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  • Reordering Life

    Knowledge and Control in the Genomics Revolution

    door Stephen Hilgartner ...
    Serie series Inside Technology
    How the regimes governing biological research changed during the genomics revolution, focusing on the Human Genome Project.The rise of genomics engendered intense struggle over the control of knowledge. In Reordering Life, Stephen Hilgartner examines the “genomics revolution” and develops a novel approach to studying the dynamics of change in knowledge and control. Hilgartner focuses on the Human ... Meer lezen

    19,92 €

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  • The Compass of Pleasure

    How Our Brains Make Fatty Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka,Learning, and Gambling Feel So Good

    door David J. Linden ...
    A leading brain scientist's look at the neurobiology of pleasure-and how pleasures can become addictions.Whether eating, taking drugs, engaging in sex, or doing good deeds, the pursuit of pleasure is a central drive of the human animal. In The Compass of Pleasure Johns Hopkins neuroscientist David J. Linden explains how pleasure affects us at the most fundamental level: in our brain.As he did in ... Meer lezen

    8,26 €

  • The 10,000 Year Explosion

    How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution

    door Gregory Cochran, Henry Harpending ...
    Resistance to malaria. Blue eyes. Lactose tolerance. What do all of these traits have in common? Every one of them has emerged in the last 10,000 years.Scientists have long believed that the "great leap forward" that occurred some 40,000 to 50,000 years ago in Europe marked end of significant biological evolution in humans. In this stunningly original account of our evolutionary history, top ... Meer lezen

    Was 11,99 € Nu 9,99 €

  • The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene

    The Long Reach of the Gene

    door Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett ...
    Serie series Oxford Landmark Science
    By the best selling author of The Selfish Gene 'This entertaining and thought-provoking book is an excellent illustration of why the study of evolution is in such an exciting ferment these days.' Science 'The Extended Phenotype is a sequel to The Selfish Gene . . . he writes so clearly it could be understood by anyone prepared to make the effort' John Maynard Smith, London Review of Books 'Dawkins ... Meer lezen

    12,48 €

  • Identically Different

    Why We Can Change Our Genes

    door Tim Spector ...
    In this book, a geneticist who studies identical twins "treats the view that genes are destiny with skepticism" ( The New York Times).How much are the things you choose to do every day determined by your genes and how much is your own free will? Drawing on his own cutting-edge research of identical twins, leading geneticist Tim Spector shows us how the same upbringing, the same environment, and ... Meer lezen

    12,29 € of Gratis met Kobo Plus

  • As the Future Catches You

    How Genomics and Other Forces Are Changing Your Life, Work, Health, and Wealth

    door Juan Enriquez ...
    You will never look at the world in the same way after reading As the Future Catches You. Juan Enriquez puts you face to face with a series of unprecedented political, ethical, economic, and financial issues, dramatically demonstrating the cascading impact of the genetic, digital, and knowledge revolutions on your life.Genetics will be the dominant language of this century. Those who can “speak it ... Meer lezen

    4,23 €

  • The Deeper Genome

    Why there is more to the human genome than meets the eye

    door John Parrington ...
    Over a decade ago, as the Human Genome Project completed its mapping of the entire human genome, hopes ran high that we would rapidly be able to use our knowledge of human genes to tackle many inherited diseases, and understand what makes us unique among animals. But things didn't turn out that way. For a start, we turned out to have far fewer genes than originally thought - just over 20,000, the ... Meer lezen

    12,48 €

  • Gmo Sapiens: The Life-changing Science Of Designer Babies

    door Paul Knoepfler ...
    This book won the INDIEFAB 2015 Bronze Award for Science (Adult nonfiction).Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) including plants and the foods made from them, are a hot topic of debate today, but soon related technology could go much further and literally change what it means to be human. Scientists are on the verge of being able to create people who are GMOs.Should they do it? Could we become a ... Meer lezen

    17,80 €

  • One Plus One Equals One

    Symbiosis and the evolution of complex life

    door John Archibald ...
    We are in the midst of a revolution. It is a scientific revolution built upon the tools of molecular biology, with which we probe and prod the living world in ways unimaginable a few decades ago. Need to track a bacterium at the root of a hospital outbreak? No problem: the offending germ's complete genetic profile can be obtained in 24 hours. We insert human DNA into E. coli bacteria to produce ... Meer lezen

    13,37 €

  • The Indo-European Controversy

    Facts and Fallacies in Historical Linguistics

    door Asya Pereltsvaig, Martin W. Lewis ...
    Over the past decade, a group of prolific and innovative evolutionary biologists has sought to reinvent historical linguistics through the use of phylogenetic and phylogeographical analysis, treating cognates like genes and conceptualizing the spread of languages in terms of the diffusion of viruses. Using these techniques, researchers claim to have located the origin of the Indo-European language ... Meer lezen

    42,06 €

  • The Dental Pulp

    Biology, Pathology, and Regenerative Therapies

    Bewerkt door Michel Goldberg ...
    Serie series Medicine (R0)
    This book provides a detailed update on our knowledge of dental pulp and regenerative approaches to therapy. It is divided into three parts. The pulp components are first described, covering pulp cells, extracellular matrix, vascularization and innervation as well as pulp development and aging. The second part is devoted to pulp pathology and includes descriptions of the differences between ... Meer lezen

    116,59 €

  • Alternative pre-mRNA Splicing

    Theory and Protocols

    Bewerkt door Stefan Stamm, Chris Smith, Reinhard Lührmann ...
    This book was written for graduate and medical students, as well as clinicians and postdoctoral researchers. It describes the theory of alternative pre-mRNA splicing intwelve introductory chapters and then introduces protocols and their theoretical background relevant for experimental research. These 43 practical chapters cover: Basic methods, Detection of splicing events, Analysis of alternative ... Meer lezen

    99,99 €