Evolution, the logic of biology. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John S. Torday, Virender K. Rehan.
• Authors: Torday, John S; Rehan, Virender K
• Contents: Preface Preface ix 1 Introduction 1 2 On the Fractal Nature of Evolution 13 3 The Historic Perspective on Paracrinology and Evolution as Lead?]ins to a Systems Biology Approach 23 4 Evolution of Adipocyte Differentiation Related Protein, or “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” – Theodore Geissel, Aka Dr Seuss 37 5 Evolutionary Ontology and Epistemology 49 6 Calcium?]Lipid Epistasis: Like Ouroboros, the Snake, Catching its Tail! 65 7 The Lung Alveolar Lipofibroblast: An Evolutionary Strategy Against Neonatal Hyperoxic Lung Injury 77 8 Bio?]Logic 85 9 Cell Signaling as the Basis for all of Biology 107 10 Information + Negentropy + Homeostasis = Evolution 119 11 Vertical Integration of Cytoskeletal Function from Yeast to Human 125 12 Yet Another Bite of the “Evolutionary” Apple 135 13 On Eliminating the Subjectivity from Biology: Predictions 165 14 The Predictive Value of the Cellular Approach to Evolution 173 15 Homeostasis as the Mechanism of Evolution 189 16 On the Evolution of Development 201 17 A Central Theory of Biology 219 18 Implications of Evolutionary Physiology for Astrobiology 231 19 Pleiotropy Reveals the Mechanism of Evolutionary Novelty 257 20 Meta?]Darwinism 267 Index 279
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 612.022; Homeostasis; Human physiology; Cells -- Evolution; Molecular evolution
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781118729281; 9781118729359; 9781118729397
• Related ISBNs: 9781118729267
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; item not viewed.
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