Light and Life - Couverture rigide

Gross, Michael

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0198564805 ISBN 13 : 9780198564805

Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 2003

Synopsis

Light, like no other physical phenomenon, is linked in a wide variety of ways with the biological phenomenon of life. We can read this page because light is reflected from it, and carries the information to the retina; the oxygen we breathe was produced by photosynthesis; our sense of alertness relies on our biological clock, set using the cues of light and dark. Michael Gross explores the symbiotic relationship of light and life in this intriguing and entertaining book. Starting with astronomy and our relationship with the Sun and dependence on photosynthesis, he then turns to some of the stranger outcomes of the relationship - bioluminescent creatures, and their evolutionary significance. Finally he looks at the influence of light on biological time-keeping, the focus of much current scientific research. Life would not be here without light, and it would not have evolved as it has done had it not made the best possible use of light's energy and information content for using photosynthesis, biological clocks, and vision. This book explores all these aspects of the fascinating interplay of these two phenomena in a lively manner using many intriguing examples.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0198564805
• ISBN 13: 9780198564805
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 174
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Messaggerie Libri; ufficio.anagrafiche@meli.it; ; Via Verdi, 8; Assago Milano; Italie