{"product_id":"biophysics-and-biochemistry-at-low-temperatures-paperback-9780521269322","title":"Biophysics and Biochemistry at Low Temperatures (Paperback) 9780521269322","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBiophysics and Biochemistry at Low Temperatures\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCold is the single most important enemy of life, and this 1985 book discusses the responses of living organisms to low temperatures.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFelix Franks (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521269322, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 19 July 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e222 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm, 0.3 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCold is the single most important enemy of life, and this book, first published in 1985, discusses the responses of living organisms to low temperatures. Subfreezing temperatures in particular affect the properties of water, which is essential to life, and the book describes the physics and chemistry of water in the context of physiology. Injury from cooling and the way in which organisms respond and survive, as well as the mechanism of cold hardening in micro-organisms, insects and plants are discussed. The laboratory exploitation of low temperatures to preserve life and to protect labile materials against freeze damage is also considered.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Foreword\u003cbr\u003e 1. Water, temperature and life\u003cbr\u003e 2. The physics of water at subzero temperatures\u003cbr\u003e 3. Physical chemistry of aqueous solutions at subzero temperatures\u003cbr\u003e 4. Cryobiochemistry - responses of proteins to suboptimal temperatures\u003cbr\u003e 5. The single cell: responses to chill and freezing\u003cbr\u003e 6. Freeze avoidance in living organisms\u003cbr\u003e 7. Freeze tolerance in living organisms\u003cbr\u003e 8. Cryobiology: the laboratory preservation of cells, tissues and organs\u003cbr\u003e 9. The technology of metastable water\u003cbr\u003e 10. Matters arising\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Animal physiology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Animal physiology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Animal%20physiology%20%5BPSVD%5D%22\"\u003ePSVD\u003c\/a\u003e], Biology, life sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Biology, life sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Biology,%20life%20sciences%20%5BPS%5D%22\"\u003ePS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006964453656,"sku":"9780521269322","price":43.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521269322i_b6a8d604-19c5-4127-9644-3d300b888ee6.jpg?v=1691374189","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/biophysics-and-biochemistry-at-low-temperatures-paperback-9780521269322","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}