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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812268403321

Autore

Gross Michael <1963->

Titolo

Light and life [[electronic resource] /] / Michael Gross

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002

ISBN

1-283-58116-7

9786613893611

0-19-166124-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (174 p.)

Disciplina

571.455

Soggetti

Photobiology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface: Confessions of a light-addict; 1 The right place at the right time; 2 The oxygen revolution: how cyanobacteria changed the world; 3 Creatures that glow in the dark; 4 How life is guided by light; 5 Seeing and perceiving; 6 Changing ideas about light and life; Further reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

There would be no life on Earth without light from the Sun, and life would not be as highly evolved as it is had it not made the best use of light's energy and information for using photosynthesis, biological clocks, and vision. In Light and Life, Michael Gross explores six major aspects of the complex and fascinating interplay between light and life, ranging from the mythical role of the Sun in ancient cultures to the latest advances in scientific research, coveringphotosynthesis, bioluminescence, vision, perception, and biological clocks. - ;Light, like no other physical phenomenon, is linke