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Biology of life : : biochemistry, physiology and philosophy /\ Laurence A. Cole
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Page. NO
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xi, 184 pages :: illustrations (chiefly color) ;; 23 cm
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ISBN
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9780128096857
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: 0128096853
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents
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Section I. How life started. The physics and chemistry of planet earth -- How life started -- RNA, ribozymes, and early life forms -- Amino acids and peptides, essential ingredients of life -- Biochemistry of early life -- Evolutionary history of planet earth -- What is life? -- Section II. DNA and RNA. The evolution of DNA and the genetic code -- DNA biology : DNA replication, transcription, and translation -- Section III. Energetics. Adenosine triphosphate energetics -- Adenosine triphosphate synthase -- Section IV. 4.5 billion years evolution. Evolution timeline -- Evolution of chemical, prokaryotic, and eukaryotic life -- Animal evolution, small brain and advanced brain -- The evolution of humans -- Human development -- Section V. Human development. Human female oogenesis -- Human male spermatogenesis -- Sperm activation, fertilization, morula, blastocyst formation, and twinning -- Multiple human chorionic gonadotropin molecules -- Implantation and pregnancy failure -- Hemochorial placentation -- Human life, development of the human brain -- Human life
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Subject
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Biochemistry
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Biology-- Philosophy
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Biochemistry
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Dewey Classification
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576.8/3
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LC Classification
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QH345.C56 2016
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