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The manga guide to biochemistry / Masaharu Takemura, Kikuyaro, Office Sawa.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Japanese Publication details: San Francisco, CA : No Starch Press ; [Tokyo] : Ohmsha, c2011.Edition: English edDescription: xii, 253 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781593272760 (pbk.)
  • 1593272766 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Biochemistry
Uniform titles:
  • Manga de wakaru seikagaku. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 572 23
LOC classification:
  • QP509 .T3513 2011
Other classification:
  • SCI007000 | SCI000000 | SCI003000 | SCI010000 | SCI013000 | SCI029000 | SCI049000 | SCI086000 | JNF051050 | JNF051070
Online resources: Summary: "The latest addition to No Starch Press's EduManga series, The Manga Guide to Biochemistry uses Japanese comics, clear explanations, and a charming storyline to explain the basics of biochemistry. This volume begins with a discussion of the cells that make up living beings, as well as the basics of protein synthesis, metabolism, energy production, and photosynthesis. It goes on to cover ecosystems and material cycles; the mechanisms of respiration; lipids, cholesterol, and blood types; and the roles and structures of enzymes and proteins. Readers explore genes and DNA; the differences between biochemistry and molecular biology; and the mystery surrounding the origin of the cell, all with the aid of original Manga cartoons. This EduManga title is co-published with Ohmsha, Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan, and is one in a series of translations from Ohmsha's bestselling Japanese originals"-- Provided by publisher.
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Book Book Library 572-2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available AT-ISTA#000476
Total holds: 0

Includes index.

"The latest addition to No Starch Press's EduManga series, The Manga Guide to Biochemistry uses Japanese comics, clear explanations, and a charming storyline to explain the basics of biochemistry. This volume begins with a discussion of the cells that make up living beings, as well as the basics of protein synthesis, metabolism, energy production, and photosynthesis. It goes on to cover ecosystems and material cycles; the mechanisms of respiration; lipids, cholesterol, and blood types; and the roles and structures of enzymes and proteins. Readers explore genes and DNA; the differences between biochemistry and molecular biology; and the mystery surrounding the origin of the cell, all with the aid of original Manga cartoons. This EduManga title is co-published with Ohmsha, Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan, and is one in a series of translations from Ohmsha's bestselling Japanese originals"-- Provided by publisher.

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