"3.8 billion years and counting -- there's a lot to know about the fundamentals of life. This friendly, jargon-free guide takes you from the primordial soup to the present, explaining how specialized cells have given rise to everything living, from the humbles amoeba to walking, talking humans. Whether you're taking a cell or molecular biology course, catching up on fast-evolving fields like DNA microarrays or genetics for your career -- or are just...

How was it possible for the simple molecules that arrived on the early earth to be transformed into the extremely complex forms that compose living cells? If we are to believe the Second Law of Thermodynamics and the Laws of Probability, spontaneous assembly would seem to have been absolutely impossible! Based on that Second Law, systems move spontaneously from order toward disorder - not the other way around. Furthermore, there are simply too many...

Sisters Leah and Lilly have only one thing in common: they share a room. One day, Leah's mess makes Lilly storm out. Only a wild animal could live with Leah. That's not a bad idea! Leah posts a wanted ad, and the search for the perfect new zoo-mate begins. For anyone who's struggled to get along with a sibling, this animal-centric picture book reminds us all why it's worth trying.

François Jacob (1920–2013) was awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1965 and was one of the world's leading molecular biologists. "The most remarkable history of biology that has ever been written."-Michel Foucault Nobel Prize–winning scientist François Jacob's The Logic of Life is a landmark book in the history of biology and science. Focusing on heredity, which Jacob considers the fundamental feature of living things, he shows how, since...

"Winner of the 2017 PROSE Award in History of Science, Medicine & Technology, Association of American Publishers" "Winner of the 2017 AIP Science Writing Award for Books, American Institute of Physics" "One of Smithsonian Magazine's Best Science Books of 2016" "#6 on The Telegraph's Top 50 Books of the Year 2016" "One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2016" "One of Physics World's Top Ten Books of the Year, 2016" "Shortlisted for Physics...

Identify and describe the structure as well as function of the cells. Understand importance of the nucleus, nuclear membrane, vacoules and endoplasmic reticulum. Which is the control center, which acts similar to that of the brain? Which part is responsible for growth and reproduction. Which part stores needed materials? There's a lot learn from this book.

Let's go microscopic inside your body! In this book, you will be learning about the characteristics of the cell, which is the basic unit of life. Learn to identify the structure as well as function of the different cell parts like the cell membrane, cytoplasm, mitochondria and ribosomes. Realize that healthy cells are key to a healthy you.

"Everyone has heard of DNA. But by itself, DNA is just an inert blueprint for life. It is the ribosome--an enormous molecular machine made up of a million atoms--that makes DNA come to life, turning our genetic code into proteins and therefore into us. Gene Machine is an insider account of the race for the structure of the ribosome, a fundamental discovery that both advances our knowledge of all life and could lead to the development of better antibiotics...

Born into a large, well-educated, and loving family in London, Rosalind grew up with a keen desire to do things that would better the lives of others. By the age of 15, she knew she wanted to be a scientist. Less than 20 years later, she took the world's first photograph of DNA, changing the future of science forever. This inspiring story of the pioneering scientist features a fact and photo section at the back.

Take a peak inside the atom and identify its structural components. At the end of this book, you should be able to identify the basic components of the atom namely the electrons, protons and nucleus. You should also be able to explain the location and functions of each. Dive deeper into chemistry one fact at a time. Start reading today.