Henderson's dictionary of biology / [edited by] Eleanor Lawrence
معرفی کتاب «Henderson's dictionary of biology / [edited by] Eleanor Lawrence» نوشتهٔ Eleanor Lawrence; Isabella F Henderson، منتشرشده توسط نشر Financial Times Management در سال 2005. این کتاب در فرمت pdf، زبان انگلیسی ارائه شده است.
With over 22,000 entries covering terms from all areas of the biological sciences, Henderson's Dictionary of Biology continues to be the most comprehensive, up-to-date and relevant volume of its kind. This fourteenth edition has been updated in response to changes in the core life-sciences fields, and includes new terms from bioinformatics, genomics and proteomics.
Key Features
- clear definitions and additional explanations
- describes and explains terms from the full range of biological sciences
- includes new terms since the last edition, e.g. biodiesel, ficolins, hominin, intelligent design, pyrosequencing, quantitative PCR, quantum dots, quorum sensing, translational research
- includes simplified, up-to-date classification tables for the kingdoms of living organisms
- new appendix detailing the Geological Timescale
Henderson's Dictionary of Biology continues to provide an essential reference for students, teachers and researchers in any of the biological sciences.
Eleanor Lawrence is a freelance science writer and editor, and co-author of Longman Dictionary of Environmental Science.
"The thirteenth edition of this dictionary has been updated in response to changes in the core life-sciences fields, and now includes new terms from bioinformatics, genomics, and proteomics. It has over 22,000 entries; clear definitions and additional explanations; covers a wide range of topics; includes new terms and simplified, up-to-date classification tables for the kingdoms of living organisms." "Henderson's Dictionary of Biology continues to provide an essential reference for students of any of the biological sciences and for teachers and researchers."--Jacket