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2023.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm + 1 fold-out page.
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"What is life? How did it start? Long, long ago, no one knows exactly where or when, a tiny bubble formed that was a Little Bit Different. It was the first living cell. Everyone's ancestor. And so the story of life begins."--
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"Shortlisted for the 2013 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books" Enrico Coen is a plant molecular geneticist based at the John Innes Centre in Norwich, United Kingdom. He is the author of The Art of Genes, a fellow of the Royal Society, and a foreign associate of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. His awards include the Linnean Gold Medal and the Royal Society Darwin Medal.
The science of change from cells to culture
Cells to Civilizations...
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In the vast tapestry of life, molecular biology serves as the intricate thread that weaves together the essential components of existence. It is through the lens of molecular biology that we gain profound insights into the inner workings of living organisms, unravelling the mysteries encoded within our DNA, RNA, and proteins. This ebook, titled "Decoding Molecular Biology," invites you on a captivating journey through the captivating world of molecular...
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Who hasn’t fantasized about the unique thrill of working among charismatic and clever dolphins in the wild? Now we no longer have to rely solely on our imaginations. With Dolphin Confidential, Maddalena Bearzi invites all of us shore-bound dreamers to join her and travel alongside the dolphins. In this fascinating account, she takes us inside the world of a marine scientist and offers a firsthand understanding of marine mammal behavior, as well...
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François Jacob (1920–2013) was awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1965 and was one of the world's leading molecular biologists.
"The most remarkable history of biology that has ever been written."-Michel Foucault
Nobel Prize–winning scientist François Jacob's The Logic of Life is a landmark book in the history of biology and science. Focusing on heredity, which Jacob considers the fundamental feature of living things, he shows how, since...
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Make your marriage the best it can be by learning the secrets of proactive passion.
Using the latest in brain research, This Is Your Brain in Love helps couples become Master Level Lovers by encouraging each mate to bring their healthiest, most balanced and joyful self to their marriage.
Dr. Henslin speaks to the vital connection between spirituality and sexuality. He identifies the five types of lovers, with ground-breaking insights and effective...
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The subject of age has ever been one which has attracted human thought. It leads us so near to the great mysteries that all thinkers have contemplated it, and many are the writers who from the literary point of view have presented us, sometimes with profound thought, often with beautiful images connected with the change from youth to old age. We need but to think of two books familiar more or less to us all, that ancient classic, Cicero's De Senectute,...
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Este libro está diseñado para estudiantes que quieran aprender y apreciar temas biológicos básicos mientras estudian las menores unidades de la biología: moléculas y células. La biología celular y molecular es una disciplina dinámica. Hay miles de oportunidades en los campos médicos, farmacéuticos, agricultores, e industriales. Además de prepararte para una diversidad de trayectorias profesionales, entender la biología molecular y celular...
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[2023]
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48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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"Did you know that oxpeckers help out giraffes by eating pesky insects off of them? Or that turtles hitchhike on hippos to sunbathe and regulate their body temperatures? These animals show that you don't need to be the same size, or even the same species, to be best buddies!"--
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How does a single-cell creature, such as an amoeba, lead such a sophisticated life? How does it hunt living prey, respond to lights, sounds, and smells, and display complex sequences of movements without the benefit of a nervous system? This book offers a startling and original answer.
In clear, jargon-free language, Dennis Bray taps the findings from the discipline of systems biology to show that the internal chemistry of living cells is a form...
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"One of Financial Times (FT.com) Best Science Books of 2016" "One of Nature.com's Top 20 Books for 2016" "Shortlisted for the 2017 Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science" Sean B. Carroll is an award-winning scientist, writer, educator, and executive producer. He is vice president for science education at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and professor of molecular biology and genetics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His books include Endless...
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William Agosta is Professor Emeritus at Rockefeller University and a Visiting Investigator at the University of Washington's Friday Harbor Laboratory. He is the author of Chemical Communication and Bombardier Beetles and Fever Trees.
The tobacco plant synthesizes nicotine to protect itself from herbivores. The female moth broadcasts sex pheromones to attract a mate, while a soldier ant deploys an alarm pheromone to call for help. The carbon dioxide...
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Que un organismo externo (un virus alienígena, un hongo mutado o un ser extraño) controle el cuerpo y la voluntad de los seres humanos, vivos o muertos, es uno de los temas más recurrentes en la ciencia ficción. Nos aterra que pueda existir un parásito con capacidad de aniquilar nuestro control corporal o modificar nuestras acciones. Por suerte, esto solo pasa en la ficción: 'Alien', 'The Last of Us' o 'The Strain' simplemente son productos...
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John E. Dowling is the Llura and Gordon Gund Professor of Neurosciences and Harvard College Professor at Harvard University. He has received numerous awards, including the Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research.
Whether our personality, intelligence, and behavior are more likely to be shaped by our environment or our genetic coding is not simply an idle question for today's researchers. There are tremendous consequences to understanding the crucial...
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The Secrets of Life is a comprehensive journey through the world of biology, exploring the mysteries of life and the natural world. From the smallest organisms to the most complex ecosystems, this book delves into the fascinating and intricate workings of the natural world.Starting with the basics of cellular biology and genetics, the book takes readers on a journey through the various branches of biology, including ecology, evolution, and physiology....
16) Human Biology
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Human Biology is a key subject of study in all the subjects related to medicine from radiology to pharmacology. This is the first student dictionary devoted to the subject. In over 6,000 entries, this dictionary covers the topics necessary in understanding how the human body works. There is extensive coverage of the key areas of anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, genetics and immunology, all fields with large specialised vocabularies which are explained...
17) What Mad Pursuit
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Candid, provocative, and disarming, this is the widely-praised memoir of the co-discoverer of the double helix of DNA. Francis Crick is the Kieckhefer Professor at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California. He shared a Nobel Prize with James Watson and Maurice Wilkins in 1962 for the discovery of the structure of DNA, regarded as the greatest biological advance of the twentieth century.
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Get the Summary of Adele Brand's The Hidden World of the Fox in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Hidden World of the Fox" by Adele Brand is an exploration of the red fox's adaptation to the modern British landscape, examining their lives in both rural and urban settings. The book contrasts the idyllic existence of foxes in traditional British countryside with the challenges they face in areas undergoing urban...
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Get the Summary of Matt Ridley's Genome in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Genome" by Matt Ridley is a comprehensive exploration of the human genome, structured around the 23 pairs of human chromosomes. Ridley delves into the history of genetic discovery, from early speculations about the origins of life to the intricate dance of DNA and RNA that forms the basis of all living organisms. He discusses the discovery...
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Get the Summary of Kimberly Gallagher's Aphrodisiac in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Aphrodisiac" by Kimberly Gallagher is a comprehensive guide that intertwines the world of herbs with the exploration of sensuality and sexuality. Gallagher's journey began with her family's immersion in herbal studies, leading to the creation of LearningHerbs.com. Her ministry, Trail of Beauty, further deepened her connection...
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