I. The Chemistry of Life
Picture Perfect
A museum conservator needs to remove food stains from a new
acquisition.
Topics covered: macromolecules, enzymes, and starches.
II. The Cell
Bean Brew
A new transgenic fungus enhances the production of soy sauce.
Topics covered: fermentation, metabolic pathways, bioenergetics,
and respiration.
III. Genetics
The Donor’s Dilemma
A blood donor may have been exposed to West Nile virus.
Topics covered: protein synthesis, viral genomes, genomics, and
transmission pathways.
IV. Mechanisms of Evolution
Tree Thinking
When identifying unknown meat, alleged to be whale, students use
biotechnology tools to find new ways to determine relationships
between related organisms.
Topics covered: phylogeny, classification, and forensics using DNA
analysis.
V. The Evolutionary History of Biological Diversity
Unveiling the Carboniferous
A biology consultant critiques the scientific accuracy of a
proposed mural of the Carboniferous Period. Topics covered:
geologic time, interpreting fossils, identifying period-appropriate
organisms, and accurate visual depiction in science.
VI. Plant Form and Function
Corn Under Construction
Growers discuss the management of BT corn crops.
Topics covered: angiosperm anatomy and reproduction, biotechnology,
and agriculture.
VII. Animal Form and Function
Galloper’s Gut
Horse owners train a new employee in the care and feeding of
horses.
Topics covered: horse evolution, evolution of grass versus grain
feeders, digestive processes, and anatomy of digestion.
VIII. Ecology
Back to the Bay
Taped gull distress calls are used at a Chesapeake Bay marina to
control an annoying gull population.
Topics covered: animal behavior, population biology,
characteristics of aquatic biomes, human population impacts, and
conservation.
Multi-Unit
Pandemic Flu: Past and Possible
The oral history of a survivor of the 1918 flu epidemic contrasts
with what we know today about pandemic flu.
Topics covered: immune response, viral structure, transmission and
reproduction, informing the public, epidemiology modeling, and
pandemic planning.
Multi-Unit
Shh: Silencing the Hedgehog Pathway
A diagnosis of skin cancer leads to the hedgehog signaling
pathway.
Topics covered: cell signaling, antagonists, gene expression and
development, stem cells, and monoclonal antibodies as research
tools.
Jane B. Reece
As Neil Campbell’s longtime collaborator, Jane Reece has
participated in every edition of BIOLOGY. Earlier, Jane taught
biology at Middlesex County College and Queensborough Community
College. Her research as a doctoral student and postdoc focused on
genetic recombination in bacteria. Besides her work on BIOLOGY, she
has been a coauthor on Biology: Concepts & Connections, Essential
Biology, and The World of the Cell.
Lisa A. Urry
Lisa Urry (Units 1-3) is a professor and developmental biologist,
and recent Chair of the Biology Department, at Mills College. After
graduating from Tufts University with a double major in Biology and
French, Lisa completed her Ph.D. in molecular and developmental
biology at MIT. She has published a number of research papers, most
of them focused on gene expression during embryonic and larval
development in sea urchins. Lisa is also deeply committed to
promoting opportunities for women in science education and
research.
Michael L. Cain
Michael Cain (Units 4 and 5) is an ecologist and evolutionary
biologist who is now writing full time. Michael earned a joint
degree in Biology and Math at Bowdoin College, an M.Sc. from Brown
University, and a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from
Cornell University. As a faculty member at New Mexico State
University and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, he taught a
wide range of courses including introductory biology, ecology,
evolution, botany, and conservation biology. . Michael is the
author of dozens of scientific papers on topics that include
foraging behavior in insects and plants, long-distance seed
dispersal, and speciation in crickets. In addition to his work on
Campbell BIOLOGY, Michael is also the lead author of an ecology
textbook.
Steven A. Wasserman
Steve Wasserman (Unit 7) is a professor at the University of
California, San Diego (UCSD). He earned his A.B. in Biology from
Harvard University and his Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from MIT.
Through his research on regulatory pathway mechanisms in the fruit
fly Drosophila, Steve has contributed to the fields of
developmental biology, reproduction, and immunity. As a faculty
member at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and
UCSD, he has taught genetics, development, and physiology to
undergraduate, graduate, and medical students. He has also served
as the research mentor for more than a dozen doctoral students and
more than 50 aspiring scientists at the undergraduate and high
school levels. Steve has been the recipient of distinguished
scholar awards from both the Markey Charitable Trust and the David
and Lucille Packard Foundation. In 2007, he received UCSD’s
Distinguished Teaching Award for undergraduate teaching.
Peter V. Minorsky
Peter Minorsky (Unit 6) is a professor at Mercy College in New
York, where he teaches evolution, ecology, botany, and introductory
biology. He received his B.A. in Biology from Vassar College and
his Ph.D. in Plant Physiology from Cornell University. He is also
the science writer for the journal Plant Physiology. After a
postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Wisconsin at Madison,
Peter taught at Kenyon College, Union College, Western Connecticut
State University, and Vassar College. He is an electrophysiologist
who studies plant responses to stress. Peter received the 2008
Award for Teaching Excellence at Mercy College.
Robert B. Jackson
Rob Jackson (Unit 8) is a professor of biology and Nicholas Chair
of Environmental Sciences at Duke University. Rob holds a B.S. in
Chemical Engineering from Rice University, as well as M.S. degrees
in Ecology and Statistics and a Ph.D. in Ecology from Utah State
University. Rob directed Duke’s Program in Ecology for many years
and just finished a term as the Vice President of Science for the
Ecological Society of America. Rob has received numerous awards,
including a Presidential Early Career Award in Science and
Engineering from the National Science Foundation. He also enjoys
popular writing, having published a trade book about the
environment, The Earth Remains Forever, and two books of poetry for
children, Animal Mischief and Weekend Mischief.
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