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Water: A Very Short Introduction
John Finney
Water dominates the surface of Earth and is vital to life on our planet. It is a remarkable liquid that shows anomalous behaviour. Water: A Very Short Introduction introduces the science of ...
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6. Language, truth, and care
Michael Inwood
in Heidegger: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)
‘Language, truth, and care’ examines how interpretations of the world can be formed and communicated. Language emerges from interpretation and consists of a multiplicity of meanings. Words ...
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2. The water molecule and its interactions
John Finney
in Water: A Very Short Introduction
‘The water molecule and its interactions’ discusses the structural and electrical properties of the water molecule. A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent ...
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5. The anomalies explained
John Finney
in Water: A Very Short Introduction
‘The anomalies explained’ considers why water behaves differently from most other liquids and why this is so important chemically, biologically, and environmentally. Ice contracts on ...
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6. Water as a biomolecule
John Finney
in Water: A Very Short Introduction
Why is water biologically important? ‘Water as a biomolecule’ considers how water influences biological processes and what properties of the water molecule enable it to do so by focusing on ...
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4. Gelification and soapiness
Tom McLeish
in Soft Matter: A Very Short Introduction
‘Gelification and soapiness’ looks at the third class of soft matter: ‘self-assembly’. Like the colloids of inks and clays, and the polymers of plastics and rubbers, ‘self-assembled’ soft ...
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3. The chemical nature of enzymes
Paul Engel
in Enzymes: A Very Short Introduction
‘The chemical nature of enzymes’ evaluates the chemical nature of enzymes. To discover the chemical nature of enzymes, it was essential to obtain them in a pure form. To this end, the early ...
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1. No enzymes, no life
Paul Engel
in Enzymes: A Very Short Introduction
‘No enzymes, no life’ discusses the role of enzymes and how they orchestrate the whole of life. Almost every chemical step in every living thing is guided by its own dedicated enzyme. Out ...
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Molecules: A Very Short Introduction
Philip Ball
Molecules: A Very Short Introduction investigates the nature of molecules and how molecular structures and activities underlie the properties of materials and the processes of ...
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Molecular Biology: A Very Short Introduction
Aysha Divan and Janice Royds
Molecular biology is the story of the molecules of life, their relationships, and how these interactions are controlled. Its applications are wide and growing; the power of molecular ...
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3. Sliminess and stickiness
Tom McLeish
in Soft Matter: A Very Short Introduction
‘Sliminess and stickiness’ examines the molecular origin of ‘stickiness’. It details Hermann Staudinger’s research on ‘double bonds’ and ‘macromolecules’. Understanding the unorthodox ...
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4. Structure for catalysis
Paul Engel
in Enzymes: A Very Short Introduction
‘Structure for catalysis’ details the various patterns of enzyme mechanism and the various structural features helping to achieve catalysis. One of the striking features of enzyme catalysis ...
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Genes: A Very Short Introduction
Jonathan Slack
What are genes? What do they say about us? Genes: A Very Short Introduction explores the concept of the gene and looks at the discovery, nature, and role of genes in both evolution and ...
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