Mathematical Biology is the study of medicine and the life sciences that uses mathematical models to help predict and interpret what we observe. This book describes several major contributions that have been made to population biology and to physiology by such theoretical work. We have tried to keep the presentation brief to keep the price of the book as reasonable as possible, and to ensure that the topics are presented at a level that is accessible to a wide audience. Each topic could serve as a launching point for more advanced study, and suitable references are suggested to help with this. If the underlying mathematics is understood for these basic examples. then mathematical aspects of more advanced life science preblems will be within reach.
这是一本精彩纷呈的书,一本雅俗共赏的书,一本值得向中国学界,向科学爱好者,也向每一位已经或即将与学问沾边的人(包括文理科的大学生们)推荐的书。 在这本书中,我们看到了一个活生生的达尔文,一个充满情趣、充满童心、充满艺术感觉的大科学家。通过娓娓的叙说和色泽浓郁的历史画卷,我们也看到了,学术和研究并不是枯燥的、无趣无味的事,而真正的成果总是伴随着生命的律动萌生的,它们是常青的,不是灰色的!
\\\"基因是构造生命的基础,它记录着人类的血型、孕育、变化、成长、凋亡等全部过程,与生命的繁衍、进化密切相关。想要了解人类的起源与未来,了解基因 。而现代医学的重大革命,也离不开基因领域的重大发现。 《基因宇宙》系统讲述了基因的起源、构成、发展和未来,帮助读者全面了解基因的相关知识。同时,这本书也是一部关于遗传学发展和医学革命的历史见证,作者将基因和医学变革相结合,用通俗易懂的方式,回顾了人类研究基因的历程,是一本便于读者轻松阅读的科普图书。同时,这本书还通过数十个真实案例,向每一位读者深入浅出地讲解了基因对人类健康的重要意义,以及如何备孕,如何预防遗传病,如何养育新生儿等对每一个家庭都无比重要的基因知识。\\\"