Microbial life history : the fundamental forces of biological design /
A powerful framework for understanding how natural selection shapes adaptation and biological designDesign and diversity are the two great challenges in the study of life. Microbial Life History draws on the latest advances in microbiology to describe the fundamental forces of biological design and...
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| Language: | English |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
[2022]
Princeton, NJ : [2022] |
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1. theoretical background
- Part 2. the design of metabolism
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Microbial Design
- Part 1 Theoretical Background
- 2 Forces of Design
- 3 Comparison and Causality
- 4 Brief Examples
- 5 Theory: Forces
- 6 Theory: Traits
- 7 Theory: Control
- 8 Studying Biological Design
- Part 2 The Design of Metabolism
- 9 Microbial Metabolism
- 10 Growth Rate
- 11 Thermodynamics: Biochemical Flux
- 12 Flux Modulation: Driving Force
- 13 Flux Modulation: Resistance
- 14 Variant Pathways
- 15 Tradeoffs
- 16 Predictions: Overflow Metabolism
- 17 Predictions: Diauxie, Electrons, Storage
- 18 Design Revisited
- References
- Index