The Science of Life Contributions of Biology to Human Welfare

The Science of Life Contributions of Biology to Human Welfare / edited by K. D. Fisher, A. U. Nixon.

The Science of Life: Contributions of Biology to Human Welfare is the first of what we anticipate will be a series of monographs resulting from activities of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. From time to time material drawn from symposia presented at the an­ nual meetin...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Fisher, K. D. (Editor), Nixon, A. U. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 1972.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Science.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1710-4
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Basic Biomedicine
  • Speed of application
  • Reproductive physiology
  • Regulatory mechanisms
  • The lungs
  • The hormones, insulin and diabetes
  • Hormones and ulcers
  • Neurophysiology and mental diseases
  • Cardiovascular diseases
  • Comparative physiology
  • Macromolecules and DNA
  • The proteins
  • Enzymes
  • Biosynthesis
  • Metabolic events
  • Energy
  • The molecular basis of disease
  • Rational design of drugs
  • Application of basic knowledge
  • Selected additional reading
  • III. Clinical Medicine
  • Infectious diseases
  • Parasitic diseases
  • Community health and epidemiology
  • Military research contributions
  • Drugs
  • Immunology
  • Transplantation
  • Anesthesiology
  • Surgery
  • Cardiovascular surgery
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Renal disease
  • Pulmonary disease
  • Hematology
  • Endocrinology
  • Medical genetics
  • Pediatrics
  • Obstetrics and gynecology
  • Geriatrics
  • Nutrition
  • Neurology
  • Psychiatry
  • Ophthalmology
  • Otorhinolaryngology
  • Radiology
  • Nuclear medicine
  • Bioengineering
  • Automation
  • Rehabilitation
  • Conclusion
  • Selected additional reading
  • IV. Dental Science
  • Dental decay
  • Periodontal disease
  • Other clinical considerations
  • Delivery of dental services
  • Dental materials
  • Orthodontics
  • Surgical orthodontics
  • Maxillofacial prosthesis
  • Selected additional reading
  • V. Food
  • Food from plants
  • Harvest to table
  • Food from animals
  • Animal disease control
  • Preserving and distributing food from animals
  • Processing and preserving foods
  • Conclusion
  • Selected additional reading
  • VI. Population Biology
  • Population potential and carrying capacity
  • Populations in ecosystems
  • Controlling pest populations
  • Selected additional reading
  • VII. Environmental Hazards
  • Biological hazards to man
  • Chemical hazards to man
  • Physical hazards to man
  • Selected additional reading
  • VIII. Marine Sciences
  • Feeding man
  • Resource assessment
  • Behavior studies
  • Value of prediction of fishing success
  • Preservation of fishery products
  • Fish protein concentrate
  • Management of renewable resources
  • Diseases and parasites
  • Man and his environment
  • Health and medical research
  • Selected additional reading
  • IX. Natural Resources
  • Man and his resources
  • Land: the greatest resource
  • Forest and timber resources
  • Game management
  • Technology in resource management
  • Microbes—the unseen resource
  • Conversion of waste to resource
  • Preserving for the future
  • Conservation of man’s abundance
  • Selected additional reading.

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