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Oltre il Genoma: Genetica, Farmacia e la Prossima Frontiera della Medicina

by Edenilson Brandl ...

Benvenuti in un'affascinante immersione nel mondo della genetica e della medicina di precisione! In questo libro esploreremo un'ampia gamma di argomenti relativi a queste aree della scienza che stanno rivoluzionando il modo in cui comprendiamo e affrontiamo la salute umana e animale.La genetica è stata oggetto di fascino e studio per decenni, ma i recenti progressi tecnologici e scientifici hanno ... Read more

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Benvenuti in un'affascinante immersione nel mondo della genetica e della medicina di precisione! In questo libro esploreremo un'ampia gamma di argomenti relativi a queste aree della scienza che stanno rivoluzionando il modo in cui comprendiamo e affrontiamo la salute umana e animale.La genetica è stata oggetto di fascino e studio per decenni, ma i recenti progressi tecnologici e scientifici hanno
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Do Straw Men Evolve from Red Herrings

Evolution, Creation and Intelligent Design

by Vincent M Cassone ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book explores the biodiversity on Earth and describes the journey of humanity across the globe. It provides a vision of the multiple expansions of the human form in multiple waves of archaic and then anatomically modern humans from Africa to every continent on the planet. It discusses the many ways by which humans and human societies have sought to explain how they and the diverse living ... Read more

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This book explores the biodiversity on Earth and describes the journey of humanity across the globe. It provides a vision of the multiple expansions of the human form in multiple waves of archaic and then anatomically modern humans from Africa to every continent on the planet. It discusses the many ways by which humans and human societies have sought to explain how they and the diverse living
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Dyresjælen. Dyrene i deres forhold til omgivelserne

by Eline Begtrup ...

Eline Begtrups bog "Dyresjælen" fra 1916 er en af de første danske naturvidenskabelige bøger, der beskæftiger sig med dyrenes psykologi. Forfatteren spillede en stor rolle i oplysning af danskerne om darwinisme og evolutionslæren, og "Dyresjælen" er et spændende bud på en populærvidenskabelig fremstilling af et vigtigt aspekt af datidens store naturvidenskabelige strømninger.Siden "Dyresjælen" ... Read more

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Eline Begtrups bog "Dyresjælen" fra 1916 er en af de første danske naturvidenskabelige bøger, der beskæftiger sig med dyrenes psykologi. Forfatteren spillede en stor rolle i oplysning af danskerne om darwinisme og evolutionslæren, og "Dyresjælen" er et spændende bud på en populærvidenskabelig fremstilling af et vigtigt aspekt af datidens store naturvidenskabelige strømninger.Siden "Dyresjælen"
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Darwin's Argument by Analogy

From Artificial to Natural Selection

by Roger M. White, Gregory Radick, M. J. S. Hodge ...

In On the Origin of Species (1859), Charles Darwin put forward his theory of natural selection. Conventionally, Darwin's argument for this theory has been understood as based on an analogy with artificial selection. But there has been no consensus on how, exactly, this analogical argument is supposed to work – and some suspicion too that analogical arguments on the whole are embarrassingly weak. ... Read more

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In On the Origin of Species (1859), Charles Darwin put forward his theory of natural selection. Conventionally, Darwin's argument for this theory has been understood as based on an analogy with artificial selection. But there has been no consensus on how, exactly, this analogical argument is supposed to work – and some suspicion too that analogical arguments on the whole are embarrassingly weak.
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On the Origin of Species

by Charles Darwin ...

Series series Arcturus Classics
On the Origin of Species is a book that changed the way we think about the development of life on earth. The author's controversial theory of natural selection, would make him internationally famous and put the issue of evolution at the centre of a fierce debate which still rages some 150 years after the book's first publication.The text used for this edition was the last to be published during ... Read more

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On the Origin of Species is a book that changed the way we think about the development of life on earth. The author's controversial theory of natural selection, would make him internationally famous and put the issue of evolution at the centre of a fierce debate which still rages some 150 years after the book's first publication.The text used for this edition was the last to be published during
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Эволюция на пальцах. Для детей и родителей, которые хотят объяснять детям

by Александр Никонов ...

Series series Библиотека вундеркинда
Хотели бы вы снова от звонка до звонка 10 лет отсидеть за школьной партой? Вряд ли… Школа запихивает в голову огромную кучу знаний, только вот раскиданы они беспорядочно и поэтому остаются невостребованными. Что вот вы помните из школьной программы про теорию эволюции? Обезьяны, Дарвин, гены… Эх, невелик набор, да и системы в нем нет. Эта книга знакомит детей и родителей, которые хотели бы ... Read more

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Хотели бы вы снова от звонка до звонка 10 лет отсидеть за школьной партой? Вряд ли… Школа запихивает в голову огромную кучу знаний, только вот раскиданы они беспорядочно и поэтому остаются невостребованными. Что вот вы помните из школьной программы про теорию эволюции? Обезьяны, Дарвин, гены… Эх, невелик набор, да и системы в нем нет. Эта книга знакомит детей и родителей, которые хотели бы
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Cybernetic Revolution and Global Aging

Humankind on the Way to Cybernetic Society, or the Next Hundred Years

by Leonid Grinin, Anton Grinin, Andrey Korotayev ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This book explores the global technological transformations that have shaped development of society for eons, from the emergence of Homo sapiens to the modern day. Looking at a potential future for all of this century and the beginning of the next, the book explores how society is changing as a result of the two most powerful trends: technological advances and global aging. It studies the ... Read more

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This book explores the global technological transformations that have shaped development of society for eons, from the emergence of Homo sapiens to the modern day. Looking at a potential future for all of this century and the beginning of the next, the book explores how society is changing as a result of the two most powerful trends: technological advances and global aging. It studies the
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Darwin and the Queer Origins of Life

A History of Sex and Science

by Ross Brooks ...

A revelatory history of sex, gender, and science from Linnaeus to DarwinWhat did Darwin and Linnaeus really think about sex? In print, their descriptions of animal courtship painted a comfortingly traditional picture: males were belligerent show-offs, females were choosy and skittish, and the two came together in unions curiously akin to human marriage. But in truth, the forefathers of ... Read more

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A revelatory history of sex, gender, and science from Linnaeus to DarwinWhat did Darwin and Linnaeus really think about sex? In print, their descriptions of animal courtship painted a comfortingly traditional picture: males were belligerent show-offs, females were choosy and skittish, and the two came together in unions curiously akin to human marriage. But in truth, the forefathers of
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Things You Should Know About Evolution

Questions and Answers

by Rumi Michael Leigh ...

Why do species change over time? How do new species arise? What can fossils and DNA tell us about the history of life?Things You Should Know About Evolution presents 150 questions and answers covering the major ideas of evolutionary biology. It explains natural selection, mutation, genetic drift, gene flow, adaptation, speciation, genetics, fossils, evolutionary trees, major events in the history ... Read more

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Why do species change over time? How do new species arise? What can fossils and DNA tell us about the history of life?Things You Should Know About Evolution presents 150 questions and answers covering the major ideas of evolutionary biology. It explains natural selection, mutation, genetic drift, gene flow, adaptation, speciation, genetics, fossils, evolutionary trees, major events in the history
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Things You Should Know About Biology

Questions and Answers

by Rumi Michael Leigh ...

How do cells work? What is DNA? Why do organisms evolve? How do plants make food, and how are living things connected within ecosystems?Things You Should Know About Biology presents 100 questions and answers covering major areas of biology, including cells, molecules, DNA, genes, inheritance, evolution, microorganisms, fungi, plants, animals, behavior, and ecology.Readers will learn how living ... Read more

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How do cells work? What is DNA? Why do organisms evolve? How do plants make food, and how are living things connected within ecosystems?Things You Should Know About Biology presents 100 questions and answers covering major areas of biology, including cells, molecules, DNA, genes, inheritance, evolution, microorganisms, fungi, plants, animals, behavior, and ecology.Readers will learn how living
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Evolutionary Psychology

Volume II

by Neil Levy ...

Series series The International Library of Essays on Evolutionary Thought
Evolutionary approaches to the study of human beings have been able to explain the origin and maintenance of many of the features of our bodies. Many thinkers believe that an evolutionary approach will be equally fruitful when it comes to explaining the features of our minds. Since our behaviour is driven by our minds, our cognitive dispositions and processes are likely to have been a target of ... Read more

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Evolutionary approaches to the study of human beings have been able to explain the origin and maintenance of many of the features of our bodies. Many thinkers believe that an evolutionary approach will be equally fruitful when it comes to explaining the features of our minds. Since our behaviour is driven by our minds, our cognitive dispositions and processes are likely to have been a target of
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Pleistocene Pocket Gophers From San Josecito Cave, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Exploring the Prehistoric World of Mexican Pocket Gophers

by Robert J. Russell ...

In "Pleistocene Pocket Gophers From San Josecito Cave, Nuevo Leon, Mexico," Robert J. Russell presents a meticulous examination of pocket gopher specimens excavated from the rich stratigraphic layers of the San Josecito Cave. This work merges paleontological fieldwork with detailed morphological analysis, offering insights into the adaptive strategies of these rodents over a significant geological ... Read more

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In "Pleistocene Pocket Gophers From San Josecito Cave, Nuevo Leon, Mexico," Robert J. Russell presents a meticulous examination of pocket gopher specimens excavated from the rich stratigraphic layers of the San Josecito Cave. This work merges paleontological fieldwork with detailed morphological analysis, offering insights into the adaptive strategies of these rodents over a significant geological
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Biological Evolution

An Introduction

by Mike Cassidy ...

Biological evolution, the theory of natural selection and of common descent, is a triumph both of human reasoning and scientific undertaking. The biological discipline of evolution contains both a chronicle of human endeavour and the story of life on Earth. This book is concerned with living forms and how they developed from 'simple and unpromising beginnings'. It considers evolution as both ... Read more

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Biological evolution, the theory of natural selection and of common descent, is a triumph both of human reasoning and scientific undertaking. The biological discipline of evolution contains both a chronicle of human endeavour and the story of life on Earth. This book is concerned with living forms and how they developed from 'simple and unpromising beginnings'. It considers evolution as both
... Read more
Medicine 2.0: Transforming Pharmacy with Genomic Innovation

by Edenilson Brandl ...

Welcome to the fascinating world of genomics and precision medicine. In this book, we'll explore the intersections of these areas across a wide range of diseases and health conditions, ranging from genetic diseases of the ocular system to rare metabolic diseases. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive view of how genomics and precision medicine are revolutionizing the way we understand, diagnose ... Read more

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Welcome to the fascinating world of genomics and precision medicine. In this book, we'll explore the intersections of these areas across a wide range of diseases and health conditions, ranging from genetic diseases of the ocular system to rare metabolic diseases. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive view of how genomics and precision medicine are revolutionizing the way we understand, diagnose
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Flight of Mammals: From Terrestrial Limbs to Wings

by Aleksandra A. Panyutina, Leonid P. Korzun, Alexander N. Kuznetsov ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book offers a new explanation for the development of flight in mammals and offers detailed morphological descriptions of mammals with flapping flight. The skeletomuscular apparatus of the shoulder girdle and forelimbs of tree shrews, flying lemurs and bats is described in detail. Special attention is paid to the recognition of peculiar features of the skeleton and joints. For the basic ... Read more

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This book offers a new explanation for the development of flight in mammals and offers detailed morphological descriptions of mammals with flapping flight. The skeletomuscular apparatus of the shoulder girdle and forelimbs of tree shrews, flying lemurs and bats is described in detail. Special attention is paid to the recognition of peculiar features of the skeleton and joints. For the basic
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Evolutionary Ethnobiology

Edited by Alejandro Casas, Patrícia Muniz De Medeiros, Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Ethnobiology is a fascinating science. To understand this vocation it needs to be studied under an evolutionary point of view that is very strong and significant, although this aspect is often poorly approached in the literature. This is the first book to compile and discuss information about evolutionary ethnobiology in English. ... Read more

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Ethnobiology is a fascinating science. To understand this vocation it needs to be studied under an evolutionary point of view that is very strong and significant, although this aspect is often poorly approached in the literature. This is the first book to compile and discuss information about evolutionary ethnobiology in English.
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Evolution of the Protein Synthesis Machinery and Its Regulation

Edited by Greco Hernández, Rosemary Jagus ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The “omics” era has given a new perspective to the findings on the origin and evolution of the process of translation. This book provides insight into the evolution of the translation process and machinery from a modern perspective. Written by leading experts in molecular biology, this text looks into the origins and evolution of the protein synthetic machinery. ... Read more

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The “omics” era has given a new perspective to the findings on the origin and evolution of the process of translation. This book provides insight into the evolution of the translation process and machinery from a modern perspective. Written by leading experts in molecular biology, this text looks into the origins and evolution of the protein synthetic machinery.
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The Sentient Cell

The Cellular Foundations of Consciousness

by Arthur S. Reber, Frantisek Baluska, William Miller ...

All species, extant and extinct, from the simplest unicellular prokaryotes to humans, have an existential consciousness. Without sentience, the first cells that emerged some 4 billion years ago would have been evolutionary dead-ends, unable to survive in the chaotic, dangerous environment in which life first appeared and evolved. In this book, Arthur Reber's theory, the Cellular Basis of ... Read more

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All species, extant and extinct, from the simplest unicellular prokaryotes to humans, have an existential consciousness. Without sentience, the first cells that emerged some 4 billion years ago would have been evolutionary dead-ends, unable to survive in the chaotic, dangerous environment in which life first appeared and evolved. In this book, Arthur Reber's theory, the Cellular Basis of
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Data Integration, Manipulation and Visualization of Phylogenetic Trees

by Guangchuang Yu ...

Series series Chapman & Hall/CRC Computational Biology Series
Data Integration, Manipulation and Visualization of Phylogenetic Trees introduces and demonstrates data integration, manipulation and visualization of phylogenetic trees using a suite of R packages, tidytree, treeio, ggtree and ggtreeExtra. Using the most comprehensive packages for phylogenetic data integration and visualization, contains numerous examples that can be used for teaching and ... Read more

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Data Integration, Manipulation and Visualization of Phylogenetic Trees introduces and demonstrates data integration, manipulation and visualization of phylogenetic trees using a suite of R packages, tidytree, treeio, ggtree and ggtreeExtra. Using the most comprehensive packages for phylogenetic data integration and visualization, contains numerous examples that can be used for teaching and
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进化论与伦理学（全译本）（附《天演论》）

by （英）赫胥黎著, 宋启林等译, 黄芳一校 ...

本书分为六部分，内容包括：进化论与理论学、科学与道德、资本——劳动之母、人类社会中的生存斗争、社会疾病与糟糕疗方。 ... Read more

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本书分为六部分，内容包括：进化论与理论学、科学与道德、资本——劳动之母、人类社会中的生存斗争、社会疾病与糟糕疗方。
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The Rape and Murder of Mother Nature

by Alistair Graham ...

The deep conflict between wild animals and people led the author to a life-long determination to comprehend why governments are driven to get rid of Nature and turn its land into farms and cities. Civilization as we know it is built on the ruins of Nature. More than half of Nature has been cleared away to enable economic growth. What remains will be gone in just 80 years’ time. The present book is ... Read more

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The deep conflict between wild animals and people led the author to a life-long determination to comprehend why governments are driven to get rid of Nature and turn its land into farms and cities. Civilization as we know it is built on the ruins of Nature. More than half of Nature has been cleared away to enable economic growth. What remains will be gone in just 80 years’ time. The present book is
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Degeneration: A Chapter in Darwinism

Enriched edition. Exploring Species Devolution in Evolutionary Theory

by Sir E. Ray Lankester, Megan Fawcett ...

In "Degeneration: A Chapter in Darwinism," Sir E. Ray Lankester explores the darker facets of evolutionary theory, particularly the phenomenon of degeneration as it pertains to species' adaptability. Lankester's prose marries scientific rigor with literary elegance, encapsulating complex ideas in an engaging manner. By situating degeneration within the broader framework of Darwinian thought, he ... Read more

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In "Degeneration: A Chapter in Darwinism," Sir E. Ray Lankester explores the darker facets of evolutionary theory, particularly the phenomenon of degeneration as it pertains to species' adaptability. Lankester's prose marries scientific rigor with literary elegance, encapsulating complex ideas in an engaging manner. By situating degeneration within the broader framework of Darwinian thought, he
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A Mechanico-Physiological Theory of Organic Evolution

Enriched edition. Unraveling the Mechanisms of Biological Evolution

by Carl Nägeli, Ryan Holloway ...

In "A Mechanico-Physiological Theory of Organic Evolution," Carl Nägeli presents an innovative exploration of the mechanisms underlying evolution, intertwining principles of physiology and mechanics with a robust theoretical framework. Nägeli's writing is characterized by a meticulous analytical style, reflecting the precision of a scientist deeply engaged in the empirical investigation of ... Read more

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In "A Mechanico-Physiological Theory of Organic Evolution," Carl Nägeli presents an innovative exploration of the mechanisms underlying evolution, intertwining principles of physiology and mechanics with a robust theoretical framework. Nägeli's writing is characterized by a meticulous analytical style, reflecting the precision of a scientist deeply engaged in the empirical investigation of
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The Drunken Monkey

Why We Drink and Abuse Alcohol

by Robert Dudley ...

Alcoholism, as opposed to the safe consumption of alcohol, remains a major public health issue. In this accessible book, Robert Dudley presents an intriguing evolutionary interpretation to explain the persistence of alcohol-related problems. Providing a deep-time, interdisciplinary perspective on today’s patterns of alcohol consumption and abuse, Dudley traces the link between the fruit-eating ... Read more

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Alcoholism, as opposed to the safe consumption of alcohol, remains a major public health issue. In this accessible book, Robert Dudley presents an intriguing evolutionary interpretation to explain the persistence of alcohol-related problems. Providing a deep-time, interdisciplinary perspective on today’s patterns of alcohol consumption and abuse, Dudley traces the link between the fruit-eating
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