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Life: The Science of Biology

Twelfth Edition ©2020 David M. Hillis; Craig H. Heller; Sally D. Hacker; David W. Hall; Marta J. Laskowski; David E. Sadava

The new 12th edition of Life: The Science of Biology continues to be engaging, active, and focused on teaching the skills that students need to master the majors biology course.

New pedagogical features work in conjunction with powerful updates to the online suite of materials in...

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Life: The Science of Biology by David M. Hillis; Craig H. Heller; Sally D. Hacker; David W. Hall; Marta J. Laskowski; David E. Sadava - Twelfth Edition, 2020 from Macmillan Student Store

LIFE 12E is engaging, active, and focused on skills

The new 12th edition of Life: The Science of Biology continues to be engaging, active, and focused on teaching the skills that students need to master the majors biology course.

New pedagogical features work in conjunction with powerful updates to the online suite of materials in LaunchPad to support the mission of Life by teaching students the skills and understanding of experimentation and data they need to succeed in introductory biology and ultimately in their future STEM careers.
 
Life’s  potent combination of expertly crafted media, assessment, pedagogy and engagement makes this new edition the best resource yet for biology students.

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Table of Contents

Part one The Science of Life and Its Chemical Basis

 1 Studying Life
 2 Small Molecules and the Chemistry of Life
 3 Proteins, Carbohydrates, and Lipids
 4 Nucleic Acids and the Origin of Life

Part two Cells

 5 Cells: The Working Units of Life
 6 Cell Membranes
 7 Cell Communication and Multicellularity

Part three Cells and Energy

 8 Energy, Enzymes, and Metabolism
 9 Pathways that Harvest Chemical Energy
 10 Photosynthesis: Energy from Sunlight

Part four Genes, Genomes, and Heredity

 11 The Cell Cycle and Cell Division
 12 Inheritance, Genes, and Chromosomes
 13 DNA and Its Role in Heredity
 14 From DNA to Protein: Gene Expression
 15 Gene Mutation and Molecular Medicine
 16 Regulation of Gene Expression
 17 Genomes
 18 Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology

Part five The Processes and Patterns of Evolution

 19 Processes of Evolution
 20 Reconstructing and Using Phylogenies
 21 Evolution of Genes and Genomes
 22 Speciation
 23 The History of Life on Earth

Part six The Evolution of Diversity

 24 Bacteria, Archaea, and Viruses
 25 The Origin and Diversification of Eukaryotes
 26 Plants without Seeds: From Water to Land
 27 The Evolution of Seed Plants
 28 The Evolution and Diversity of Fungi
 29 Animal Origins and the Evolution of Body Plans
 30 Protostome Animals
 31 Deuterostome Animals
 

Part seven Flowering Plants: Form and Function

 32 The Plant Body
 33 Transport in Plants
 34 Plant Nutrition
 35 Regulation of Plant Growth
 36 Reproduction in Flowering Plants
 37 Plant Responses to Environmental Challenges

Part eight Animals: Form and Function

 38 Physiology, Homeostasis, and Temperature Regulation
 39 Animal Hormones
 40 Immunology: Animal Defense Systems
 41 Animal Reproduction
 42 Animal Development
 43 Neurons, Glia, and Nervous Systems
 44 Sensory Systems
 45 The Mammalian Nervous System
 46 Musculoskeletal Systems
 47 Gas Exchange
 48 Circulatory Systems
 49 Nutrition, Digestion, and Absorption
 50 Salt and Water Balance and Nitrogen Excretion
 51 Animal Behavior

Part nine Ecology

 52 The Physical Environment and Biogeography of Life
 53 Populations
 54 Species Interactions
 55 Communities
 56 Ecosystems
 57 A Changing Biosphere

David E. Sadava

David E. Sadava is the Pritzker Family Foundation Professor of Biology, Emeritus, at the Keck Science Center of Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps, three of The Claremont Colleges. In addition, he is Adjunct Professor of Cancer Cell Biology at the City of Hope Medical Center. Twice winner of the Huntoon Award for superior teaching, Dr. Sadava has taught courses on introductory biology, biotechnology, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, plant biology, and cancer biology. In addition to Life: The Science of Biology, he is the author or coauthor of books on cell biology and on plants, genes, and crop biotechnology. His research has resulted in many papers coauthored with his students, on topics ranging from plant biochemistry to pharmacology of narcotic analgesics to human genetic diseases. For the past 15 years, he has investigated multi-drug resistance in human small-cell lung carcinoma cells with a view to understanding and overcoming this clinical challenge. At the City of Hope, his current work focuses on new anti-cancer agents from plants.

David M. Hillis

David M. Hillis is the Alfred W. Roark Centennial Professor in Integrative Biology at the University of Texas at Austin, where he also has directed the Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, the Biodiversity Center, and the School of Biological Sciences. Dr. Hillis has taught courses in introductory biology, genetics, evolution, systematics, and biodiversity. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was awarded a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship, and has served as President of the Society for the Study of Evolution and of the Society of Systematic Biologists. He served on the National Research Council committee that wrote the report BIO 2010: Transforming Undergraduate Biology Education for Research Biologists, and currently serves on the Executive Committee of the National Academies Scientific Teaching Alliance.

H. Craig Heller

H. Craig Heller is the Lorry I. Lokey/Business Wire Professor in Biological Sciences and Human Biology at Stanford University. He has taught in the core biology courses at Stanford since 1972 and served as Director of the Program in Human Biology, Chairman of the Biolo-gical Sciences Department, and Associate Dean of Research. Dr. Heller is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a recipient of the Walter J. Gores Award for excellence in teaching and the Kenneth Cuthberson Award for Exceptional Service to Stanford University. His research is on the neurobiology of sleep and circadian rhythms, mammalian hibernation, the regulation of body temperature, the physiology of human performance, and the neurobiology of learning. He has done research on a huge variety of animals and physiological problems, including sleeping kangaroo rats, diving seals, hibernating bears, photo-periodic hamsters, and exercising athletes. Dr. Heller has extended his enthusiasm for promoting active learning via the development of a two-year curriculum in human biology for the middle grades, through the production of Virtual Labs—interactive computer-based modules to teach physiology.

Sally D. Hacker

Sally D. Hacker is Professor at Oregon State University where she has been a faculty member since 2004. She has taught courses in introductory ecology, community ecology, invasion biology, field ecology, and marine biology. She was awarded the Murray F. Buell Award by the Ecological Society of America and the Young Investigator Prize by the American Society of Naturalists. Dr. Hacker’s research explores the structure, function, and services of natural and managed ecosystems under varying contexts of species interactions and global change. She has conducted research with plants and animals in rocky intertidal, salt marsh, seagrass, and coastal dune ecosystems. Her work has most recently focused on the protective role of dune ecosystems in mitigating coastal vulnerability due to climate change. In addition to the textbooks Life: The Science of Biology and Ecology (Sinauer Associates), she is author or coauthor on numerous articles and book chapters exploring community ecology, species interactions, marine invasions, and ecosystem services important to coastal management. She is particularly interested in promoting active and experiential learning for students interested in ecology and field-emersion experiences.

David W. Hall

David W. Hall is an Associate Professor of Genetics at the University of Georgia, where he was the recipient of the Sandy Beaver Excellence in Teaching Award in 2013. Recent work includes using mathematical models to address the evolution of meiotic drive, the rate and pattern of molecular evolution in social insects, and early sex chromosome evolution. In the lab, he utilizes different yeast species to study spontaneous mutations using a combination of both mutation-accumulation and adaptation experiments. Since high school, he has been captivated by how the living world works. Like many students, he was initially overwhelmed by the diversity of life, but he came to realize that there are fundamental principles that unite organisms. His interest in determining how these principles shape the diversity of life led him into his research and teaching career.

Marta J. Laskowski

Marta J. Laskowski is a Professor in the Biology Department at Oberlin College. Dr. Laskowski has mentored undergraduate students in research and has taught introductory biology, skills-based first year seminars (Feeding the World), plant physiology, and plant development. She heads an effort at Oberlin, funded by the HHMI Inclusive Excellence program, to enhance the climate for and success of a diverse student population in STEM. One of her numerous journal articles resulted in a Guinness World Record for the fastest opening flower (Cornus canadensis; bunchberry). A college class in developmental biology so captivated her that she decided to focus her research on discovering the intricate sub-cellular interactions that establish the plant root system.