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The goals of the science of photobiology can be divided into four
categories: to develop (I) ways to optimize the beneficial effects
of light on man and his environment, (2) methods to protect
organisms, including man, from the detrimental effects of light,
(3) photochemical tools for use in studies of life processes, and
(4) photochemical therapies in medicine. To achieve these goals
will require the knowledgeable collaboration of biologists,
chemists, engineers, mathematicians, physicians, and physicists;
because photobiology is a truly multidisciplinary science. While a
multidis ciplinary science is more intellectually demanding, it
also has a greater potential for unexpected breakthroughs that can
occur when data from several areas of science are integrated into
new concepts for theoretical or practical use. Photochemical and
Photobiological Reviews continues to provide in depth coverage of
the many specialty areas of photobiology. It is hoped that these
reviews will provide an important service to the younger scientists
in the field and to senior scientists in related fields, because
they provide a ready access to the recent literature in the field,
and more importantly, they frequently offer a critical evaluation
of the direction that the field is taking, or suggest a redirection
when appropriate. Since it is important that this review series
remain responsive to the needs of photochemists and
photobiologists, the Editor would value com ments and suggestions
from its readers."
The goals of the science of photobiology can be divided into four
categories: to develop (I) ways to optimize the beneficial effects
of light on man and his environment, (2) methods to protect
organisms, including man, from the detrimental effects of light,
(3) photochemical tools for use in studies of life processes, and
(4) photochemical therapies in medicine. To achieve these goals
will require the knowledgeable collaboration of biologists,
chemists, engineers, mathematicians, physicians, and physicists;
because photobiology is a truly multidisciplinary science. While a
multidis ciplinary science is more intellectually demanding, it
also has a greater potential for unexpected breakthroughs that can
occur when data from several areas of science are integrated into
new concepts for theoretical or practical use. Photochemical and
Photobiological Reviews continues to provide in depth coverage of
the many specialty areas of photobiology. It is hoped that these
reviews will provide an important service to the younger scientists
in the field and to senior scientists in related fields, because
they provide a ready access to the recent literature in the field,
and more importantly, they frequently offer a critical evaluation
of the direction that the field is taking, or suggest a redirection
when appropriate. Since it is important that this review series
remain responsive to the needs of photochemists and
photobiologists, the Editor would value com ments and suggestions
from its readers."
The goals of the science of photobiology can be divided into four
categories: to develop (I) ways to optimize the beneficial effects
of light on man and his environment, (2) methods to protect
organisms, including man, from the detrimental effects of light,
(3) photochemical tools for use in studies of life processes, and
(4) photochemical therapies in medicine. To achieve these goals
will require the knowledgeable collaboration of biologists,
chemists, engineers, mathematicians, physicians, and physicists;
because photobiology is a truly multidisciplinary science. While a
multidis ciplinary science is more intellectually demanding, it
also has a greater potential for unexpected breakthroughs that can
occur when data from several areas of science are integrated into
new concepts for theoretical or practical use. Photochemical and
Photobiological Reviews continues to provide in depth coverage of
the many specialty areas of photobiology. It is hoped that these
reviews will provide an important service to the younger scientists
in the field and to senior scientists in related fields, because
they provide a ready access to the recent literature in the field,
and more importantly, they frequently offer a critical evaluation
of the direction that the field is taking, or suggest a redirection
when appropriate. Since it is important that this review series
remain responsive to the needs of photochemists and
photobiologists, the Editor would value com ments and suggestions
from its readers.
The first edition of The Science of Photobiology was published in
1977, and was the first textbook to cover all of the major areas of
photobiology. The science of photobiology is currently divided into
14 subspecialty areas by the American Society for Photobiology. In
this edition, however, the topics of phototechnology and
spectroscopy have been com bined in a new chapter entitled
"Photophysics." The other subspecialty areas remain the same, i.e.,
Photochemistry, Photosensitization, UV Radiation Effects,
Environmental Photobiology, Photomedicine, Circadian Rhythms,
Extraretinal Photoreception, Vision, Photomorphogenesis,
Photomovement, Photosynthesis, and Bioluminescence. This book has
been written as a textbook to introduce the science of photobiology
to advanced undergraduate and graduate students. The chapters are
written to provide a broad overview of each topic. They are
designed to contain the amount of information that might be
presented in a one-to two-hour general lecture. The references are
not meant to be exhaustive, but key references are included to give
students an entry into the literature. Frequently a more recent
reference that reviews the literature will be cited rather than the
first paper by the author making the original discovery. The
chapters are not meant to be a repository of facts for research
workers in the field, but rather are concerned with demon strating
the importance of each specialty area of photobiology, and
documenting its relevance to current and/or future problems of
man."
The first edition of The Science of Photobiology was published in
1977, and was the first textbook to cover all of the major areas of
photobiology. The science of photobiology is currently divided into
14 subspecialty areas by the American Society for Photobiology. In
this edition, however, the topics of phototechnology and
spectroscopy have been com bined in a new chapter entitled
"Photophysics." The other subspecialty areas remain the same, i.e.,
Photochemistry, Photosensitization, UV Radiation Effects,
Environmental Photobiology, Photomedicine, Circadian Rhythms,
Extraretinal Photoreception, Vision, Photomorphogenesis,
Photomovement, Photosynthesis, and Bioluminescence. This book has
been written as a textbook to introduce the science of photobiology
to advanced undergraduate and graduate students. The chapters are
written to provide a broad overview of each topic. They are
designed to contain the amount of information that might be
presented in a one-to two-hour general lecture. The references are
not meant to be exhaustive, but key references are included to give
students an entry into the literature. Frequently a more recent
reference that reviews the literature will be cited rather than the
first paper by the author making the original discovery. The
chapters are not meant to be a repository of facts for research
workers in the field, but rather are concerned with demon strating
the importance of each specialty area of photobiology, and
documenting its relevance to current and/or future problems of
man."
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