The Real Science Behind the X-Files: Microbes, Meteorites, and Mutants
Autor Anne Simon Chris Carteren Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 sep 2001
In a gripping exploration of the facts behind the science fiction that has enthralled millions of X-philes, Anne Simon -- the respected virologist who comes up with the science for many intriguing episodes -- discusses telomeres, cloning, the Hayflick limit, nanotechnology, endosymbionts, lentiviruses, and other strange phenomena that have challenged the intellect and threatened the lives and sanity of America's favorite FBI agents. With Simon's extraordinary gift for explaining complicated, cutting-edge science in a light, accessible style, and her behind-the-scenes commentary on the development of various plot lines, "The Real Science Behind the X-Files" will appeal to science buffs and "X-Files" aficionados alike.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780684856186
ISBN-10: 0684856182
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 140 x 214 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Ediția:Touchstone.
Editura: Simon&Schuster
ISBN-10: 0684856182
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 140 x 214 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Ediția:Touchstone.
Editura: Simon&Schuster
Notă biografică
Anne Simon, Ph.D., is a professor in the department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics at the University of Maryland, College Park, and an editor of the international journal Virology. She lives in Bowie, Maryland.
Descriere
Simon uses specific "X-Files" episodes as springboards for broader discussion. "X-philes who enjoy these and similar stories will learn plenty of biology in the bargain; as Simon explains extraterrestrial bacteria, cloning, genetic mutations, biological warfare, the ominous decline in the world's population of frogs and the likelihood of extending the human life span".
Cuprins
Contents
Foreword by Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files
Introduction
Hidden and Hungry
Introduction
Worms on Ice
Mighty Mites in Trees
Life on the Rocks
Fungi, Fungi, Everywhere
Bugging the Rain Forests
Visitors from the Void
Introduction
How to Identify an Alien in Three Easy Steps
Alien Hitchhikers
Sea Urchins in the Arctic
Mutants and Monsters
Introduction
Genes 'R Us
Like Father, Like Son
Food, Glorious Food
How to Get a Head Without Even Trying
Aliens 'R Us
Releasing the Genetic Genie
Introduction
Take Two Genes and Call Me in the Morning
Spitting Images
All the Buzz on Bees, Corn, and Viruses
Seeking the Fountain of Youth
Introduction
Turning Back Time
Freezing Time
Eating Healthy
Fooling with Mother Nature
Introduction
Secret Scents
The Ultimate Insult
We Are All Frogs
Afterword
Acknowledgments
Index
Foreword by Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files
Introduction
Introduction
Worms on Ice
Mighty Mites in Trees
Life on the Rocks
Fungi, Fungi, Everywhere
Bugging the Rain Forests
Introduction
How to Identify an Alien in Three Easy Steps
Alien Hitchhikers
Sea Urchins in the Arctic
Introduction
Genes 'R Us
Like Father, Like Son
Food, Glorious Food
How to Get a Head Without Even Trying
Aliens 'R Us
Introduction
Take Two Genes and Call Me in the Morning
Spitting Images
All the Buzz on Bees, Corn, and Viruses
Introduction
Turning Back Time
Freezing Time
Eating Healthy
Introduction
Secret Scents
The Ultimate Insult
We Are All Frogs
Afterword
Acknowledgments
Index