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Edited By David Baltimore, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, U.S.A. Renato Dulbecco, The Salk Institute, La Jolla, California, U.S.A. Fran ois Jacob, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France Rita Levi-Montalcini, Instituto di Neurobiologia del CNR, Rome, Italy
Description Frontiers of Life addresses fields of biology in terms of their frontiers--that is, the areas that will demand the most
work in this new century. Because of their standing, the editors have been able to unite the most prestigious and well-informed authorities
to place recent scientific advances into the context of their effects on daily human experiences and expectations. They ask, "What frontiers
of the biological sciences will constitute the challenges of the next century?" Their first answer is an understanding of the processes
and mechanisms that led to the origin of life. They take this answer as the starting point of the first section of the Encyclopedia.
They thus proceed throughout the four volumes.
Separating this Encyclopedia form others is its multidisciplinary approach
to the "frontiers" theme. While other encyclopedias strive to describe the past and present states of many subjects, Frontiers
of Life offers the insights of world-class scientists into their subjects' growth areas.
Audience
Major college and university library systems of the world; individuals, corporations, laboratories, and groups interested in the effects of biology on their particular subjects.
Contents Volume 1: THE ORIGINS OF LIFE
Part One: ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF LIFE
Cosmology
The Physical and Chemical Basis of Life
The Origin of
Life
Selection and Evolution
The Molecules of Inheritance: DNA and RNA
Human Origin and Evolution
The Organisms Construction
Part Two:
THE GENETIC CODE
Organization of Language and Genetical Information
Mechanisms of Genetical Expression
Programs of Genetic Expression
Genes and Evolution
Manipulations and Genetic Errors
Volume 2: CELLS AND ORGANISMS
Part One: CELLS AND CELL COMMUNITIES
The Cell
Construction
Communication Among Cells
Normal and Altered Cell Homeostasis
Formation of Organs and Tissues
Part Two: THE IMMUNOLOGICAL
SYSTEMS
Conceptual and Experimental Milestones in Immunology
Lymphocyte Development
Structure and Function of Antigen Receptors
The
Generation of Diversity
The Cell Biology of Antigen Presentation
Signal Transduction and Cell Fate Decision in the Immune System
Lymphocyte
Selection by Antigen
Molecular Circuits of Leukocytic Recruiting Regulation
Antigen Presentation In Vivo
Cell to Cell Interactions in
the Immune System
Immunological Memory
Cytokine, Chemokine and Relations Between
How Parasites Subvert the Immune Surveillance
Computer
Modelling in Immunology
Transgenic and Knock-out Mice as Models of Immune Deficiency
Immunology to the Bedside-immunotechnology
Vaccination
How Viruses Elude the Immune System
Volume 3: THE INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS
Part One: THE BRAIN OF HOMO SAPIENS
Introduction
From Lucy to
Homo Sapiens
The Neural Communication Code
The Modular Organization of the Neocortex
Structural and Functional Basis of Learning and
Memory Processes
Genes and Behavior
The Control of Movement
Vision and Selective Attention
Emotions
The Human Language
Thought and Self-consciousness
Part Two: BUILDING BLOCKS FOR INTELLINGENCE SYSTEMS
History and Methodology
The Global Approach
Brain Components as Elements of Intelligent
Function
Implementations of Neural Devices for Parallel Distributive Processing
Information Flow In and Out of Neural Systems
Model Neural
Networks for Computation and Learning
Volume 4: THE LIVING WORLD
Part One: BIOLOGY OF BEHAVIOR
The History of Animal Behavior Study
Comparative Methods in the Study of Behavior
Biological Clocks
Foraging
Animal Navigation
Ontogeny of Learning
Biological Variation
of Cognition and Learning
Hormones and Behavior
Representation of Time
Song Learning
Social Play in Mammals
Social Learning and Imitation
Cooperation
Stress and Coping
Conflict Resolution in Primates
Tool Use in Monkeys and Apes
Animal Welfare
Emotional States and Immune
System
Aggression
Functional Rules for Decision Making
Bird Migration
Spatial Representation
Behavior-Genetic Analysis
Ethology
Psychology
and the Social Sciences
Imprinting
Sperm Competition
Breeding Systems
Parenting
Life Histories
Sexual Selection
Wasps as Models in the
Evolutionary Study of Insect Societies
Part Two: DISCOVERY AND SPOLIATION OF THE BIOSPHERE
The Unity of Organisms and Environment
The
Functioning Ecosystem
Interactions Man-Environment
Man in the Endangered Life-Support Systems
Searching for a Road to Survival
Part
Three: BIOETHICS
Bioethics: History and Definitions
The Body and the Market
Organ Transplants
Genetic Information
Genetic Screening
Humane Genome Research
Genetic Counseling
The Informed Consent
A Comparative Overview of Medically Assisted Procreation
Embryo Research
Gene Therapy
The End of Life
Ethics and Ecology
Genetically Modified Organisms
Patenting of Life
The Moral Consideration of Non-Human
Beings
The Allocation of Resources
The Public Perception of Biotechnology
The Role of Public Powers
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