| Evolution of Receptor Cells: Cytological, Membranous and Molecular Levels Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Vinnikov, Y. a. (Author), Price, S. (Introduction by), Bobrov, N. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 3642817270 ISBN-13: 9783642817274 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Cell Biology - Science | Life Sciences - Molecular Biology - Nature | Animals - Mammals |
| Dewey: 599.018 |
| Series: Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Biophysics Molekularbiol |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.58 lbs) 142 pages |
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| Publisher Description: stimulating introduction to a school of thinking and a body of research that is not widely known or easily accessible to us. His attempt to provide a unify- ing theory of sensory receptor mechanisms based on evolutionary principles is unique and imaginative. Among the joys of a career in science is the opportunity to rub shoulders with people of outstanding intellectual power and, with luck, to have the privilege of their friendship. In May of 1979 I visited the U.S.S.R. as a guest lecturer in chemical senses. During the 8 days that I spent in the beautiful city of Leningrad I had the great good fortune to become acquainted with Yakov Abramovich Vinnikov, and we quickly became good friends. A dinner party at his apartment is among the warmest of my memories, and nothing could please me more than to have the opportunity to introduce him in per- son to my colleagues in Western Europe, the Americas, Japan, and Australia. That, I am sorry to say, is a most unlikely eventuality. For the time being, introducing his fertile mind through this book is the best I can do. |