دانلود کتاب The Mechanics of Life: A Closer Look at the Inner Workings of Nature

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Contents
Preface
References
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1
Parasites: Complexity beyond Evolution
In Search of Microbes
A Parasitic Beginning
Host Control
In Transit
The Power of Extended Phenotypes
Fragile Biodiversity
Ecological Engineering and Large Blues
Simulating the Ecosystem
Gaining from Natural Experiments
In Brief
References
Web Sources
Chapter 2
Antibiotics, Vaccines and Epidemics
The Journey of Antibiotics
How Antibiotic Resistance Works
Teixobactin and the iChip
Evolutionary Arms Race
Epidemics versus Medical Efforts
Economics of Disease Spread
Psychological Feedback
Lost in Publication
Accentuating the Positive
Democratizing Science
In Brief
References
Web Sources
Chapter 3
Accounting for Genes
Answering the Ultimate Question
Memories, Genes and Mad Cow Disease
Living Computers
Genetically Engineering Medicine
Artificial Life
Gene Editing
Directing Evolution
Onwards with Genetic Engineering
Transgenic Food
Our Kind of Virus
In Brief
References
Web Sources
Chapter 4
Physics of Life
Little Differences Matter
Soup for Starters
Keeping It Organized
Insect Engineers
Valuable Feedback
The Attractor Factor
Critical Lines in the Ecosystem
Patterns of Complexity
The Gaming Evolution
Evolution In Silico
Rise of Machine Intelligence
Helping with Dementia: Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and ALS
Feeling Electric
Lifecycle of Ideas
Herding Effect and Zombie Ideas
Robot Surgeons
Therapeutic Robots
In Brief
References
Figures Source
Chapter 5
Stranger Things in Life
The First Quantum Biologists
Technological Revolution
Quantum Efficiency
Eau de Quantum?
Avian Navigators
Zooming-in on Evolution
Tinkering with Life
Turning Back the Clocks
More Curiosities
Rise, Red as Dawn
Wheels within Wheels
All This and Brains Too
In Brief
References
Websites
Final Remarks
Author Contact Information
Index
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