Opportunities in biology [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Research Opportunities in Biology, Board in Biology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455941103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, : National Academy Press, 1989
• ISBN: 1-280-21480-5; 9786610214808; 0-309-55775-5; 0-585-14439-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (470 p.)
• Disciplina: 574/.072
• Soggetti: Biology - Research; Life sciences - Research; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 422-423).
• Nota di contenuto: Opportunities in Biology; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Preface; Contents; Executive Summary; THE NEW BIOLOGY; STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY; GENES AND CELLS; DEVELOPMENT; THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND BEHAVIOR; THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES; EVOLUTION, SYSTEMATICS, AND ECOLOGY; PLANT BIOLOGY AND AGRICULTURE; INFRASTRUCTURE OF BIOLOGY RESEARCH AND RECOMMENDATIONS; Training; Equipment and Facilities; Funding; Information Science and Collections; International Cooperation; 1 The New Biology; DIVISIONS BETWEEN TRADITIONAL DISCIPLINES ARE BEING REMOVED; 2 New Technologies and Instrumentation; RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNIQUESRecombinant DNA Techniques Permit us to Isolate a Single Gene From the Tens of Thousands Encoded in a Complex Genome; Transformation of Higher Organisms; Biologists Can Specifically Insert a Functioning Gene Into the Genome of Complex Organisms; Making a Transgenic Animal; A Transgenic Animal is Produced Initially by a Combination of Microsurgery And Embryological Techniques; Transgenic Mice Have Been Used For a Variety of ; Experiments; Creating Transgenic Plants; The Creation of Transformed Plants Has Been one of The Most Exciting Developments in Modern Biology; Future ProspectsThe Potential for Using Transgenic Organisms to Make Discoveries Over the Next 5 or 10 Years Is Vast; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES; Monoclonal Antibodies Can be Used as Biological Probes For Specific Molecules; MICROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; Microchemical Instrumentation Has Had a Powerful Impact on Modern Biology That is Just Beginning to be Felt; FLOW CYTOMETRY; Flow Cytometry is Used to Sort Cells; MICROSCOPY; A Revolution in the Application of Light Microscopy Has Occurred; Video-Enhanced Contrast Microscopy; Video-Enhanced Contrast Microscopy Combines the Technologies of Modern Light Microscopy, Video Imaging, and Digital Image...Low-Light-Dose Microscopy; Coupling Biological Chemistry with Advanced Image Processing Has Permitted Low-Light-Dose Microscopy to Evolve as an...; Scanning Acoustic Microscope; The Scanning Acoustic Microscope Measures the Elastic Properties of the Cell; Scanning Tunneling and Atomic Force Microscope; The Scanning Tunneling Microscope Allows One to Image Surfaces with the Resolution of an Few Angstroms; The Atomic Force Microscope Holds Great Promise for Analyzing Biological SpecimensMAGNETIC RESONANCE; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy is Becoming an Invaluable Tool for Determining the Structures of Complex Molecules; COMPUTERS AND DATA ANALYSIS; Computers are Coming to Play an Central Role in Modern Biology; BIOLOGY AND THE FUTURE; Synergistic Interactions of the New Biology Have Shortened the Time Between Fundamental Observations and Applications; 3 Molecular Structure and Function; Biological Macromolecules are Machines; The Main Theme of Structural Biology Is the Relation of Molecular Structure to Function