Kimball's Biology 描述: John W. Kimball是哈佛大学免疫学教授.本书是以他的名字命名的一本经典教材。该教材分成16张分别介绍了生物行为(Behavior)；生物化学；肿瘤；细胞生物学；化学；生物多样性；DNA&RNA ；生态学；胚胎发育；进化；普通科学；遗传学；免疫学；分子；生理学；植物生物学。虽然本书为了保持知识的更新，有一个"Backgroud to biology news"，这个栏目专门介绍世界上有关生物学界发生的一些新闻然后将这些新闻中所涉及的知识点引证到书中相关章节进行解释，十分实用。
Topics
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Animals
- Caenorhabditis elegans: a model organism
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Invertebrates
- Vertebrates
- Zebrafish
Behavior
- Innate Behavior
- Circadian Rhythms in Drosophila and Mammals
- Honeybee Navigation
- Learned Behavior
- Magnetoreceptors
- Avoiding Predation
- Pheromones
- Taxes
Biochemistry
- ATP
- Bioluminescence
- Cellular respiration: [general] [energy relationships]
- Chemiosmosis - demonstration
- Enzymes
- Enzyme Kinetics
- G proteins
- Gel blotting
- Glycolysis
- Metabolism (with links to specific examples)
- Intermediary metabolism
- Photorespiration and C4 plants
- Photosynthesis: Pathway of Carbon Fixation: the Calvin cycle
- Photosynthesis: The Role of Light: the so-called light reactions
- Photosynthesis: energy relationships
- Reactive oxygen species (ROS)
- Second messengers
- Serine proteases
- The Urea cycle
Cancer
- Ames Test for mutagens
- Angiogenesis
- BCL-2: the role of this proto-oncogene in leukemia and apoptosis
- Burkitt's Lymphoma: the molecular basis of this B-cell tumor
- Cancer (general discussion)
- Cancer: The Causes and Prevention of Cancer as described by Bruce Ames, who has studied these questions for many years
- Cancer: fighting it with inhibitors of angiogenesis
- Cancer Cells in Culture
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML): its molecular basis
- Estimating cancer risks
- Immunotherapy of cancer
- The LD50 test
- Magnetic fields: do they cause cancer?
- Mutations: causes and significance
- Mutations: testing for mutagenic chemicals in bacteria and in mice
- Oncogenes: genes whose disregulation leads to cancer
- Radiation
- Screening for carcinogens using mice
- Tumor Suppressor Genes
Cell Biology
- Active transport
- Animal cells (with links to the various organelles)
- Animal tissues
- Apoptosis
- ATP
- The Cell Cycle
- Cell Junctions
- Cell membranes
- Cell signaling
- Cell-specific gene expression
- Cellular Respiration
- Chloroplasts
- Chromatophores
- Chromosomes
- Cilia
- Culture media for growing cells
- The Cytoskeleton: actin microfilaments, intermediate filaments, microtubules.
- Endocytosis and Exocytosis
- Facilitated diffusion and membrane channels
- Fluorescence-activated cell sorter (FACS)
- G proteins
- Golgi apparatus
- Glycolysis
- Intermediary metabolism
- Junctions between cells
- Kinetics of membrane transport
- Lysosomes and Peroxisomes
- Mitosis and Meiosis
- The Nucleus
- Photosynthesis
- Plant cells
- Polyploidy
- The Proteasome
- Protein Kinesis: How freshly-synthesized proteins are sent to their proper destinations in the cell
- Reporter genes
- Ribosomes
- Second messengers
- Sex Chromosomes
- Stem cells
- Telomeres
Chemistry
- Acids and bases
- Aluminum
- Bond Energy
- Calcium
- Dioxin
- Electronegativity: and types of chemical bonds.
- Elements and atoms
- Free energy
- Hydrogen bonds
- The International System of Units
- Mixtures and compounds
- Molecular weight and the mole
- Parts per million (PPM), etc.
- pH
- Prions
- Redox potentials
Diversity of Life
DNA and RNA
- Ames Test for mutagens
- Antisense Oligodeoxynucleotides and their therapeutic potential
- Antisense RNA
- Base Pairing: in DNA and RNA
- DNA chips
- DNA recombination in meiosis
- DNA Repair
- DNA Replication
- DNA sequencing by the dideoxy method
- DNA vaccines
- The Double Helix: of DNA
- Endoreplication
- Expressed Sequence Tags
- Gene Expression in Prokaryotes
- Gene Therapy: methods and prospects and recent advances
- Genetic recombination in bacteria
- The Genetic Code
- Genome Sizes
- Harlequin chromosomes
- The Hershey-Chase Experiments
- The Human Genome Projects
- Imprinted Genes
- Insulators between genes
- The Meselson-Stahl Experiment
- Molecular polymorphisms
- Mutations: causes and significance
- Mutations: testing for mutagenic chemicals in bacteria and in mice
- Nucleotides
- Operons
- Palindromes
- Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
- Polyploidy
- Promoters
- Radiation and its effect on DNA
- Recombinant DNA and Gene Cloning
- Restriction Enzymes: the tools upon which molecular biology and biotechnology depend
- Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms (RFLPs): and their use in medical diagnosis and law enforcement
- Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene cluster
- Ribozymes
- RNA editing
- Steroid Response Elements: how steroid hormones regulate gene expression
- Telomeres
- Testing for mutagens in mice
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Ecology
- Acid Rain
- Air pollution
- Biological control of pests
- Biomagnification of pesticides
- Biomes
- Carbon cycle
- Chlorination, MX, and the Law of Unintended Consequences
- DDT in food chains
- Dioxin
- Food chains and food webs
- Freshwater ecosystems
- Insecticides
- Marine ecosystems
- Net Productivity of ecosystems
- Nitrogen cycle
- Nitrogen fixation, symbiotic
- Ozone
- Population Biology and the Human Population
- Sewage Treatment
- Soil
- Symbiosis
Development
- Aging
- Embryonic Development: the mechanisms at work in first steps followed by links to descriptions of the mechanisms at work during the later phases
- Embryonic Stem Cells
- Extraembryonic membranes
- Frog Embryology
- Germline vs. Soma: and the biological significance of their distinction
- Homeobox Genes: their role in embryonic development
- The Organizer
- Regeneration
- Segmentation: Organizing the Embryo
Evolution
- Endosymbiosis and the origin of eukaryotes
- Evolution and Adaptation
- Geologic eras
- The Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
- Hominoids
- Mars: Is (or was) there life on Mars?
- Mutation and Evolution
- The Origin of Life: abiotic synthesis of organic molecules
- Polymorphisms
- Speciation
General Science
- Epidemiology: the criteria for establishing causation
- Types of Clinical Studies
- Scientific Methods
- Scientific Papers
- Statistical Methods
Genetics
- Crossing Over and Genetic Recombination in Meiosis
- "Forward" and "Reverse" genetics
- Gene mapping with three-point crosses
- Genetic linkage and genetic maps
- Genetic Mosaics
- Mapping the genes of T2
- Mendel's monohybrid crosses
- One Gene - One Enzyme Theory
- rII locus of T4
- Transposons: "jumping genes"
Immunology
- AIDS: acquired immune deficiency syndrome
- Allergies
- Anatomy of the immune system
- Antibody affinity
- Antibody-Antigen Binding
- Antigen Presentation: how antigens are "presented" to B cells and T cells
- Antigen Receptors: on B cells and T cells
- Antigen Receptor Diversity: how a virtually limitless variety of antigen-binding sites is created by the immune system
- Asthma: its immunological basis
- B Cells and T Cells: lymphocytes of the immune system
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Cell-Mediated Immunity
- Clonal selection and immunological memory
- The Complement System
- Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL)
- ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay)
- Games Parasites Play: some ways of evading the immune responses of their host
- Histocompatibility Molecules: and their role in eliciting an immune response
- HLA-A2: the structure of a class I histocompatibility molecule
- Immune Tolerance
- The Immunological Synapse
- Inflammation
- Innate Immunity
- Monoclonal Antibodies
- Natural Killer (NK) Cells
- Nude Mice
- Passive Immunity
- Radioimmunoassay
- Regulatory T cells
- T Helper cells
- Transplants: [ organ ] [bone marrow]
- Vaccines
Microbiology
- Anthrax
- Antibiotics
- Archaea
- Bacillus thuringiensis: and the use of its toxin gene in agriculture
- Bacteria (Eubacteria)
- E. coli
- The Rapid Identification of Microorganisms
Molecules
- Acids and bases
- Amino Acids
- ATP
- Bond Energy
- Carbohydrates
- Chlorophylls and carotenoids
- Cholesterol
- Chromatography: [affinity] [exclusion] [paper]
- Collagens
- Drugs: how new drugs are tested
- Electronegativity: and types of chemical bonds.
- Elements and atoms
- Enantiomers: optical isomers (chiral molecules)
- Enzymes
- Fats
- Gel blotting; of DNA, RNA, and proteins
- Hydrocarbons
- Hydrogen bonds
- Mixtures and compounds
- Molecular weight and the mole
- NAD (Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) and NADP (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate)
- Noncovalent bonding
- Nucleotides
- Organic molecules - types and functional groups
- Phospholipids
- Polypeptides
- Prions; infectious proteins
- Progesterone
- Proteins
- Proteomics
- Rules of Protein Structure
Physiology
- Aging
- Birth Control
- Blood
- Blood Clotting
- Blood Groups
- Bone
- Breathing (respiratory system): [Human] [in frogs, lizards, and birds] [Insect]
- Circulatory system of humans: anatomy and physiology
- Circulatory systems of fish, frog, lizard, squid
- Can Humans Be Cloned?
- Drugs: how psychoactive drugs affect the brain
- Electric organs and electroreceptors
- Extraembryonic membranes and the physiology of the placenta
- Hearing
- Heart, control of
- Heat, cold, and pain receptors
- Heat, transport of
- The Human Gastrointestinal Tract
- Hormones (human)
- Adrenal Glands
- Hormones of the Gut
- Human Hormones a table listing them with links
- Hypothalamus, hormones of
- Kidney Hormones
- Leptin: the fat hormone
- Liver, hormones of
- Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH)
- Melatonin and the pineal gland
- Pancreas, hormones of
- Pineal gland
- Pituitary
- Progesterone
- Sex Hormones
- Thyroid and parathyroids
- Inflammation
- Insect hormones
- Kidney physiology: [ human ] [other vertebrates]
- Long-Term Potentiation (LTP)
- The Lymphatic System
- Mechanoreceptors (touch, pressure, stretch, proprioception)
- Metabolism (with links to specific examples)
- Muscles: skeletal, cardiac, smooth
- Muscles: testing the sliding-filament hypothesis
- Neurons and other "excitable cells"
- Nervous System, central: the brain and spinal cord.
- Nervous System, peripheral
- Nitric Oxide (NO): its physiological functions
- Nutrition
- Olfaction: The Sense of Smell
- Pain
- Phenylketonuria (PKU)
- Pheromones
- Prenatal screening
- RDAs: Recommended dietary allowances
- Sexual Reproduction
- Synapses
- Taste, sense of
- Urea cycle
- Vision, in humans; in arthropods
- Vision: processing visual information
Plant Biology
- Alternation of generations in plants
- Angiosperm life cycle
- Arabidopsis thaliana: a "model" organism
- Asexual reproduction in plants
- Plant cells
- Chlorophyll
- Chloroplasts
- Diversity and evolutionary relationships of the plants
- Etiolation
- Fern life cycle
- Flowering: its genetic control
- Gas exchange in plants
- Germination of seeds
- The Leaf
- Moss life cycle
- Plant Growth
- Plant Hormones. Abscisic acid (ABA), Auxin, Cytokinins, Ethylene, Gibberellins
- Plant tissues
- Phloem and the transport of food
- Photoperiodism and phytochrome
- Photorespiration and C4 plants
- Photosynthesis: Pathway of Carbon Fixation: the Calvin cycle
- Photosynthesis: The Role of Light: the so-called light reactions
- Photosynthesis: energy relationships
- Radiation: spectrum of electromagnetic
- Roots
- Self-incompatibility: how plants avoid inbreeding
- Stems
- Symbiotic nitrogen fixation
- Transgenic Plants
- Transpiration
- Tropisms
- Xylem and the transport of water and minerals
Viruses
- Influenza: the "flu"
- Mapping the genes of T2
- Retroviruses: including HIV, the cause of AIDS
- rII locus of T4
- Smallpox
- Viruses
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