02487nam 2200541 a 450 991078554050332120230607231155.01-283-58116-797866138936110-19-166124-4(CKB)2670000000237863(EBL)1015327(OCoLC)809313507(SSID)ssj0000705401(PQKBManifestationID)12278939(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000705401(PQKBWorkID)10639727(PQKB)11372823(MiAaPQ)EBC1015327(Au-PeEL)EBL1015327(CaPaEBR)ebr10595405(CaONFJC)MIL389361(EXLCZ)99267000000023786320030922d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLight and life[electronic resource] /Michael GrossOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20021 online resource (174 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-856480-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; ZThere 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 linkePhotobiologyPhotobiology.571.455Gross Michael1963-1505444MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785540503321Light and life3735019UNINA