Lenka Luptáková, Martin Tomko, Alexandra Valenčáková, Michaela Špalková - Biology for Veterinary Medicine.

Developments in the biological sciences are having a visible impact on the world around us. Every day we read about such matters as the greenhouse effect, the international implications of acid precipitations, the patenting of genetically altered animals. The science of biology is moving forward rapidly, and our teaching must keep up with it.  

 Our purpose in writing this book, then, is to provide a straightforward explanation of the workings of a living cell (the way in which the molecules of the cell-especially the proteins, the DNA, and the RNA-cooperate to create a system that feeds, moves, responds to stimuli, grows, and divides). The book has been designed for clarity. The text is as short and simple as we can make it, and we have reduced technical vocabulary to a minimum.  

 Mission of this book is to deepen, extend and transmit fundamental knowledge, necessary to understand the molecular mechanisms and thereby the functioning of cellular life. Since a malfunctioning of cells is right at the origin of numerous diseases, it is obvious that this interdisciplinary science deserves a central position in the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy. Accordingly, the application of cell biological concepts in a clinical context will provide essential and important contributions to the improvement of diagnostics and therapeutics. 

 This book is recommended for the students of General Veterinary Medicine in the 1st year of study