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

By: Contributor(s): Language: 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
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.
Holdings
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Book Book NMC Library Stacks QP509 .T3513 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001208957

"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.

Includes index.

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