Amazing feats of biological engineering

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Mark Lambert

Examines the world of living things by discussing the characteristics, evolution, life cycles, and reproduction of plants and animals.

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Roy A. Gallant

Presents the theories, controversies, and latest scientific thinking on how the Solar System, the Earth, and the first biological organisms came to be and how the latter changed and adapted for survival. Includes a glossary of terms.

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Marc Thiriet

<p>The volumes in this authoritative series present a multidisciplinary approach to modeling and simulation of flows in the cardiovascular and ventilatory systems, especially multiscale modeling and coupled simulations. Volume 5 is devoted to cells, tissues, and organs of the cardiovascular and ventilatory systems with an emphasis on mechanotransduction-based regulation of flow. The blood vessel wall is a living tissue that quickly reacts to loads applied on it by the flowing blood. In any segment of a blood vessel, the endothelial and smooth muscle cells can sense unusual time variations in small-magnitude wall shear stress and large-amplitude wall stretch generated by abnormal hemodynamic stresses. These cells respond with a short-time scale (from seconds to hours) to adapt the vessel caliber. Since such adaptive cell activities can be described using mathematical models, a key objective of this volume is to identify the mesoscopic agents and nanoscopic mediators required to derive adequate mathematical models. The resulting biomathematical models and corresponding simulation software can be incorporated into platforms developed in virtual physiology for improved understanding and training.<br><br>Reviews structure and function of major constituents of the circulatory and respiratory apparatus<br><br>Describes major cellular processes involved in signaling, interactions, and adaptive responses of physiological conduits<br><br>Integrates biology, chemistry, and physics for the multidisciplinary exploration and modeling of physiological flows<br><br>Focuses on mechanotransduction-induced regulation</p>

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Kimball R. Nill

"In the Glossary of Biotechnology and Nanobiotechnology Terms, Fourth Edition, Kimball Nill continues to improve upon the reference that for over a decade has helped thousands of professionals, including scientists in other fields, attorneys, government workers, lobbyists, venture capitalists, and university tech transfer staff to communicate successfully with those working on the cutting edge of modern science. Recognizing nanoscience's expanding contribution to biotech, Nill has taken the much appreciated step of adding relevant nano terminology to his glossary." "The Glossary of Biotechnology and Nanobiotechnology Terms, Fourth Edition is packed with over 400 pages of exceptionally well-organized and cross-referenced terminology, making it an essential reference for anyone working directly or indirectly with those pioneering the frontiers of modern biology."--Jacket.