Förlagets beskrivning
Life is a chancy proposition: from the movement of molecules to the age at
which we die, chance plays a key role in the natural world. Traditionally,
biologists have viewed the inevitable "noise" of life as an unfortunate
complication. The authors of this book, however, treat random processes as a
benefit. In this introduction to chance in biology, Mark Denny and Steven
Gaines help readers apply the probability theory needed to make sense of chance
events - using examples from ocean waves to spiderwebs, in fields ranging from
melecular mechanics to evolution. By relating the theory of probability to the
understanding of form and function in living things, the authors seek to pique
the reader's curiousity about statistics and provide a new perspective on the
role of chance in biology. Through the application of probability theory, this text makes predictions
about how plants and animals work in a stochastic universe. It uses real-world
examples, numerous illustrations and chapter summaries.
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