{"product_id":"microbial-life-history-the-fundamental-forces-of-biological-design-paperback","title":"Microbial Life History: The Fundamental Forces of Biological Design - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven A. Frank\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful framework for understanding how natural selection shapes adaptation and biological design\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDesign and diversity are the two great challenges in the study of life. \u003ci\u003eMicrobial Life History\u003c\/i\u003e draws on the latest advances in microbiology to describe the fundamental forces of biological design and apply these evolutionary processes to a broad diversity of traits in microbial metabolism and biochemistry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmphasizing how to formulate and test hypotheses of adaptation, Steven Frank provides a new foundation for exploring the evolutionary forces of design. He discusses the economic principles of marginal valuations, trade-offs, and payoffs in risky and random environments; the social aspects of conflict and cooperation; the demographic aspects of age and spatial heterogeneity; and the engineering control theory principles by which systems adjust to environments. Frank then applies these evolutionary principles to the biochemistry of microbial metabolism, providing the first comprehensive link between the forces that shape biological design and cellular energetics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTracing how natural selection sculpts metabolism, \u003ci\u003eMicrobial Life History\u003c\/i\u003e provides new perspectives on the life histories of organisms, from growth rate and survival to dispersal and defense against attack. Along the way, this incisive book addresses the conceptual and philosophical challenges confronting evolutionary biologists and other practitioners who study biological design and seek to apply its lessons.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven A. Frank\u003c\/b\u003e is Donald Bren Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. His books include \u003ci\u003eDynamics of Cancer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eImmunology and Evolution of Infectious Disease\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFoundations of Social Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e (all Princeton).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 6.1 x 9.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 16, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47409557668018,"sku":"9780691231198","price":82.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/0bdbf899d0eb3f033ac0d86e4b227191.webp?v=1778268642","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/microbial-life-history-the-fundamental-forces-of-biological-design-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}