Authors:Gerd Müller, Stuart Newman, Gerd B. Müller, Stuart A
Publisher: The MIT Press
Keywords: biology, vienna, series, theoretical, evolutionary, developmental, organismal, form, gene, origination
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 2003-01-03
List price: $48.00
ISBN-10: 0262134195
ISBN-13: 9780262134194

The field of evolutionary biology arose from the desire to understand the origin and diversity of biological forms. In recent years, however, evolutionary genetics, with its focus on the modification and inheritance of presumed genetic programs, has all but overwhelmed other aspects of evolutionary biology. This has led to the neglect of the study of the generative origins of biological form. Drawing on work from developmental biology, paleontology, developmental and population genetics, cancer research, physics, and theoretical biology, this book explores the multiple factors responsible f

Authors:Brian K. Hall, Stuart A. Newman,
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: press, telford, aspects, molecular, cartilage
Number of Pages: 280
Published: 1991-06-18
List price: $199.95
ISBN-10: 0849388171
ISBN-13: 9780849388170

Cartilage plays diverse roles as a definitive supporting tissue in some organs, the basis of low friction surfaces in joints, and a transient morphogenetic template during embryogenesis and repair of the skeleton. The versatility of cartilage is derived from the remarkable material properties of its extracellular matrix, the wide spectrum of regulatory systems that influence the synthesis and degradation of the unique molecular constituents of this matrix, and the development and growth of the cells that produce it. This book touches on each of these areas and provides the first comprehensive

Authors:Gabor Forgacs, Stuart A. Newman,
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: embryo, developing, physics, biological
Number of Pages: 346
Published: 2005-12-12
List price: $101.00
ISBN-10: 0521783372
ISBN-13: 9780521783378

During development cells and tissues undergo changes in pattern and form that employ a wider range of physical mechanisms than at any other time in an organism’s life. This book demonstrates how physics can be used to analyze these biological phenomena. Written to be accessible to both biologists and physicists, major stages and components of the biological development process are introduced and then analyzed from the viewpoint of physics. The presentation of physical models requires no mathematics beyond basic calculus.

Authors:Santiago Schnell, Philip Maini, Stuart A. Newman, Tim
Publisher: Academic Press
Keywords: developmental, topics, biology, current, systems, modeling, multiscale, volume
Number of Pages: 604
Published: 2008-01-01
List price: $192.00
ISBN-10: 0123742536
ISBN-13: 9780123742537

Mathematical and computational biology is playing an increasingly important role in the biological sciences. This science brings forward unique challenges, many of which are, at the moment, beyond the theoretical techniques available. Developmental biology, due to its complexity, has lagged somewhat behind its sister disciplines (such as molecular biology and population biology) in making use of quantitative modeling to further biological understanding. This volume comprises work that is among the best developmental modeling available and we feel it will do much to remedy this situation.This b

Authors:Franklin House, Stuart A. Seale, Ian Blake Newman,
Publisher: Perigee Trade
Keywords: diabetes, health, restore, build, natural, vitality, stop, complete, lifestyle, miracle, center, america, day, program
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 2008-01-02
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0399533869
ISBN-13: 9780399533860

A revolutionary program for combating and reversing diabetes. Over the past ten years, Lifestyle Center of America has emerged as the center in the country that offers a proven-successful program to combat diabetes-and even reverse its adverse effects on the body. Now available in book form for the first time, LCA’s program enables individuals to actually get to the root of their problems by teaching them the ways of lifestyle-change, the power of diet, activity, and stress management. It also shows how to: - Eliminate counterproductive habits - Adopt therapeutic and preventative nutri

Authors:Barbara M. Newman, Philip R. Newman,
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Keywords: approach, psychosocial, life, development
Number of Pages: 688
Published: 2008-03-10
List price: $168.95
ISBN-10: 0495553417
ISBN-13: 9780495553410

Newman and Newman take a chronological approach to the study of the life span, drawing on the psychosocial theory of Erik Erikson to provide a conceptual framework for the text. Newman and Newman address physical, intellectual, social, and emotional growth in all life stages, focusing on the idea that development results from the interdependence of these areas at every stage, and placing special emphasis on optimal development through life.

Authors:Barbara M Newman, Philip R. Newman,
Publisher: Psychology Press
Keywords: development, human, theories
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2007-03-05
List price: $62.50
ISBN-10: 0805847022
ISBN-13: 9780805847024

Intended for courses on theories of human development, this new text presents nine theories grouped into three major families - those that emphasize biological systems; those that emphasize environmental factors; and those that emphasize a dynamic interaction between biological and environmental forces. The nine theories selected have a long and productive history in human development and continue to evolve as a result of new insights. The inclusion of social role theory and life course theory expand the book’s relevance to the study of adulthood and aging. Grouping the theories by fami