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The town of Mount Hope and the village of Otisville are located in
a picturesque area of Orange County, nestled in the shadows of the
Shawangunk Mountains. In 1846, the arrival of the Erie Railroad in
Otisville changed the sleepy town into a center of commerce for the
surrounding area. While the railroad sparked a decline in trade
within Mount Hope, many citizens in Otisville had railroad-related
jobs and relied on the railroad for transportation. In the early
1900s, Otisville became a chief supplier of butter for the New York
City market. The vintage images in this book chronicle the changing
history of these two communities, from the introduction of the
bustling railroad to a simpler time of summer strawberry festivals
and winter sleigh rides, when life revolved around the village.
The biological world operates on a multitude of scales - from
molecules to cells to tissues to organisms to ecosystems.
Throughout all these levels runs a common thread: the communication
and onward passage of information - from cell to cell, from
organism to organism and, ultimately, from generation to
generation. But how does this information - no more than a static
repository of data - come alive to govern the processes that
constitute life? The answer lies in the concerted action of
molecular components which cooperate through a series of
carefully-regulated processes to bring the information in our
genome to life. These components and processes lie at the heart of
one of the most fascinating subjects to engage the minds of
scientists today: molecular biology. Molecular Biology: Principles
of Genome Function offers a fresh, distinctive approach to the
teaching of molecular biology. It is an approach that reflects the
challenge of teaching a subject that is in many ways unrecognizable
from the molecular biology of the 20th century - a discipline in
which our understanding has advanced immeasurably, but about which
many questions remain to be answered. It is written with several
guiding themes in mind: - A focus on key principles provides a
robust conceptual framework on which students can build a solid
understanding of the discipline; - An emphasis on the commonalities
that exist between the three kingdoms of life, and the discussion
of differences between the three kingdoms where such differences
offer instructive insights into molecular processes and components,
gives students an accurate depiction of our current understanding
of the conserved nature of molecular biology, and the differences
that underpin biological diversity; - An integrated approach
demonstrates how certain molecular phenomena have diverse impacts
on genome function by presenting them as themes that recur
throughout the book, rather than as artificially separated topics
At heart, molecular biology is an experimental science, and a
central element to the understanding of molecular biology is an
appreciation of the approaches taken to yield the information from
which concepts and principles are deduced. Yet there is also the
challenge of introducing the experimental evidence in a way that
students can readily comprehend. Molecular Biology responds to this
challenge with Experimental Approach panels, which branch off from
the text in a clearly-signposted way. These panels describe pieces
of research that have been undertaken, and which have been
particularly valuable in elucidating different aspects of molecular
biology. Each panel is carefully cross-referenced to the discussion
of key molecular biology tools and techniques, which are presented
in a dedicated chapter at the end of the book. Beyond this,
Molecular Biology further enriches the learning experience with
full-colour, custom-drawn artwork; end-of-chapter questions and
summaries; relevant suggested further readings grouped by topic;
and an extensive glossary of key terms. Among the students being
taught today are the molecular biologists of tomorrow; these
individuals will be in a position to ask fascinating questions
about fields whose complexity and sophistication become more
apparent with each year that passes. Molecular Biology: Principles
of Genome Function is the perfect introduction to this challenging,
dynamic, but ultimately fascinating discipline.
From 1837 to 1861 Thoreau kept a Journal that began as a
conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and
eventually became the principal imaginative work of his career. The
source of much of his published writing, the Journal is also a
record of both his interior life and his monumental studies of the
natural history of his native Concord, Massachusetts. In contrast
to earlier editions, the Princeton Edition reproduces the Journal
in its original and complete form, in a reading text that is free
of editorial interpolations but keyed to a comprehensive scholarly
apparatus.
Despite activities as time-consuming and varied as urveying for
the town of Concord and helping a fugitive slave escape to Canada,
Thoreau wrote nearly eight hundred manuscript pages in his Journal
during the eight months covered by this volume. Confirmed in his
vocation as a natural historian, he began to compile the richly
detailed records of Concord's woods, fields, and streams that would
occupy him for the rest of his life, and he consciously shaped the
Journal to reflect his new aims as a writer. He also began major
revisions of his "Walden" that would lead to its publication in
1854.
From 1837 to 1861, Henry D. Thoreau kept a Journal that would
become the principal imaginative work of his career. The source of
much of his published writing, the Journal is also a record of his
interior life and of his monumental studies of the natural history
of his native Concord, Massachusetts. Unlike earlier editions, the
Princeton edition reproduces Thoreau's Journal in its original and
complete form, in a text free of editorial interpolations and keyed
to a comprehensive scholarly apparatus.
This seventh volume of the Journal is edited from the 454-page
manuscript that Thoreau kept from August 19, 1853, through February
12, 1854. During the six months covered here, Thoreau continued to
add to his store of observations about local animals, plants, and
weather. Most of the Journal is dedicated to describing natural
phenomena, such as changes in leaf color and the ripening of
berries, in the context of seasonal cycles. His observations create
a detailed portrait of Concord and the surrounding areas that will
be of interest to ecologists and others who study phenological
patterns and variations. In addition, Thoreau integrates these
observations with ethical reflections about living in harmony with
nature, following the model of the Roman agricultural writers. The
volume also includes Thoreau's account of a September 1853 trip to
the Maine woods that appeared in 1858 as "Chesuncook"; the draft is
published here for the first time.
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