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The color of North : the molecular language of proteins and the future of life / by Rizk, Shahir Samir,1978-author.; Fink, Maggie M.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-257) and index."Proteins link all life on Earth and enable its most astonishing capacities-from a firefly's glow to the navigational abilities of migrating birds to human emotional experience. The Color of North surveys the curious biology and immense impact of proteins, as well as the potential of engineered proteins to heal disease and capture carbon emissions."--
Subjects: Proteins.; Proteins; Protein engineering.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The age of living machines : how biology will build the next technology revolution / by Hockfield, Susan,author.(CARDINAL)784972;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-219) and index.Where the future comes from -- Can biology build a better battery? -- Water, water everywhere -- Cancer-fighting nanoparticles -- Amplifying the brain -- Feeding the world -- Cheating Malthus, once again: making convergence happen faster.Outlines the next technology revolution and how it will change human life, drawing on the latest discoveries in biology and engineering to profile such innovations as computer-engineered crops, protein-based water filters, and cancer-detecting nanoparticles.cting nanoparticles.
Subjects: Bionics.; Biomedical engineering.; Self-help devices for people with disabilities.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Recovery of soluble protein from minced fish processing wastewater / by Chao, Allen C.(CARDINAL)177839; North Carolina State University.Department of Civil Engineering.(CARDINAL)161088; UNC Sea Grant College Program.(CARDINAL)160815;
Bibliography: leaf [7]
Subjects: Fishery products;
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Biology for dummies / by Kratz, René Fester.(CARDINAL)431742; Siegfried, Donna Rae.(CARDINAL)667869;
Biology basics. Exploring the living world ; How life is studied ; The chemistry of life ; The living cell ; Acquiring energy to run the motor -- Cell reproduction and genetics : let's talk about sex, baby. Dividing to conquer : cell division ; Making Mendel proud : understanding genetics ; Reading the Book of Life : DNA and proteins ; Engineering the code : DNA technology -- It's a small, interconnected world. Biodiversity and classification ; Observing how organisms get along ; Evolving species in an ever-changing world -- Systems galore! : animal structure and function. Pondering the principles of physiology ; Moving and shaking : skeletal and muscular systems ; Going with the flow : respiratory and circulatory systems ; Checking out the plumbing : animal digestive and excretory systems ; Fighting back : human defenses ; The nervous and endocrine systems, messengers extraordinaire ; Reproduction 101 : making more animals -- It's not easy being green : plant structure and function. Living the life of a plant ; Probing into plant physiology -- The part of tens. Ten great biology discoveries ; Ten ways biology affects your life.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Biology;
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Folding tech : using origami and nature to revolutionize technology / by Kenney, Karen Latchana,author.(CARDINAL)485362;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-100) and index.Miura's revelation -- Inside the folds: from paper to robots -- Nature's origami: leaf buds, bug wings, and proteins -- The language of folding: origami math -- Folding thick: engineering origami -- Our foldable future: what's next in origami technology -- Serious origami: becoming a professional -- NASA's folding machines.Junior Library Guild"This book discusses the history and current state of high-tech folding in the world of manufacturing and how it is informed by folding in the natural world. Readers meet the leading scientists and artists in the field, learn about the manufacturing applications of folding in aerospace and other fields, and where folding technology is going in the future"--Provided by the publisher.Age 12-18.Grades 9-12.Accelerated Reader ARA Junior Library Guild selection
Subjects: Young adult literature.; Biomimicry.; Folds (Form); Machine design.; Origami;
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Understanding genetics [videorecording] DNA, genes, and their real-world applications / by Sadava, David E.(CARDINAL)206234; Teaching Company.(CARDINAL)349444;
pt. 1. Disc 1, Lecture 1. Our inheritance ; lecture 2. ; Mendel and genes ; lecture 3. Genes and chromosomes ; lecture 4. The search for the gene: DNA ; lecture 5. DNA structure and replication ; lecture 6. DNA expression in proteins -- disc 2, lecture 7. Genes, enzymes, and metabolism ; lecture 8. From DNA to protein ; lecture 9. Genomes ; lecture 10. Manipulating genes: recombinant DNA ; lecture 11. Isolating genes and DNA ; lecture 12. Biotechnology: genetic engineering.pt. 2. Disc 1, lecture 13. Biotechnology and the environment ; lecture 14. Manipulating DNA by PCR and other methods ; lecture 15. DNA in identification: forensics ; lecture 16. DNA and evolution ; lecture 17. DNA and human evolution ; lecture 18. Molecular medicine: genetic screening -- disc 2, lecture 19. Molecular medicine: the immune system ; lecture 20. Molecular medicine: cancer ; lecture 21. Molecular medicine: gene therapy ; lecture 22. Molecular medicine: cloning and stem cells ; lecture 23. Genetics and agriculture ; lecture 24. Biotechnology and agriculture."Understanding genetics is like sitting down to work a massive puzzle. With each piece you examine, think through, and solve, you glean a new and amazing insight into humanity. Put several pieces together, and you can treat or cure a disease, save a developing fetus from a fatal birth defect, catch a criminal, or reunite a family ... Each lecture begins with a helpful story that illustrates the importance of genetics. The course explicitly outlines the connections between the science of genetics and the health-related problems that plague us in modern society, and illuminates how studying genetics can be instrumental in solving those problems."--Publisher's website.
Subjects: Educational films.; Biotechnology; DNA; Genetics; Genetics; Medical genetics;
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Understanding genetics [sound recording] DNA, genes, and their real-world applications / by Sadava, David E.(CARDINAL)206234; Teaching Company.(CARDINAL)349444;
pt. 1. Disc 1, Lecture 1. Our inheritance ; lecture 2. ; Mendel and genes ; lecture 3. Genes and chromosomes ; lecture 4. The search for the gene: DNA ; lecture 5. DNA structure and replication ; lecture 6. DNA expression in proteins -- disc 2, lecture 7. Genes, enzymes, and metabolism ; lecture 8. From DNA to protein ; lecture 9. Genomes ; lecture 10. Manipulating genes: recombinant DNA ; lecture 11. Isolating genes and DNA ; lecture 12. Biotechnology: genetic engineering.pt. 2. Disc 1, lecture 13. Biotechnology and the environment ; lecture 14. Manipulating DNA by PCR and other methods ; lecture 15. DNA in identification: forensics ; lecture 16. DNA and evolution ; lecture 17. DNA and human evolution ; lecture 18. Molecular medicine: genetic screening -- disc 2, lecture 19. Molecular medicine: the immune system ; lecture 20. Molecular medicine: cancer ; lecture 21. Molecular medicine: gene therapy ; lecture 22. Molecular medicine: cloning and stem cells ; lecture 23. Genetics and agriculture ; lecture 24. Biotechnology and agriculture."Understanding genetics is like sitting down to work a massive puzzle. With each piece you examine, think through, and solve, you glean a new and amazing insight into humanity. Put several pieces together, and you can treat or cure a disease, save a developing fetus from a fatal birth defect, catch a criminal, or reunite a family ... Each lecture begins with a helpful story that illustrates the importance of genetics. The course explicitly outlines the connections between the science of genetics and the health-related problems that plague us in modern society, and illuminates how studying genetics can be instrumental in solving those problems."--Publisher's website.DVD.
Subjects: Biotechnology; DNA; Genetics; Genetics; Medical genetics;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The Engine 2 seven-day rescue diet : eat plants, lose weight, save your health / by Esselstyn, Rip,author.(CARDINAL)493917; Esselstyn, Jane,author.(CARDINAL)407430;
A follow-up to "The Engine 2 Diet" outlines a seven-day vegetarian program designed for rapid weight loss and lower cholesterol, triglyceride, and blood-pressure counts.
Subjects: Reducing diets.; Vegetarianism.;
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Genetic engineering : manipulating the mechanisms of life / by Hodge, Russ,1961-(CARDINAL)358066;
Includes bibliographical references and index.From breeding to a science of heredity -- The origins of domestic plants and animals -- The rise of agriculture and domestication -- Early ideas of inheritance -- The girl who gave birth to rabbits -- Heredity and the theory of evolution -- Gregor mendel discovers the laws of heredity -- Classical genetics (1900-1950) -- Cell theory and the discovery of chromosomes -- The rediscovery of mendel's work -- The debate over natural selection -- Chromosomes and heredity -- Sex and the X-Y chromosomes -- Fruit flies and the birth of the modern laboratory -- Gene maps -- Chromosome puzzles -- Maize and "jumping genes" -- "One gene makes one enzyme" -- Molecular genetics: what genes are and how they work (1950-1970) -- Physics stimulates new ways of thinking about genes -- Genes are made of DNA -- The double helix -- RNA is the messenger -- The architecture of genes -- On-off switches for genes -- The flow of information from gene to protein in complex organisms -- The rise of genetic engineering (1970-1990) -- Recombinant DNA -- "Natural" genetic engineering -- Molecular cloning and using bacteria as drug factories -- DNA sequencing -- The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) -- Making and marketing genetically modified plants and animals for food -- Knock outs, knock ins, and other methods to study gene functions -- Beatrice Mintz: a pioneer of mouse genetics -- Transgenic animals and models of human disease -- DNA fingerprinting -- Genetic engineering in the age of genomes -- The complexity of genomes -- Introns and alternative splicing -- Non-coding RNAs -- Quality control: how cells detect defective genes -- RNA knock outs -- Molecular machines -- Conditional mutagenesis -- Other methods of controlling the output of genes -- Molecular medicine and gene therapies -- Personalized medicine in the genome age -- DNA vaccines and t cell therapies -- Ethics and genetic engineering -- Reproductive cloning -- Therapeutic cloning and experiments with human cells -- Genetic testing and concerns about eugenics -- GM foods and the rise of environmental movements -- Owning genes, genomes, and living beings -- A look farther ahead.
Subjects: Genetic engineering;
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The complete idiot's guide to decoding your genes / by Tagliaferro, Linda.(CARDINAL)265480; Bloom, Mark V.(CARDINAL)392489;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-370) and index.
Subjects: Genetics; Medical genetics;
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