Scientific American Biology for a Changing World 2e
Michele Shuster, Janet Vigna, Matthew Tontonoz
Brief Table of Contents
Second Edition Updates
Chapter 1 The Process of Science
Java Report
Making sense of the latest buzz in health-related news
Chapter 2 Chemistry and Molecules of Life
Mission to Mars
Prospecting for Life on the Red Planet
New story on NASA's 2012 Curiosity
mission
Chapter 3 Cell Function and Structure
Wonder Drug
How a Chance Discovery in a London Laboratory Revolutionized Medicine
M1 Milestones in Biology
Scientific Rebel
New Milestone!
Lynn Margulis and Theory of Endosymbiosis
Chapter 4 Nutrition, Metabolism, Enzymes
The Peanut Butter Project
One doctor’s crusade to end malnutrition in Africa, a spoonful at a time
New story on the latest global
malnutrition treatments
Chapter 5 Energy Flow and Photosynthesis
The Future of Fuel
Scientists hope to algae into the next global energy source
Chapter 6 Dietary Energy and Cellular Respiration
Supersize Me?
The biology and culture of our expanding waistlines
Chapter 7 DNA Structure and Replication
Biologically Unique
How DNA helped free and innocent man
M2 Milestones in Biology
The Model Makers
Watson and Crick and the Structure of DNA
Chapter 8 Genes to Proteins
Medicine from Milk
Scientists genetically modify animals to make medicine
M3 Milestones in Biology
Sequence Sprint
Venter and Collins race to decode the human genome
Chapter 9 Cell Division and Mitosis
Nature's Pharmacy
From the bark of an ancient evergreen tree, a cancer treatment blockbuster
Chapter 10 Mutations and Cancer
Fighting Fate
When cancer runs in the family, ordinary measures are not enough
New story on the discovery and
development of cancer blockbuster
Taxol
Chapter 11 Single-Gene Inheritance and Meiosis
Rock for a Cause
From patient to performer, shining the spotlight on a genetic disease
M4 Milestones in Biology
Mendel's Garden
An Austrian priest lays the foundation for modern genetics
Chapter 12 Complex Inheritance
Q&A: Genetics
Complexities of human genetics, from sex to depression
Chapter 13 Stem Cells and Cell Differentiation
Grow Your Own
Stem cells could be the key to engineering organs
Story updated to feature latest stem
cell technology, including organ
printing
Chapter 14 Natural Selection and Adaptation
Bugs that Resist Drugs
Drug-resistant bacteria are on the rise. Can we stop them?
M5 Milestones in Biology
Adventures in Evolution
Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace on the trail of natural selection
Chapter 15 Nonadaptive Evolution and Speciation
Urban Evolution
How cities are altering the fate of species
Chapter 16 Evidence for Evolution
A Fish with Fingers?
A transitional fossil fills a gap in our knowledge of evolution
Chapter 17 Life on Earth
Q&A: Evolution
From moon rocks to DNA, clues to the history of life on earth
Chapter 18 Prokaryotic Diversity
Lost City
Probing life’s origins at the bottom of the sea
Chapter 19 Eukaryotic Diversity
Rain Forest Riches
Restoring eukaryotic diversity in Olympic National Park
Chapter 20 Human Evolution
Skin Deep
Science redefines the meaning of racial categories
Chapter 21 Population Ecology
On the Tracks of Wolves and Moose
Ecologists are learning big lessons from a small island
Chapter 22 Community Ecology
What's Happening to Honey Bees?
A mysterious ailment threatens to unravel the human food chain
New story on how urban environments
affect animals
Chapter 23 Ecosystem Ecology
The Heat is On
From migrating maples to shrinking sea ice, signs of a warming planet
Chapter 24 Sustainability
The Makings of a Green City
One Kansas town reinvents itself sustainable
M6 Milestones in Biology
Progress or Poison?
New story on Greensburg, KS, rebuilding
green after being destroyed by a tornado
New Milestone!
Rachel Carson and the birth of the environmental movement
Chapter 25 Overview of Physiology
Man versus Mountain
Physiology explains a 1996 disaster on Everest
Chapter 26 Digestive System
Drastic Measures
For the morbidly obese, stomach-shrinking surgery is a last resort
M7 Milestones in Biology
Stumbling on a Cure
New Milestone!
Banting, Best, and the Discovery of Insulin
Chapter 27 Cardiovascular System
Death in Bogalusa
From tragic deaths in a southern town, insight into heart disease
Chapter 28 Respiratory System
Peak Performance
An inside look at altitude training among elite athletes
Chapter 29 Central Nervous System
Smoke on the Brain
Nicotine and other drugs of abuse alter the brain and are hard to kick
Chapter 30 Reproductive System
Too Many Multiples?
The birth of octuplets raises questions about the fertility business
Chapter 31 Immune System
Viral Mysteries
After nearly a century, scientists learn what made the 1918 influenza pandemic so deadly
Chapter 32 Plant Physiology
Q&A: Plants
Plants have evolved a unique set of solutions to nature's challenges
New story on the 30-year Bogalusa Heart
Study in Louisiana
New story on altitude training by elite
athletes