Molecules and Cells [antikvár]

Foreword to the Series Within the last two or three decades Biology has made a most impressive growth spurt, and biologists have moved forward to a new understanding of some of the major problems of life. The tools that have made this progress possible have largely been made available by contemporary advances in the disciplines of physics, chemistry and mathematics, and their application in the precise skills of engineering. It has been possible to establish a closer unity between the several biological sub-disciplines, and the integration achieved has enabled substantial progress to be made. A change like this in the climate of understanding is bound to be reflected in all corners of the biological field, and not least (though often last) in its more general literature. This present series of monographs arose out of more than two years of discussions concerned with the 1966 revision of the Northern Universities Joint Matriculation Board syllabus in Biology at Advanced level. It seemed right that out of this conversation should emerge an attempt to provide (in its modern context) working material for the new syllabus. The series is tied much more to the spirit of this syllabus than to its text; in this sense especially an attempt has been made throughout to emphasise biological principles, so that these books will be suitable for most sixth-form students of biology as well as for those who are in their preliminary year at universities and colleges. d. a. coult University of Liverpool