The Manga Guide to Biochemistry
By: Masaharu Takemura, Kikuyaro, Office Sawa
Contributors: Kikuyarō (Artist); Office Sawa (Firm)
Edition: English ed.
Publisher: No Starch Press; Ohmsha
Published: 2011
Place of publication: San Francisco, CA; [Tokyo]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9781593272760
Subjects: SCIENCE / Life Sciences / General; SCIENCE / Biotechnology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics; SCIENCE / General; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biochemistry; Biochemistry; SCIENCE / Chemistry / General; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Biology; Comic books, strips; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Chemistry; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology / Molecular Biology; SCIENCE / Applied Sciences
Other titles: Biochemistry
Work titles: Manga de wakaru seikagaku
Description: "The latest addition to No Starch Press's EduManga series, The Manga Guide to Biochemistry uses Japanese comics, clear explanations, and a charming storyline to explain the basics of biochemistry. This volume begins with a discussion of the cells that make up living beings, as well as the basics of protein synthesis, metabolism, energy production, and photosynthesis. It goes on to cover ecosystems and material cycles; the mechanisms of respiration; lipids, cholesterol, and blood types; and the roles and structures of enzymes and proteins. Readers explore genes and DNA; the differences between biochemistry and molecular biology; and the mystery surrounding the origin of the cell, all with the aid of original Manga cartoons. This EduManga title is co-published with Ohmsha, Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan, and is one in a series of translations from Ohmsha's bestselling Japanese originals"--
Notes: Includes index.