Format:
Online-Ressource (digital)
ISBN:
9783540885528
Series Statement:
Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology 47
Content:
Mikhael A. Grachev
Content:
Lake Baikal is the oldest, deepest and most voluminous lake on Earth, comprising one fifth of the Worlds unfrozen fresh water. It hosts the highest number of endemic animals recorded in any freshwater lake. Until recently it remained enigmatic why such a high diversity evolved in the isolated Lake Baikal. Focusing on the sponges (phylum Porifera) as an example, some answers are provided to fundamental questions on evolutionary forces. The characteristic feature of these animals is that they form their polymeric silicic acid skeleton enzymatically. This process is explored using modern molecular biological and cellular biological techniques to outline strategies to fabricate novel materials applicable in biomedicine and nanooptics.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783540885511
Additional Edition:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Biosilica in evolution, morphogenesis, and nanobiotechnology Berlin : Springer, 2009 ISBN 9783540885511
Language:
English
Subjects:
Biology
Keywords:
Baikalsee
;
Gemeinschwämme
;
Gemeinschwämme
;
Nanobiotechnologie
;
Aufsatzsammlung
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-540-88552-8
URL:
Volltext
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Author information:
Müller, Werner E. G. 1942-
