Ebook: Photochemical and Photobiological Reviews: Volume 4
- Tags: Science general
- Year: 1979
- Publisher: Springer US
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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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.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Energy Transfer Processes in Bioluminescence....Pages 1-57
Phytochrome: Function and Properties....Pages 59-124
Photosynthesis and Fast Changes in Light Emission by Green Plants....Pages 125-205
Photoreceptors for Circadian Rhythms....Pages 207-266
Nondimer Damage in Deoxyribonucleic Acid Caused by Ultraviolet Radiation....Pages 267-330
Back Matter....Pages 331-333
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Energy Transfer Processes in Bioluminescence....Pages 1-57
Phytochrome: Function and Properties....Pages 59-124
Photosynthesis and Fast Changes in Light Emission by Green Plants....Pages 125-205
Photoreceptors for Circadian Rhythms....Pages 207-266
Nondimer Damage in Deoxyribonucleic Acid Caused by Ultraviolet Radiation....Pages 267-330
Back Matter....Pages 331-333
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