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Living systems : life's inside story / by Sohn, Emily.(CARDINAL)477071; Ohlenroth, Pat.(CARDINAL)487232;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Describes the different systems that make up humans and plants: how and why they both eat, drink, and stay alive. As readers use scientific inquiry to learn about these specific living systems, an activity based on real world situations challenges them to apply what they've learned in order to solve a puzzle"--Provided by publisher.740LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biological systems.; Biology.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The web of life : a new scientific understanding of living systems / by Capra, Fritjof.(CARDINAL)332568;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-333) and index.
Subjects: Biological systems.; Life (Biology); System theory.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 8
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Into the cool : energy flow, thermodynamics, and life / by Schneider, Eric D.(CARDINAL)822133; Sagan, Dorion,1959-(CARDINAL)746155;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-345) and index.
Subjects: Bioenergetics.; Biological systems.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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No free lunch : why specified complexity cannot be purchased without intelligence / by Dembski, William A.,1960-(CARDINAL)358468;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Biological systems.; Causation.; Evolution (Biology);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Digital biology : how nature is transforming our technology and our lives / by Bentley, P. J.(CARDINAL)506006;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Biological systems; Adaptive control systems.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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All about systems / by Ball, Jacqueline A.,author.(CARDINAL)318785; Bowser, Ken,illustrator.(CARDINAL)383228;
Includes bibliographical references (page 23) and index.Space Cat and Dog explore systems in both the natural world and in the human-made world.680L
Subjects: System theory; Systems biology; Technology;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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How the leopard changed its spots : the evolution of complexity / by Goodwin, Brian C.(CARDINAL)333413;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-243) and index.
Subjects: Evolution (Biology); Morphology.; Self-organizing systems.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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How the leopard changed its spots : the evolution of complextiy / by Goodwin, Brian C.(CARDINAL)333413;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-243).
Subjects: Evolution (Biology); Morphology.; Self-organizing systems.;
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How the leopard changed its spots : the evolution of complexity / by Goodwin, Brian C.(CARDINAL)333413;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-243) and index.Whatever happened to organisms? -- How the leopard got its spots -- Life, the excitable medium -- Living form in the making -- The evolution of generic forms -- New directions, new metaphors -- A science of qualities.The "leopard" in the title of How the Leopard Changed Its Spots is the science of biology, today poised for a massive change in its theoretical perspective. Here Brian Goodwin, described by colleagues as "the poet of theoretical biology," proposes an alternative to the modern synthesis of Darwinism and twentieth-century genetics. Goodwin rigorously and clearly demonstrates the flaws in the quasi-religious fervor with which Darwin's theory of natural selection is defended, and presents another, equally powerful engine for the origin and diversity of species. The consequences of this altered perspective are both scientific and metaphorical. The images of Darwinism that color so much of modern life - survival of the fittest, selfish genes, survival strategies, "a war of all against all"--Are incomplete, says Goodwin. If we regard organisms as more than survival machines, they take on an intrinsic value, with worth in and of themselves. Darwinism has shortchanged us, scientifically and ethically, for more than a century. This book demonstrates that organisms are every bit as cooperative as they are competitive, as altruistic as they are selfish, as creative and playful as they are destructive and repetitive. Erudite, dazzling, and elegantly written, at once a brilliant application of the laws of physics to the study of life, an exposition of the powerful force - not Darwinian selection - that shapes life on earth, and a meditation on the evolution of complex forms, it is certain to be the science book of the year.
Subjects: Evolution (Biology); Morphology.; Self-organizing systems.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Cell processes / by Bledsoe, Karen E.(CARDINAL)337393;
Cells-you can't live without 'em --A protein Factory -- From food to energy -- The cell cycle -- Cellular current events -- Internet connections and related reading for cell processes.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biological systems; Cells;
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