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The Algae World [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Dinabandhu Sahoo, Joseph Seckbach
| The Algae World [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Dinabandhu Sahoo, Joseph Seckbach |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (594 p.) |
| Disciplina | 589.3 |
| Collana | Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology |
| Soggetto topico |
Ecology
Microbiology Agricultural economics Climate change Plant physiology Ecology Eukaryotic Microbiology Agricultural Economics Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts Plant Physiology |
| ISBN | 94-017-7321-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- List of Authors and their addresses -- PART 1. Biology of Algae -- 1. General characteristics of Algae -- 2. Classification of Algae -- 3. Cyanobacteria -- 4. Green algae -- 5. Growth forms and life histories in green algae -- 6. Brown algae -- 7. Red algae -- 8. Diatoms: Yellow or Golden Brown Algae -- 9. Xanthophyceae, Euglenophyceae and Dinophyceae -- 10. Survey Of Algae In Extreme Environments -- PART 2. Applied Phycology -- 11. Algal Biotechnology -- 12. Harmful Algal Blooms -- 13. Phycoremediation -- 14. Bioactivity of secondary metabolites from Macroalgae -- 15. Marine algae: Gathered resource to global food industry -- 16. Metalic Nanoparticle Synthesis by Cyanobacteria: Fundamentals and Applications -- 17. Blue Green Algae: A Potential Biofertilizer For Rice -- 18. Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids From Algae -- 19. Algae as a source of biofuel -- 20. Phylogenomics in Algal Research: Current Trends and Future Perspectives -- 21. Advance Techniques in Algae -- 22. Culturing Micro Algae. |
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Algal and cyanobacteria symbioses / / editors, Martin Grube (University of Graz, Austria), Joseph Seckbach (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel), Lucia Muggia (University of Trieste, Italy)
| Algal and cyanobacteria symbioses / / editors, Martin Grube (University of Graz, Austria), Joseph Seckbach (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel), Lucia Muggia (University of Trieste, Italy) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Jersey : , : World Scientific, , [2017] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (679 pages) |
| Disciplina | 577.8/5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Symbiosis
Algae Cyanobacteria |
| ISBN | 1-78634-058-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910162799503321 |
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Biocommunication : sign-mediated interactions between cells and organisms / / editors, Richard Gordon, Joseph Seckbach
| Biocommunication : sign-mediated interactions between cells and organisms / / editors, Richard Gordon, Joseph Seckbach |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Jersey : , : World Scientific, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (701 pages) |
| Disciplina | 571.7/42 |
| Collana | Astrobiology : exploring life on earth and beyond |
| Soggetto topico |
Information theory in biology
Plant cellular signal transduction Animal communication |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910155157803321 |
| New Jersey : , : World Scientific, , 2017 | ||
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Conflicting models for the origin of life / / edited by Stoyan K. Smoukov, Joseph Seckbach, Richard Gordon
| Conflicting models for the origin of life / / edited by Stoyan K. Smoukov, Joseph Seckbach, Richard Gordon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey ; ; Beverly, Massachusetts : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. : , : Scrivener Publishing LLC, , [2023] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (504 pages) |
| Disciplina | 050 |
| Soggetto topico | Astronomy |
| ISBN |
1-119-55556-6
1-119-55555-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword, "Are There Men on the Moon?" by Winston S. Churchill -- Preface -- Appendix to Preface by Richard Gordon and George Mikhailovsky -- Part I: Introduction to the Origin of Life Puzzle -- Chapter 1 Origin of Life: Conflicting Models for the Origin of Life -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Top-Down Approach-The Phylogenetic Tree of Life -- 1.3 Bottom-Up Approach-The Hypotheses -- 1.4 The Emergence of Chemolithoautotrophs and Photolithoautotrophs? -- 1.5 Viruses: The Fourth Domain of Life? -- 1.6 Where are We with the Origin of Life on Earth? -- References -- Chapter 2 Characterizing Life: Four Dimensions and their Relevance to Origin of Life Research -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Debate About (Defining) Life -- 2.2.1 The Debate and the Meta-Debate -- 2.2.2 Defining Life is Only One Way to Address the Question "What is Life?" -- 2.3 Does Origin of Life Research Need a Characterization of Life? -- 2.4 Dimensions of Characterizing Life -- 2.4.1 Dimension 1: Dichotomy or Matter of Degree? -- 2.4.2 Dimension 2: Material or Functional? -- 2.4.3 Dimension 3: Individual or Collective? -- 2.4.4 Dimension 4: Minimal or Inclusive -- 2.4.5 Summary Discussion of the Dimensions -- 2.5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 3 Emergence, Construction, or Unlikely? Navigating the Space of Questions Regarding Life's Origins -- 3.1 How Can We Approach the Origins Quest(ion)? -- 3.2 Avian Circularities -- 3.3 Assuming That... -- 3.4 Unlikely -- 3.5 Construction -- 3.6 Emergence -- References -- Part II: Chemistry Approaches -- Chapter 4 The Origin of Metabolism and GADV Hypothesis on the Origin of Life -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 [GADV]-Amino Acids and Protein 0th-Order Structure -- 4.3 Exploration of the Initial Metabolism: The Origin of Metabolism.
4.3.1 From What Kind of Enzymatic Reactions Did the Metabolic System Originate? -- 4.3.2 What Kind of Organic Compounds Accumulated on the Primitive Earth -- 4.3.3 What Organic Compounds were Required for the First Life to Emerge? -- 4.4 From Reactions Using What Kind of Organic Compounds Did the Metabolism Originate? -- 4.4.1 Catalytic Reactions with What Kind of Organic Compounds Were Incorporated Into the Initial Metabolism? -- 4.4.2 Search for Metabolic Reactions Incorporated Into the Initial Metabolism -- 4.4.3 Syntheses of [GADV]-Amino Acids Leading to Produce [GADV]-Proteins/Peptides Were One of the Most Important Matters for the First Life -- 4.4.4 Nucleotide Synthetic Pathways were Integrated at the Second Phase in the Initial Metabolism -- 4.5 Discussion -- 4.5.1 Protein 0th-Order Structure Was the Key for Solving the Origin of Metabolism -- 4.5.2 Validity of GPG-Three Compounds Hypothesis on the Origin of Metabolism -- 4.5.3 Establishment of the Metabolic System and the Emergence of Life -- 4.5.4 The Emergence of Life Viewed from the Origin of Metabolism -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 5 Chemical Automata at the Origins of Life -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Theoretical Models -- 5.2.1 The Chemoton Model -- 5.2.2 Autopoiesis -- 5.2.3 Biotic Abstract Dual Automata -- 5.2.4 Automata and Diffusion-Controlled Reactions -- 5.2.5 Quasi-Species and Hypercycle -- 5.2.6 Computer Modeling -- 5.2.7 Two-Dimensional Automata -- 5.3 Experimental Approach -- 5.3.1 The Ingredients for Life -- 5.3.2 Capabilities Required for the Chemical Automata -- 5.3.2.1 Autonomy -- 5.3.2.2 Self-Ordering and Self-Organization -- 5.3.2.3 About Discriminating Aggregation -- 5.3.2.4 Autocatalysis and Competition -- 5.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6 A Universal Chemical Constructor to Explore the Nature and Origin of Life -- 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Digitization of Chemistry -- 6.3 Environmental Programming, Recursive Cycles, and Protocells -- 6.4 Measuring Complexity and Chemical Selection Engines -- 6.5 Constructing a Chemical Selection Engine -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 7 How to Make a Transmembrane Domain at the Origin of Life: A Possible Origin of Proteins -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 The Initial "Core" Amino Acids -- 7.3 The Thickness of Membranes of the First Vesicles -- 7.4 Carbon-Carbon Distances Perpendicular to a Membrane -- 7.5 The Thickness of Modern Membranes -- 7.6 A Prebiotic Model for the Coordinated Growth of Membrane Thickness and Transmembrane Peptides -- 7.7 A Model for the Coordinated Growth of Membrane Thickness and Transmembrane Peptides -- 7.8 RNA World with the Protein World -- 7.9 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Part III: Physics Approaches -- Chapter 8 Patterns that Persist: Heritable Information in Stochastic Dynamics -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Markov Processes -- 8.2.1 Simple Examples of Markov Processes -- 8.2.2 Stochastic Dynamics -- 8.2.3 Master Equation -- 8.2.4 Dynamic Persistence -- 8.2.5 Coarse Graining -- 8.2.6 Entropy Production -- 8.3 Results -- 8.3.1 The Persistence Filter -- 8.4 Mechanisms of Persistence -- 8.5 Effects of Size N and Disequilibrium γ -- 8.6 Probability of Persistence -- 8.6.1 Continuity Constraint -- 8.6.2 Locality Constraint -- 8.6.3 New Strategies for Persistence -- 8.7 Measuring Persistence in Practice -- 8.7.1 Computable Information Density (CID) -- 8.7.2 Quantifying Persistence in Dynamic Assemblies of Colloidal Rollers -- 8.8 Conclusions -- 8.9 Methods -- 8.9.1 Coarse-Graining -- 8.10 Monte Carlo Optimization -- 8.11 Experiments on Ferromagnetic Rollers -- 8.12 A Persistence in Equilibrium Systems -- Acknowledgements -- References. Chapter 9 When We Were Triangles: Shape in the Origin of Life via Abiotic, Shaped Droplets to Living, Polygonal Archaea During the Abiocene -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.1.1 What Correlates with Archaea Shape? Nothing! -- 9.1.2 Archaea's Place in the Tree of Life -- 9.1.3 The Discovery and Exploration of Shaped Droplets -- 9.1.4 Shaped Droplets as Protocells -- 9.1.5 Comparison of Shaped Droplets with Archaea -- 9.1.6 The S-Layer -- 9.1.7 The S-Layer as a Two-Dimensional Liquid with Fault Lines -- 9.1.8 The Analogy of the S-Layer to Bubble Rafts -- 9.1.9 Energy Minimization Model for the S-Layer in Polygonal Archaea -- 9.2 Discussion -- 9.3 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 10 Challenges and Perspectives of Robot Inventors that Autonomously Design, Build, and Test Physical Robots -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Physical Evolutionary-Developmental Robotics -- 10.2.1 Robotic Invention -- 10.2.2 Physical Morphology Adaptation -- 10.3 Falling Paper Design Experiments -- 10.3.1 Design-Behavior Mapping -- 10.3.2 More Variations of Paper Falling Patterns -- 10.3.3 Characterizing Falling Paper Behaviors -- 10.4 Evolutionary Dynamics of Collective Bernoulli Balloons -- 10.5 Discussions and Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Part IV: The Approach of Creating Life -- Chapter 11 Synthetic Cells: A Route Toward Assembling Life -- 11.1 Compartmentalization: Putting Life in a Box -- 11.2 The Making of Cell-Sized Giant Liposomes -- 11.3 Coacervate-Based Synthetic Cells -- 11.4 Adaptivity and Functionality in Synthetic Cells -- 11.5 Synthetic Cell Information Processing and Communication -- 11.6 Intracellular Information Processing: Making Decisions with All the Noise -- 11.7 Extracellular Communication: the Art of Talking and Selective Listening -- 11.8 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References. Chapter 12 Origin of Life from a Maker's Perspective-Focus on Protocellular Compartments in Bottom-Up Synthetic Biology -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Unifying the Plausible Protocells in Line with the Crowded Cell -- 12.3 Self-Sustained Cycles of Growth and Division -- 12.4 Transport and Energy Generation at the Interface -- 12.4.1 Energy and Complexity -- 12.4.2 Energy Compartmentation -- 12.5 Synergistic Effects Towards the Origin of Life -- References -- Part V: When and Where Did Life Start? -- Chapter 13 A Nuclear Geyser Origin of Life: Life Assembly Plant - Three-Step Model for the Emergence of the First Life on Earth and Cell Dynamics for the Coevolution of Life's Functions -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Natural Nuclear Reactor -- 13.2.1 Principle of a Natural Nuclear Reactor -- 13.2.2 Natural Nuclear Reactor in Gabon -- 13.2.3 Radiation Chemistry to Produce Organics -- 13.2.4 Hadean Natural Nuclear Reactor -- 13.3 Nuclear Geyser Model as a Birthplace of Life on the Hadean Earth -- 13.4 Nine Requirements for the Birthplace of Life -- 13.5 Three-Step Model for the Emergence of the First Life on Hadean Earth -- 13.5.1 The Emergence of the First Proto-Life -- 13.5.1.1 Domain I: Inorganics -- 13.5.1.2 Domain II: From Inorganic to Organic -- 13.5.1.3 Domain III: Production of More Advanced BBL -- 13.5.1.4 Domain IV: Passage Connecting Geyser Main Room with the Surface and Fountain Flow -- 13.5.1.5 Domain V: Production of BBL in an Oxidizing Wet-Dry Surface Environment -- 13.5.1.6 Domain VI: Birthplace of the First Proto-Life -- 13.5.1.7 Utilization of Metallic Proteins -- 13.5.2 The Emergence of the Second Proto-Life -- 13.5.2.1 Drastic Environmental Change from Step 1 to Step 2 -- 13.5.2.2 Biological Response from Step 1 to Step 2 -- 13.5.3 The Emergence of the Third Proto-Life, Prokaryote. 13.5.3.1 Drastic Environmental Changes from Step 2 to Step 3. |
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Diatom morphogenesis / / edited by Joseph Seckbach, Vadim V. Annenkov, Richard Gordon
| Diatom morphogenesis / / edited by Joseph Seckbach, Vadim V. Annenkov, Richard Gordon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, NJ : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (448 pages) |
| Disciplina | 579.85 |
| Collana | Diatoms: Biology and Applications |
| Soggetto topico |
Diatoms
Morphogenesis |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-119-48813-3
1-119-48817-6 1-119-48819-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Part 1: General Issues -- 1 Introduction for a Tutorial on Diatom Morphology -- 1.1 Diatoms in Brief -- 1.2 Tools to Explore Diatom Frustule Morphology -- 1.3 Diatom Frustule 3D Reconstruction -- 1.3.1 Recommended Steps to Understand the Complex Diatom Morphology: A Guide for Beginners -- 1.4 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 2 The Uncanny Symmetry of Some Diatoms and Not of Others: A Multi-Scale Morphological Characteristic and a Puzzle for Morphogenesis* -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 Recognition and Symmetry -- 2.1.2 Symmetry and Growth -- 2.1.3 Diatom Pattern Formation, Growth, and Symmetry -- 2.1.4 Diatoms and Uncanny Symmetry -- 2.1.5 Purpose of This Study -- 2.2 Methods -- 2.2.1 Centric Diatom Images Used for Analysis -- 2.2.2 Centric Diatoms, Morphology, and Valve Formation -- 2.2.3 Image Entropy and Symmetry Measurement -- 2.2.4 Image Preparation for Measurement -- 2.2.5 Image Tilt and Slant Measurement Correction for Entropy Values -- 2.2.6 Symmetry Analysis -- 2.2.7 Entropy, Symmetry, and Stability -- 2.2.8 Randomness and Instability -- 2.3 Results -- 2.3.1 Symmetry Analysis -- 2.3.2 Valve Formation-Stability and Instability Analyses -- 2.4 Discussion -- 2.4.1 Symmetry and Scale in Diatoms -- 2.4.2 Valve Formation and Stability -- 2.4.3 Symmetry, Stability and Diatom Morphogenesis -- 2.4.4 Future Research-Symmetry, Stability and Directionality in Diatom Morphogenesis -- References -- 3 On the Size Sequence of Diatoms in Clonal Chains -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Mathematical Analysis of t he Size Sequence -- 3.2.1 Alternative Method for Calculating the Size Sequence -- 3.2.2 Self-Similarity and Fractal Structure -- 3.2.3 Matching Fragments to a Generation Based on Known SizeIndices of the Fragment.
3.2.4 Sequence of the Differences of the Size Indices -- 3.2.5 Matching Fragments to a Generation Based on Unknown SizeIndices of the Fragment -- 3.2.6 Synchronicity of Cell Divisions -- 3.3 Observations -- 3.3.1 Challenges in Verifying the Sequence of Sizes -- 3.3.2 Materials and Methods -- 3.3.3 Investigation of the Size Sequence of a Eunotia sp. -- 3.3.4 Synchronicity -- 3.4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- Appendix 3A L-System for the Generation of the Sequence of Differences in Size Indices of Adjacent Diatoms -- Appendix 3B Probability Consideration for Loss of Synchronicity -- References -- 4 Valve Morphogenesis in Amphitetrasantediluviana Ehrenberg -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Material and Methods -- 4.3 Observations -- 4.3.1 Amphitetras antediluviana Mature Valves -- 4.3.2 Amphitetras antediluviana Forming Valves -- 4.3.3 Amphitetras antediluviana Girdle Band Formation -- 4.4 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Part 2: Simulation -- 5 Geometric Models of Concentric and Spiral Areola Patterns of Centric Diatoms -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Set of Common Rules Used in the Models -- 5.3 Concentric Pattern of Areolae -- 5.4 Spiral Patterns of Areolae -- 5.4.1 Unidirectional Spiral Pattern -- 5.4.2 Bidirectional Spiral Pattern -- 5.4.3 Common Genesis of Unidirectional and Bidirectional Spiral Patterns -- 5.5 Conversion of an Areolae-Based Model Into a Frame-Based Model -- 5.6 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 6 Diatom Pore Arrays' Periodicities and Symmetries in the Euclidean Plane: Nature Between Perfection and Imperfection -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Materials and Methods -- 6.2.1 Micrograph Segmentation -- 6.2.2 Two-Dimensional Fast Fourier Analysis and Autocorrelation Function Analysis -- 6.2.3 Lattice Measurements and Recognition -- 6.2.4 Accuracy of 2D ACF-Based Calculations. 6.2.5 The Perfection of the Unit Cell Parameters Between Different Parts (Groups of Pore Arrays) of the Same Valve and the Same Micrograph -- 6.3 Results and Discussion -- 6.3.1 Toward Standardization of the Methodology for the Recognition of 2D Periodicities of Pore Arrays in Diatom Micrographs -- 6.3.1.1 Using Two-Dimensional Fast Fourier Transform Analysis -- 6.3.1.2 Using Two-Dimensional Autocorrelation Function -- 6.3.1.3 The Accuracy of Lattice Parameters' Measurements Using the Proposed 2D ACF Analysis -- 6.3.2 Exploring the Periodicity in Our Studied Micrographs and the Possible Presence of Different Types of 2D Lattices in Diatoms -- 6.3.2.1 Irregular Pore Scattering (Non-Periodic Pores) -- 6.3.2.2 Linear Periodicity of Pores in Striae (1D Periodicity) -- 6.3.2.3 The Different 2D Lattices in Diatom Pore Arrays -- 6.3.3 How Perfectly Can Diatoms Build Their 2D Pore Arrays? -- 6.3.3.1 Variation of the 2D Lattice Within the Connected Pore Array of the Valve -- 6.3.3.2 Comparison of 2D Lattice Parameters and Degree of Perfection of Distinct Pore Array Groups in the Same Micrograph and Va -- 6.3.3.3 The Perfection of 2D Lattices of Diatom Pore Arrays Compared to Perfect (Non-Oblique) 2D Bravais Lattices -- 6.3.4 Planar Symmetry Groups to Describe the Whole Diatom Valve Symmetries and Additionally Describe the Complicated 2D Periodic Pore Arrays' Symmetries -- 6.3.4.1 Rosette Groups -- 6.3.4.2 Frieze Groups -- 6.3.4.3 Wallpaper Groups -- 6.4 Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- Glossary -- References -- 7 Quantified Ensemble 3D Surface Features Modeled as a Window on Centric Diatom Valve Morphogenesis -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.1.1 From 3D Surface Morphology to Morphogenesis -- 7.1.2 Geometric Basis of 3D Surface Models and Analysis -- 7.1.3 Differential Geometry of 3D Surface -- 7.1.4 3D Surface Feature Geometry and Morphological Attributes. 7.1.5 Centric Diatom Taxa Used as Exemplars in 3D Surface Models for Morphogenetic Analysis -- 7.1.6 Morphogenetic Descriptors of Centric Diatoms in Valve Formation as Sequential Change in 3D Surface Morphology -- 7.1.7 Purposes of This Study -- 7.2 Methods -- 7.2.1 Measurement of Ensemble Surface Features and 3D Surface Morphology: Derivation and Solution of the Jacobian, Hessian, Laplacian, and Christoffel Symbols -- 7.2.1.1 The Jacobian of 3D Surface Morphology -- 7.2.1.2 Monge Patch -- 7.2.1.3 First and Second Fundamental Forms and Surface Characterization of the Monge Patch -- 7.2.1.4 3D Surface Characterization via Gauss and Weingarten Maps and the Fundamental Forms -- 7.2.1.5 Peaks, Valleys, and Saddles of Surface Morphology and the Hessian -- 7.2.1.6 Smoothness as a Characterization of Surface Morphology and the Laplacian -- 7.2.1.7 Point Connections of 3D Surface Morphology and Christoffel Symbols -- 7.2.1.8 Protocol for Using Centric Diatom 3D Surface Models and Their Ensemble Surface Features in Valve Formation Analysis -- 7.3 Results -- 7.4 Discussion -- 7.4.1 Ensemble Surface Features and Physical Characteristics of Valve Morphogenesis -- 7.4.2 Factors Affecting Valve Formation -- 7.4.3 Diatom Growth Patterns-Buckling and Wave Fronts -- 7.4.4 Valve Formation, Ensemble Surface Features, and Self-Similarity -- 7.4.5 Diatom Morphogenesis: Cytoplasmic Inheritance and Phenotypic Plasticity -- 7.4.6 Phenotypic Variation and Ensemble Surface Features: Epistasis and Canalization -- 7.5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 8 Buckling: A Geometric and Biophysical Multiscale Feature of Centric Diatom Valve Morphogenesis -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Purpose of Study -- 8.3 Background: Multiscale Diatom Morphogenesis -- 8.3.1 Valve Morphogenesis-Schemata of Schmid and Volcani and of Hildebrand, Lerch, and Shrestha. 8.3.2 Valve Formation-An Overview at the Microscale -- 8.3.3 Valve Formation-An Overview at the Mesoand Microscale -- 8.3.4 Valve Formation-An Overview at the Mesoand Nanoscale -- 8.4 Biophysics of Diatom Valve Formation and Buckling -- 8.4.1 Buckling as a Multiscale Measure of Valve Formation -- 8.4.2 Valve Formation-Cytoplasmic Features and Buckling -- 8.4.3 Buckling: Microtubule Filaments and Bundles -- 8.4.4 Buckling: Actin Filament Ring -- 8.5 Geometrical and Biophysical Aspects of Buckling and Valve Formation -- 8.5.1 Buckling: Geometry of Valve Formation as a Multiscale Wave Front -- 8.5.2 Buckling: Valve Formation and Hamiltonian Biophysics -- 8.5.3 Buckling: Valve Formation and Deformation Gradients -- 8.5.4 Buckling: Multiscale Measurement With Respect to Valve Formation -- 8.5.5 Buckling: Krylov Methods and Association of Valve Surface Buckling With Microtubule and Actin Buckling -- 8.6 Methods -- 8.6.1 Constructing and Analyzing 3D Valve Surface and 2D Microtubule and Actin Filament Models -- 8.6.2 Krylov Methods: Associating Valve Surface With Microtubule and Actin Filament Buckling -- 8.7 Results -- 8.8 Conclusion -- References -- 9. Are Mantle Profiles of Circular Centric Diatoms a Measure of Buckling Forces During Valve Morphogenesis? -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Methods -- 9.2.1 Background: Circular Centric 2D Profiles and 3D Surfaces of Revolution -- 9.3 Results -- 9.3.1 Approximate Constant Profile Length Representing Approximate Same Sized Valves -- 9.3.2 Change in Profile Length Representing Size Reduction During Valve Morphogenesis -- 9.3.3 Are Profiles Measures of Buckling Forces During Valve Morphogenesis? -- 9.4 Discussion -- 9.4.1 Laminated Structures and Mantle Buckling Forces Affecting the Valve Profile -- 9.5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Part 3: Physiology, Biochemistry and Applications. 10 The Effect of the Silica Cell Wall on Diatom Transport and Metabolism*. |
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Diatom morphogenesis / / edited by Joseph Seckbach, Vadim V. Annenkov, Richard Gordon
| Diatom morphogenesis / / edited by Joseph Seckbach, Vadim V. Annenkov, Richard Gordon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, NJ : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (448 pages) |
| Disciplina | 579.85 |
| Collana | Diatoms: Biology and Applications |
| Soggetto topico |
Diatoms
Morphogenesis |
| ISBN |
1-119-48813-3
1-119-48817-6 1-119-48819-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Part 1: General Issues -- 1 Introduction for a Tutorial on Diatom Morphology -- 1.1 Diatoms in Brief -- 1.2 Tools to Explore Diatom Frustule Morphology -- 1.3 Diatom Frustule 3D Reconstruction -- 1.3.1 Recommended Steps to Understand the Complex Diatom Morphology: A Guide for Beginners -- 1.4 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 2 The Uncanny Symmetry of Some Diatoms and Not of Others: A Multi-Scale Morphological Characteristic and a Puzzle for Morphogenesis* -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 Recognition and Symmetry -- 2.1.2 Symmetry and Growth -- 2.1.3 Diatom Pattern Formation, Growth, and Symmetry -- 2.1.4 Diatoms and Uncanny Symmetry -- 2.1.5 Purpose of This Study -- 2.2 Methods -- 2.2.1 Centric Diatom Images Used for Analysis -- 2.2.2 Centric Diatoms, Morphology, and Valve Formation -- 2.2.3 Image Entropy and Symmetry Measurement -- 2.2.4 Image Preparation for Measurement -- 2.2.5 Image Tilt and Slant Measurement Correction for Entropy Values -- 2.2.6 Symmetry Analysis -- 2.2.7 Entropy, Symmetry, and Stability -- 2.2.8 Randomness and Instability -- 2.3 Results -- 2.3.1 Symmetry Analysis -- 2.3.2 Valve Formation-Stability and Instability Analyses -- 2.4 Discussion -- 2.4.1 Symmetry and Scale in Diatoms -- 2.4.2 Valve Formation and Stability -- 2.4.3 Symmetry, Stability and Diatom Morphogenesis -- 2.4.4 Future Research-Symmetry, Stability and Directionality in Diatom Morphogenesis -- References -- 3 On the Size Sequence of Diatoms in Clonal Chains -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Mathematical Analysis of t he Size Sequence -- 3.2.1 Alternative Method for Calculating the Size Sequence -- 3.2.2 Self-Similarity and Fractal Structure -- 3.2.3 Matching Fragments to a Generation Based on Known SizeIndices of the Fragment.
3.2.4 Sequence of the Differences of the Size Indices -- 3.2.5 Matching Fragments to a Generation Based on Unknown SizeIndices of the Fragment -- 3.2.6 Synchronicity of Cell Divisions -- 3.3 Observations -- 3.3.1 Challenges in Verifying the Sequence of Sizes -- 3.3.2 Materials and Methods -- 3.3.3 Investigation of the Size Sequence of a Eunotia sp. -- 3.3.4 Synchronicity -- 3.4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- Appendix 3A L-System for the Generation of the Sequence of Differences in Size Indices of Adjacent Diatoms -- Appendix 3B Probability Consideration for Loss of Synchronicity -- References -- 4 Valve Morphogenesis in Amphitetrasantediluviana Ehrenberg -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Material and Methods -- 4.3 Observations -- 4.3.1 Amphitetras antediluviana Mature Valves -- 4.3.2 Amphitetras antediluviana Forming Valves -- 4.3.3 Amphitetras antediluviana Girdle Band Formation -- 4.4 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Part 2: Simulation -- 5 Geometric Models of Concentric and Spiral Areola Patterns of Centric Diatoms -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Set of Common Rules Used in the Models -- 5.3 Concentric Pattern of Areolae -- 5.4 Spiral Patterns of Areolae -- 5.4.1 Unidirectional Spiral Pattern -- 5.4.2 Bidirectional Spiral Pattern -- 5.4.3 Common Genesis of Unidirectional and Bidirectional Spiral Patterns -- 5.5 Conversion of an Areolae-Based Model Into a Frame-Based Model -- 5.6 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 6 Diatom Pore Arrays' Periodicities and Symmetries in the Euclidean Plane: Nature Between Perfection and Imperfection -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Materials and Methods -- 6.2.1 Micrograph Segmentation -- 6.2.2 Two-Dimensional Fast Fourier Analysis and Autocorrelation Function Analysis -- 6.2.3 Lattice Measurements and Recognition -- 6.2.4 Accuracy of 2D ACF-Based Calculations. 6.2.5 The Perfection of the Unit Cell Parameters Between Different Parts (Groups of Pore Arrays) of the Same Valve and the Same Micrograph -- 6.3 Results and Discussion -- 6.3.1 Toward Standardization of the Methodology for the Recognition of 2D Periodicities of Pore Arrays in Diatom Micrographs -- 6.3.1.1 Using Two-Dimensional Fast Fourier Transform Analysis -- 6.3.1.2 Using Two-Dimensional Autocorrelation Function -- 6.3.1.3 The Accuracy of Lattice Parameters' Measurements Using the Proposed 2D ACF Analysis -- 6.3.2 Exploring the Periodicity in Our Studied Micrographs and the Possible Presence of Different Types of 2D Lattices in Diatoms -- 6.3.2.1 Irregular Pore Scattering (Non-Periodic Pores) -- 6.3.2.2 Linear Periodicity of Pores in Striae (1D Periodicity) -- 6.3.2.3 The Different 2D Lattices in Diatom Pore Arrays -- 6.3.3 How Perfectly Can Diatoms Build Their 2D Pore Arrays? -- 6.3.3.1 Variation of the 2D Lattice Within the Connected Pore Array of the Valve -- 6.3.3.2 Comparison of 2D Lattice Parameters and Degree of Perfection of Distinct Pore Array Groups in the Same Micrograph and Va -- 6.3.3.3 The Perfection of 2D Lattices of Diatom Pore Arrays Compared to Perfect (Non-Oblique) 2D Bravais Lattices -- 6.3.4 Planar Symmetry Groups to Describe the Whole Diatom Valve Symmetries and Additionally Describe the Complicated 2D Periodic Pore Arrays' Symmetries -- 6.3.4.1 Rosette Groups -- 6.3.4.2 Frieze Groups -- 6.3.4.3 Wallpaper Groups -- 6.4 Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- Glossary -- References -- 7 Quantified Ensemble 3D Surface Features Modeled as a Window on Centric Diatom Valve Morphogenesis -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.1.1 From 3D Surface Morphology to Morphogenesis -- 7.1.2 Geometric Basis of 3D Surface Models and Analysis -- 7.1.3 Differential Geometry of 3D Surface -- 7.1.4 3D Surface Feature Geometry and Morphological Attributes. 7.1.5 Centric Diatom Taxa Used as Exemplars in 3D Surface Models for Morphogenetic Analysis -- 7.1.6 Morphogenetic Descriptors of Centric Diatoms in Valve Formation as Sequential Change in 3D Surface Morphology -- 7.1.7 Purposes of This Study -- 7.2 Methods -- 7.2.1 Measurement of Ensemble Surface Features and 3D Surface Morphology: Derivation and Solution of the Jacobian, Hessian, Laplacian, and Christoffel Symbols -- 7.2.1.1 The Jacobian of 3D Surface Morphology -- 7.2.1.2 Monge Patch -- 7.2.1.3 First and Second Fundamental Forms and Surface Characterization of the Monge Patch -- 7.2.1.4 3D Surface Characterization via Gauss and Weingarten Maps and the Fundamental Forms -- 7.2.1.5 Peaks, Valleys, and Saddles of Surface Morphology and the Hessian -- 7.2.1.6 Smoothness as a Characterization of Surface Morphology and the Laplacian -- 7.2.1.7 Point Connections of 3D Surface Morphology and Christoffel Symbols -- 7.2.1.8 Protocol for Using Centric Diatom 3D Surface Models and Their Ensemble Surface Features in Valve Formation Analysis -- 7.3 Results -- 7.4 Discussion -- 7.4.1 Ensemble Surface Features and Physical Characteristics of Valve Morphogenesis -- 7.4.2 Factors Affecting Valve Formation -- 7.4.3 Diatom Growth Patterns-Buckling and Wave Fronts -- 7.4.4 Valve Formation, Ensemble Surface Features, and Self-Similarity -- 7.4.5 Diatom Morphogenesis: Cytoplasmic Inheritance and Phenotypic Plasticity -- 7.4.6 Phenotypic Variation and Ensemble Surface Features: Epistasis and Canalization -- 7.5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 8 Buckling: A Geometric and Biophysical Multiscale Feature of Centric Diatom Valve Morphogenesis -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Purpose of Study -- 8.3 Background: Multiscale Diatom Morphogenesis -- 8.3.1 Valve Morphogenesis-Schemata of Schmid and Volcani and of Hildebrand, Lerch, and Shrestha. 8.3.2 Valve Formation-An Overview at the Microscale -- 8.3.3 Valve Formation-An Overview at the Mesoand Microscale -- 8.3.4 Valve Formation-An Overview at the Mesoand Nanoscale -- 8.4 Biophysics of Diatom Valve Formation and Buckling -- 8.4.1 Buckling as a Multiscale Measure of Valve Formation -- 8.4.2 Valve Formation-Cytoplasmic Features and Buckling -- 8.4.3 Buckling: Microtubule Filaments and Bundles -- 8.4.4 Buckling: Actin Filament Ring -- 8.5 Geometrical and Biophysical Aspects of Buckling and Valve Formation -- 8.5.1 Buckling: Geometry of Valve Formation as a Multiscale Wave Front -- 8.5.2 Buckling: Valve Formation and Hamiltonian Biophysics -- 8.5.3 Buckling: Valve Formation and Deformation Gradients -- 8.5.4 Buckling: Multiscale Measurement With Respect to Valve Formation -- 8.5.5 Buckling: Krylov Methods and Association of Valve Surface Buckling With Microtubule and Actin Buckling -- 8.6 Methods -- 8.6.1 Constructing and Analyzing 3D Valve Surface and 2D Microtubule and Actin Filament Models -- 8.6.2 Krylov Methods: Associating Valve Surface With Microtubule and Actin Filament Buckling -- 8.7 Results -- 8.8 Conclusion -- References -- 9. Are Mantle Profiles of Circular Centric Diatoms a Measure of Buckling Forces During Valve Morphogenesis? -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Methods -- 9.2.1 Background: Circular Centric 2D Profiles and 3D Surfaces of Revolution -- 9.3 Results -- 9.3.1 Approximate Constant Profile Length Representing Approximate Same Sized Valves -- 9.3.2 Change in Profile Length Representing Size Reduction During Valve Morphogenesis -- 9.3.3 Are Profiles Measures of Buckling Forces During Valve Morphogenesis? -- 9.4 Discussion -- 9.4.1 Laminated Structures and Mantle Buckling Forces Affecting the Valve Profile -- 9.5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Part 3: Physiology, Biochemistry and Applications. 10 The Effect of the Silica Cell Wall on Diatom Transport and Metabolism*. |
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Divine action and natural selection [[electronic resource] ] : science, faith, and evolution / / editors, Joseph Seckbach, Richard Gordon
| Divine action and natural selection [[electronic resource] ] : science, faith, and evolution / / editors, Joseph Seckbach, Richard Gordon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1122 p.) |
| Disciplina | 576.8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GordonRichard <1943->
SeckbachJ (Joseph) |
| Soggetto topico |
Evolution (Biology)
Natural selection Religion and science |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 981-283-435-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgements Joseph Seckbach; Further Acknowledgments Richard Gordon; List of Authors and Dialoguers and Their Addresses and E-mail Addresses; Foreword Hillel (Harry) Furstenberg; Biography; Foreword; 1. Darwinism - A Two-pronged Challenge to Religion; 2. Blind Chance and Random Process; 3. Design as Paradigm; Biographies; Preface 1. Where Did We Come From? Joseph Seckbach and Julian Chela-Flores; Biographies; Preface 1; Preface 2. To the Scientist Who Feels Above the Creationist Debate Richard Gordon; Biography; Preface 2; Dialogue: Juan G. Roederer
Preface 3. Monotheism: The Basis for Unifying Abrahamic Religion and Science? Richard GordonPreface 3; Dialogue: Jack A. Tuszynski; Part 1. Background in Theology, Philosophy and Science; 01. Scientists and Beliefs Christian de Duve; Biography; Chapter; Dialogue: Charles H. Lineweaver; 02. Evolution and Intelligent Design. Who Needs God? George V. Coyne; Biography; Chapter; 1. Introduction; 2. Origins and Creation; 3. A Brief History of Scientific Methodology; 4. The Life Sciences; 5. The Fallacies of Intelligent Design; 6. Biological Evolution and Religion 7. The God of a Believing ScientistReferences; Dialogue: Victor J. Stenger; 03. The Enigma of Final Causality: Biological Causality in Aristotle and Neo-Darwinism Edward Oakes; Biography; Chapter; 1. Introduction; 2. The Enigma in Kant, Hume and Copernicus; 3. Objective, Inexorable Causes vs. the "Accidents" of Biology; 4. Idealism and Final Causality; 5. Aristotle, Our Contemporary; 6. Mental Air; 7. Abstract; References; Dialogue: Lev V. Beloussov; 04. Astrobiological Reflections on Faith and Reason: The Issues of Agnosticism, Relativism and Natural Selection Julian Chela-Flores; Biography Chapter1. Is There a Crisis in the Dialogue Between Faith and Reason?; 2. Has there been a Second Genesis in the Solar System?; 3. On the Implications of Darwinism; 4. Darwinism, Philosophy and Theology; 5. Discussion; 6. Glossary; References; Dialogue: Tom Barbalet; 5. The God Detector: A Thought Experiment Bruce Damer; Biography; Chapter; 1. The Artificial Life Programmer, the New Alchemist?; 2. Lost in the Noise of the Data Explosion; 3. The God Detector; 4. Finding the God Detector; 5. God and the Copying Rule; 6. Scope and Time Scales of the Copying Rule 7. How God the Intelligent Designer Engages the Copying Rule8. The Monk and the Copying Rule; 9. God the Intelligent Adapter; 10. God, Life, the Universe and Everything; 11. Afterthought Experiment: Building a God Detector; 12. Giving Birth to God; References; Dialogue: Tom Barbalet; References; 06. Welcome to the Simulation Tom Barbalet; Biography; Chapter; 1. Introduction; 2. Field of Reference; 3. Simulation Metaphysics; 4. Alive without Intelligence; 5. Intelligence and the Game Hunter; 6. Computational Power; 7. New Science; 8. Moving the Discussion Forward; References 07. Darwinian Evolution: A Practical Tool in Industry Stephen P. McGrew |
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Divine action and natural selection [[electronic resource] ] : science, faith, and evolution / / editors, Joseph Seckbach, Richard Gordon
| Divine action and natural selection [[electronic resource] ] : science, faith, and evolution / / editors, Joseph Seckbach, Richard Gordon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1122 p.) |
| Disciplina | 576.8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GordonRichard <1943->
SeckbachJ (Joseph) |
| Soggetto topico |
Evolution (Biology)
Natural selection Religion and science |
| ISBN | 981-283-435-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgements Joseph Seckbach; Further Acknowledgments Richard Gordon; List of Authors and Dialoguers and Their Addresses and E-mail Addresses; Foreword Hillel (Harry) Furstenberg; Biography; Foreword; 1. Darwinism - A Two-pronged Challenge to Religion; 2. Blind Chance and Random Process; 3. Design as Paradigm; Biographies; Preface 1. Where Did We Come From? Joseph Seckbach and Julian Chela-Flores; Biographies; Preface 1; Preface 2. To the Scientist Who Feels Above the Creationist Debate Richard Gordon; Biography; Preface 2; Dialogue: Juan G. Roederer
Preface 3. Monotheism: The Basis for Unifying Abrahamic Religion and Science? Richard GordonPreface 3; Dialogue: Jack A. Tuszynski; Part 1. Background in Theology, Philosophy and Science; 01. Scientists and Beliefs Christian de Duve; Biography; Chapter; Dialogue: Charles H. Lineweaver; 02. Evolution and Intelligent Design. Who Needs God? George V. Coyne; Biography; Chapter; 1. Introduction; 2. Origins and Creation; 3. A Brief History of Scientific Methodology; 4. The Life Sciences; 5. The Fallacies of Intelligent Design; 6. Biological Evolution and Religion 7. The God of a Believing ScientistReferences; Dialogue: Victor J. Stenger; 03. The Enigma of Final Causality: Biological Causality in Aristotle and Neo-Darwinism Edward Oakes; Biography; Chapter; 1. Introduction; 2. The Enigma in Kant, Hume and Copernicus; 3. Objective, Inexorable Causes vs. the "Accidents" of Biology; 4. Idealism and Final Causality; 5. Aristotle, Our Contemporary; 6. Mental Air; 7. Abstract; References; Dialogue: Lev V. Beloussov; 04. Astrobiological Reflections on Faith and Reason: The Issues of Agnosticism, Relativism and Natural Selection Julian Chela-Flores; Biography Chapter1. Is There a Crisis in the Dialogue Between Faith and Reason?; 2. Has there been a Second Genesis in the Solar System?; 3. On the Implications of Darwinism; 4. Darwinism, Philosophy and Theology; 5. Discussion; 6. Glossary; References; Dialogue: Tom Barbalet; 5. The God Detector: A Thought Experiment Bruce Damer; Biography; Chapter; 1. The Artificial Life Programmer, the New Alchemist?; 2. Lost in the Noise of the Data Explosion; 3. The God Detector; 4. Finding the God Detector; 5. God and the Copying Rule; 6. Scope and Time Scales of the Copying Rule 7. How God the Intelligent Designer Engages the Copying Rule8. The Monk and the Copying Rule; 9. God the Intelligent Adapter; 10. God, Life, the Universe and Everything; 11. Afterthought Experiment: Building a God Detector; 12. Giving Birth to God; References; Dialogue: Tom Barbalet; References; 06. Welcome to the Simulation Tom Barbalet; Biography; Chapter; 1. Introduction; 2. Field of Reference; 3. Simulation Metaphysics; 4. Alive without Intelligence; 5. Intelligence and the Game Hunter; 6. Computational Power; 7. New Science; 8. Moving the Discussion Forward; References 07. Darwinian Evolution: A Practical Tool in Industry Stephen P. McGrew |
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Divine action and natural selection [[electronic resource] ] : science, faith, and evolution / / editors, Joseph Seckbach, Richard Gordon
| Divine action and natural selection [[electronic resource] ] : science, faith, and evolution / / editors, Joseph Seckbach, Richard Gordon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1122 p.) |
| Disciplina | 576.8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GordonRichard <1943->
SeckbachJ (Joseph) |
| Soggetto topico |
Evolution (Biology)
Natural selection Religion and science |
| ISBN | 981-283-435-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgements Joseph Seckbach; Further Acknowledgments Richard Gordon; List of Authors and Dialoguers and Their Addresses and E-mail Addresses; Foreword Hillel (Harry) Furstenberg; Biography; Foreword; 1. Darwinism - A Two-pronged Challenge to Religion; 2. Blind Chance and Random Process; 3. Design as Paradigm; Biographies; Preface 1. Where Did We Come From? Joseph Seckbach and Julian Chela-Flores; Biographies; Preface 1; Preface 2. To the Scientist Who Feels Above the Creationist Debate Richard Gordon; Biography; Preface 2; Dialogue: Juan G. Roederer
Preface 3. Monotheism: The Basis for Unifying Abrahamic Religion and Science? Richard GordonPreface 3; Dialogue: Jack A. Tuszynski; Part 1. Background in Theology, Philosophy and Science; 01. Scientists and Beliefs Christian de Duve; Biography; Chapter; Dialogue: Charles H. Lineweaver; 02. Evolution and Intelligent Design. Who Needs God? George V. Coyne; Biography; Chapter; 1. Introduction; 2. Origins and Creation; 3. A Brief History of Scientific Methodology; 4. The Life Sciences; 5. The Fallacies of Intelligent Design; 6. Biological Evolution and Religion 7. The God of a Believing ScientistReferences; Dialogue: Victor J. Stenger; 03. The Enigma of Final Causality: Biological Causality in Aristotle and Neo-Darwinism Edward Oakes; Biography; Chapter; 1. Introduction; 2. The Enigma in Kant, Hume and Copernicus; 3. Objective, Inexorable Causes vs. the "Accidents" of Biology; 4. Idealism and Final Causality; 5. Aristotle, Our Contemporary; 6. Mental Air; 7. Abstract; References; Dialogue: Lev V. Beloussov; 04. Astrobiological Reflections on Faith and Reason: The Issues of Agnosticism, Relativism and Natural Selection Julian Chela-Flores; Biography Chapter1. Is There a Crisis in the Dialogue Between Faith and Reason?; 2. Has there been a Second Genesis in the Solar System?; 3. On the Implications of Darwinism; 4. Darwinism, Philosophy and Theology; 5. Discussion; 6. Glossary; References; Dialogue: Tom Barbalet; 5. The God Detector: A Thought Experiment Bruce Damer; Biography; Chapter; 1. The Artificial Life Programmer, the New Alchemist?; 2. Lost in the Noise of the Data Explosion; 3. The God Detector; 4. Finding the God Detector; 5. God and the Copying Rule; 6. Scope and Time Scales of the Copying Rule 7. How God the Intelligent Designer Engages the Copying Rule8. The Monk and the Copying Rule; 9. God the Intelligent Adapter; 10. God, Life, the Universe and Everything; 11. Afterthought Experiment: Building a God Detector; 12. Giving Birth to God; References; Dialogue: Tom Barbalet; References; 06. Welcome to the Simulation Tom Barbalet; Biography; Chapter; 1. Introduction; 2. Field of Reference; 3. Simulation Metaphysics; 4. Alive without Intelligence; 5. Intelligence and the Game Hunter; 6. Computational Power; 7. New Science; 8. Moving the Discussion Forward; References 07. Darwinian Evolution: A Practical Tool in Industry Stephen P. McGrew |
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From fossils to astrobiology [[electronic resource] ] : records of life on Earth and the search for extraterrestrial biosignatures / / edited by Joseph Seckbach and Maud Walsh
| From fossils to astrobiology [[electronic resource] ] : records of life on Earth and the search for extraterrestrial biosignatures / / edited by Joseph Seckbach and Maud Walsh |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2008.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Dordrecht], : Springer, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (576 p.) |
| Disciplina |
551
576.839 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SeckbachJ (Joseph)
WalshMaud |
| Collana | Cellular origin, life in extreme habitats and astrobiology |
| Soggetto topico |
Exobiology
Paleontology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-87117-6
9786611871178 1-4020-8837-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Fossils and fossilization -- pt. 2. Stromatolites, microbial mats, and biofilms -- pt. 3. Terrestrial microbes as analogs for life elsewhere in the universe -- pt. 4. Evolution and astrobiology -- pt. 5. Astronomical and cosmological considerations in astrobiology -- pt. 6. The search for evidence of life on Mars. |
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| [Dordrecht], : Springer, 2009 | ||
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