Light and life /:
There 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...
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| Zusammenfassung: | There 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, covering photosynthesis, bioluminescence, vision, perception, and biological clocks. - ;Light, like no other physical phenomenon, is linked in a wide variety of ways with the biological phenomenon of life. We can read this page because light is reflected from it, and carries the information to the retina; the oxygen we breathe was produced by photosynthesis; our sense of alertness relies on our biological clock, set using the cues of light and dark. Michael Gross explores the symbiotic relationship of light and life in this intriguing and entertaining book. Starting with astronomy and our relationship with the Sun and dependence on photosynthesis, he then turns to some of the stranger outcomes of the relationship - bioluminescent creatures, and their evolutionary significance. Finally he looks at the influence of light on biological time-keeping, the focus of much current scientific research. Life would not be here without light, and it would not have evolved as it has done had it not made the best possible use of light's energy and information content for using photosynthesis, biological clocks, and vision. This book explores all these aspects of the fascinating interplay of these two phenomena in a lively manner using many intriguing examples. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xi, 161 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-153) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191661242 0191661244 1283581167 9781283581165 9786613893611 6613893617 |
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| spelling | Gross, Michael, 1963- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJwp44XkQXfTtHGy4qcpT3 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98013278 Light and life / Michael Gross. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002. 1 online resource (xi, 161 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-153) and index. Preface: confessions of a light-addict -- The right place at the right time -- The oxygen revolution: how cyanobacteria changed the world --Creatures that glow in the dark -- How life is guided by light -- Seeing and perceiving -- Changing ideas about light and life. Print version record. There 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, covering photosynthesis, bioluminescence, vision, perception, and biological clocks. - ;Light, like no other physical phenomenon, is linked in a wide variety of ways with the biological phenomenon of life. We can read this page because light is reflected from it, and carries the information to the retina; the oxygen we breathe was produced by photosynthesis; our sense of alertness relies on our biological clock, set using the cues of light and dark. Michael Gross explores the symbiotic relationship of light and life in this intriguing and entertaining book. Starting with astronomy and our relationship with the Sun and dependence on photosynthesis, he then turns to some of the stranger outcomes of the relationship - bioluminescent creatures, and their evolutionary significance. Finally he looks at the influence of light on biological time-keeping, the focus of much current scientific research. Life would not be here without light, and it would not have evolved as it has done had it not made the best possible use of light's energy and information content for using photosynthesis, biological clocks, and vision. This book explores all these aspects of the fascinating interplay of these two phenomena in a lively manner using many intriguing examples. English. Photobiology. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85101138 Photobiology https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018462 Photobiologie. SCIENCE Life Sciences Biophysics. bisacsh Photobiology fast Einführung gnd Photobiologie gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4174474-3 Licht. gtt Leven. gtt Fotobiologie. gtt Biologisch ritme. gtt has work: Light and life (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGDXWjqXFr7jKT44DkPXq3 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Gross, Michael, 1963- Light and life. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002 0198564805 (DLC) 2003273463 (OCoLC)50269910 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=478398 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Gross, Michael, 1963- Light and life / Preface: confessions of a light-addict -- The right place at the right time -- The oxygen revolution: how cyanobacteria changed the world --Creatures that glow in the dark -- How life is guided by light -- Seeing and perceiving -- Changing ideas about light and life. Photobiology. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85101138 Photobiology https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018462 Photobiologie. SCIENCE Life Sciences Biophysics. bisacsh Photobiology fast Einführung gnd Photobiologie gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4174474-3 Licht. gtt Leven. gtt Fotobiologie. gtt Biologisch ritme. gtt |
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| title_auth | Light and life / |
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| title_full | Light and life / Michael Gross. |
| title_fullStr | Light and life / Michael Gross. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Light and life / Michael Gross. |
| title_short | Light and life / |
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| topic | Photobiology. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85101138 Photobiology https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018462 Photobiologie. SCIENCE Life Sciences Biophysics. bisacsh Photobiology fast Einführung gnd Photobiologie gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4174474-3 Licht. gtt Leven. gtt Fotobiologie. gtt Biologisch ritme. gtt |
| topic_facet | Photobiology. Photobiology Photobiologie. SCIENCE Life Sciences Biophysics. Einführung Photobiologie Licht. Leven. Fotobiologie. Biologisch ritme. |
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