Imaging Life: Biological Systems From Atoms To Tissues

Imaging Life is a current and timely account of how scientists look at the structures that make up the complexity and organization of living organisms. These structures range from individual atoms, molecules and macromolecules to subcellular and cellular volumes, tissues and microbial communities. This "systems biology" understanding of life requires a combination of imaging techniques and, with it, an in-depth understanding of their respective strengths and limitations, as well as how they complement other techniques. Howard, Brown, and Auer show us that the integration of these imaging techniques will allow us to overcome the reductionist approach to biology that dominated the twentieth century, which was aimed at examining the physical and chemical properties of life's constituents, one macromolecule at a time. -- from back cover. 9780195314434 0195314433 505 BOOK Science NOT_MATURE http://books.google.com/books/content?id=sIYdBAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&edge=curl&source=gbs_api en

• | Author: Gary C. Howard|William E. Brown|Manfred Auer
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Aug 28, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 498 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0195314433
• | ISBN-13: 9780195314434