Rivonia's Children by Glenn Frankel

Rivonia's Children by Glenn Frankel

Cells of all living organisms have the ability to respond to altered nutritional conditions. They have developed mechanisms to sense nutrient availability and to produce appropriate responses, which involve changes in gene expression and the production or degradation of certain enzymes and other proteins. In recent years, the understanding of nutrient-induced signal transduction has greatly advanced and the emerging picture is that nutrient signalling mechanisms have evolved early in evolution. This book provides detailed presentation and comparison of the key nutritional regulatory mechanisms in lower as well as higher eukaryotes, written by recognised experts in this expanding field.

Glenn Frankel was a long-time reporter for The Washington Post, where he won a Pulitzer Prize in 1989. He taught journalism in Stanford University and directed the School of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a Motion Picture Academy Film Scholar and has earned a National Jewish Book Award. He was also a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. He lives in Arlington, Virginia, and is the bestselling author of The Searchers and High Noon.