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Why Dna?: From DNA Sequence to Biological Complexity
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- ISBN
- 9781107056398
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Why D N A? : from D N A Sequence to Biological Complexity
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Item Length
- 9.3in
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Item Width
- 6.2in
- Number of Pages
- 300 Pages
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Information is central to the evolution of biological complexity, a physical system relying on a continuous supply of energy. Biology provides superb examples of the consequent Darwinian selection of mechanisms for efficient energy utilisation. Genetic information, underpinned by the Watson-Crick base-pairing rules is largely encoded by DNA, a molecule uniquely adapted to its roles in information storage and utilisation.This volume addresses two fundamental questions. Firstly, what properties of the molecule have enabled it to become the predominant genetic material in the biological world today and secondly, to what extent have the informational properties of the molecule contributed to the expansion of biological diversity and the stability of ecosystems. The author argues that bringing these two seemingly unrelated topics together enables Schrödinger's What is Life?, published before the structure of DNA was known, to be revisited and his ideas examined in the context of our current biological understanding.
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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
110705639x
ISBN-13
9781107056398
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18050092970
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Why D N A? : from D N A Sequence to Biological Complexity
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2022
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
300 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
6.2in
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Qp624
Reviews
'The essence of the book is in its title. The DNA structures and topology are described so clearly that the reader perceives these intricacies as pure evolutionary elegance, and understands WHY it is only in its balance of stability and agility that life could have started its journey. This book explains how DNA has become the fascinating prism, made of a fabric of complexity and information, into which the living reflects itself. My opinion is passionate because I have been thinking about the same problems for decades, and here I find many of the answers. Especially: what makes DNA so unique? It is a text that I keep reading over again.' Ernesto Di Mauro, IBPM, National Research Council, Rome
Table of Content
Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. The perennial question; 2. The nature of information - information, complexity and entropy; 3. DNA - the molecule; 4. The evolution of biological complexity; 5. Cooperating genomes; 6. DNA, information and complexity; 7. Origins; 8. The complexity of societies; 9. Why DNA - and not RNA?; General reading and bibliography.
Topic
Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology (See Also Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology)
Lccn
2020-055277
Dewey Decimal
572.86
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Science
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