The recognition and sensing of biologically and environmentally important species has
emerged as a significant goal in the field of chemical sensors in recent years. 1Ā10 Several …

Bacteria predate plants and animals by billions of years. Today, they are the world's smallest
cells, yet they represent the bulk of the world's biomass and the main reservoir of nutrients …

▪ Abstract Most prokaryotic signal-transduction systems and a few eukaryotic pathways use
phosphotransfer schemes involving two conserved components, a histidine protein kinase …

John Dupré explores recent revolutionary developments in biology and considers their
relevance for our understanding of human nature and human society. Epigenetics and …

The structure of the rotary motor was described in Chapter 9 (Fig. 9.3) and its assembly was
discussed in Chapter 10. Here, I will say more about function. Given that the diameter of the …

▪ Abstract Flagellated bacteria, such as Escherichia coli, swim by rotating thin helical
filaments, each driven at its base by a reversible rotary motor, powered by an ion flux. A …

The physiological responses of cells to external and internal stimuli are governed by genes
and proteins interacting in complex networks whose dynamical properties are impossible to …

Networks of interacting proteins orchestrate the responses of living cells to a variety of
external stimuli, but how sensitive is the functioning of these protein networks to variations in …

Cell Movements vividly describes how complex movements can arise from the properties
and behaviors of biological molecules. This second edition is updated throughout with …

Cell‐surface receptors acquire information from the extracellular environment and
coordinate intracellular responses. Many receptors do not operate as individual entities, but …