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The Evolutionist at Large

by Grant Allen ...

Canadian writer Grant Allen gained prominence as an ardent defender of Darwin's theory of evolution. In this volume, a select group of Allen's writings on the topic of evolution are presented. They range in tone from serious to lighthearted and take the form of essays, poems, and vignettes. ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Canadian writer Grant Allen gained prominence as an ardent defender of Darwin's theory of evolution. In this volume, a select group of Allen's writings on the topic of evolution are presented. They range in tone from serious to lighthearted and take the form of essays, poems, and vignettes.
... Read more
Totipotency in Plants

Molecular Signaling and Gene Network Dynamics

by Pankaj Kumar ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book presents a focused and structured overview of the molecular basis of plant cell totipotency, with emphasis on regulatory networks that drive in vitro regeneration. It brings together current research on genetic, hormonal, epigenetic, and synthetic factors that influence the totipotent state in plant cells.The chapters begin by introducing the concept of totipotency and its relevance in ... Read more

$125.09 USD

This book presents a focused and structured overview of the molecular basis of plant cell totipotency, with emphasis on regulatory networks that drive in vitro regeneration. It brings together current research on genetic, hormonal, epigenetic, and synthetic factors that influence the totipotent state in plant cells.The chapters begin by introducing the concept of totipotency and its relevance in
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Evolutionary Fate of Homo Sapiens in Late Anthropocene

From extinction to domestication by One Humanity

Edited by Konstantin Sharov ...

Series series History (R0)
This edited book offers new perspectives on a problem that was once considered futuristic but has now become a daunting reality. The book takes a unique approach by considering the evolution of humans as both a biological and societal process, two intertwined aspects that cannot be separated. It will be of interest to a general audience, policymakers, as well as researchers and graduate students ... Read more

$116.09 USD

This edited book offers new perspectives on a problem that was once considered futuristic but has now become a daunting reality. The book takes a unique approach by considering the evolution of humans as both a biological and societal process, two intertwined aspects that cannot be separated. It will be of interest to a general audience, policymakers, as well as researchers and graduate students
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Integrative Theory of Evolution - Aspects and Insights

Edited by Guenther Witzany ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book sheds light on how the abundance of epigenetic regulations, RNA group interactions, the role of viruses and related infectious agents in cellular host organisms drive evolutionary processes. Rather than presenting a final Integrative Theory of Evolution, this book assembles aspects and insights from leading experts that must be incorporated into such a theory in order to better integrate ... Read more

$197.09 USD

This book sheds light on how the abundance of epigenetic regulations, RNA group interactions, the role of viruses and related infectious agents in cellular host organisms drive evolutionary processes. Rather than presenting a final Integrative Theory of Evolution, this book assembles aspects and insights from leading experts that must be incorporated into such a theory in order to better integrate
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Theology and Evolutionary Anthropology

Dialogues in Wisdom, Humility and Grace

Edited by Celia Deane-Drummond, Agustín Fuentes ...

Series series Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies
This book sets out some of the latest scientific findings around the evolutionary development of religion and faith and then explores their theological implications. This unique combination of perspectives raises fascinating questions about the characteristics that are considered integral for a flourishing social and religious life and allows us to start to ask where in the evolutionary record ... Read more

$64.99 USD

This book sets out some of the latest scientific findings around the evolutionary development of religion and faith and then explores their theological implications. This unique combination of perspectives raises fascinating questions about the characteristics that are considered integral for a flourishing social and religious life and allows us to start to ask where in the evolutionary record
... Read more
The Unedited

A Novel About Genome and Identity

by Pernille Rørth ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This novel is set in the near future, where human genome editing has become routine. First adopted to fight a lethal virus, it is now widely used to prevent diseases and favor other traits. Ben, Eiko, Celia, Raphael and Leo have just had their coming-of-age genome reading and are struggling with this new information for each their own reasons. Soon, they are cast into the middle of a crisis that ... Read more

$23.79 USD

This novel is set in the near future, where human genome editing has become routine. First adopted to fight a lethal virus, it is now widely used to prevent diseases and favor other traits. Ben, Eiko, Celia, Raphael and Leo have just had their coming-of-age genome reading and are struggling with this new information for each their own reasons. Soon, they are cast into the middle of a crisis that
... Read more
Dinosaurussen: het wetenschappelijke non-fictieboek over dinosaurussen

by Boreas M. L. Saage - Nederlands ...

Duik diep in de fascinerende wereld van dinosaurussen met dit wetenschappelijke non-fictieboek dat je meeneemt op een onvergetelijke reis door de prehistorie. 'Dinosaurussen: het wetenschappelijke non-fictieboek over dinosaurussen' biedt een grondige verkenning van alles wat we weten over deze indrukwekkende wezens die miljoenen jaren geleden onze planeet domineerden.Van de eerste dinosauruspoot ... Read more

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Duik diep in de fascinerende wereld van dinosaurussen met dit wetenschappelijke non-fictieboek dat je meeneemt op een onvergetelijke reis door de prehistorie. 'Dinosaurussen: het wetenschappelijke non-fictieboek over dinosaurussen' biedt een grondige verkenning van alles wat we weten over deze indrukwekkende wezens die miljoenen jaren geleden onze planeet domineerden.Van de eerste dinosauruspoot
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Abyssal Sapience

by Keaton Ryon ...

The deepest waters of Earth hide more than darkness. They hold the remnants of forgotten epochs, where time stretches, collapses, and remembers differently.Abyssal Sapience asks whether the minds we search for in the heavens may already have risen in the depths of the sea. Weaving together science, myth, and speculation, Keaton Ryon traces hidden patterns of life and consciousness that may extend ... Read more

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The deepest waters of Earth hide more than darkness. They hold the remnants of forgotten epochs, where time stretches, collapses, and remembers differently.Abyssal Sapience asks whether the minds we search for in the heavens may already have risen in the depths of the sea. Weaving together science, myth, and speculation, Keaton Ryon traces hidden patterns of life and consciousness that may extend
... Read more
Human Genome First 1000 lines of Chromosome 1

by Unknown ...

This is the first 60,000 'letters' of chromosome one of the draft public domain human genome, formatted in arbitrary 60 column lines. This represents a portion of the structure of the double helix DNA molecule. Each letter in the text (A, C, G and T) represents one 'base pair' of nucleotides. They are called pairs because each nucleotide has a complementary one on the other strand. The letters are ... Read more

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This is the first 60,000 'letters' of chromosome one of the draft public domain human genome, formatted in arbitrary 60 column lines. This represents a portion of the structure of the double helix DNA molecule. Each letter in the text (A, C, G and T) represents one 'base pair' of nucleotides. They are called pairs because each nucleotide has a complementary one on the other strand. The letters are
... Read more
Mind Shift

How culture transformed the human brain

by John Parrington ...

John Parrington argues that social interaction and culture have deeply shaped the exceptional nature of human consciousness. The mental capacities of the human mind far outstrip those of other animals. Our imaginations and creativity have produced art, music, and literature; built bridges and cathedrals; enabled us to probe distant galaxies, and to ponder the meaning of our existence. When our ... Read more

$23.79 USD

John Parrington argues that social interaction and culture have deeply shaped the exceptional nature of human consciousness. The mental capacities of the human mind far outstrip those of other animals. Our imaginations and creativity have produced art, music, and literature; built bridges and cathedrals; enabled us to probe distant galaxies, and to ponder the meaning of our existence. When our
... Read more
The Major Metaphors of Evolution

Darwinism Then and Now

by Salvatore J. Agosta, Daniel R. Brooks ...

Series Book 2 - Evolutionary Biology – New Perspectives on Its Development
This book presents a unified evolutionary framework based on three sets of metaphors that will help to consolidate discussions on evolutionary transitions.Evolution is the unifying principle of life, making identifying ways to apply evolutionary principles to tackle existence-threatening crises such as climate change crucial. A more cohesive evolutionary framework will further the discussions in ... Read more

$188.09 USD

This book presents a unified evolutionary framework based on three sets of metaphors that will help to consolidate discussions on evolutionary transitions.Evolution is the unifying principle of life, making identifying ways to apply evolutionary principles to tackle existence-threatening crises such as climate change crucial. A more cohesive evolutionary framework will further the discussions in
... Read more
Biological Evil

by Emoruk Ashyma ...

Hello, I am Emoruk Ashyma. Humankind often ponders morality. What is morality? What is good, bad, right, or wrong? I read Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics – a philosophical framework that is over 2,000 years old. I think now is the appropriate time for an updated philosophical framework about morality and ethics.I introduce new philosophical moral frameworks and theories based on biological ... Read more

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Hello, I am Emoruk Ashyma. Humankind often ponders morality. What is morality? What is good, bad, right, or wrong? I read Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics – a philosophical framework that is over 2,000 years old. I think now is the appropriate time for an updated philosophical framework about morality and ethics.I introduce new philosophical moral frameworks and theories based on biological
... Read more
Why Are Orangutans Orange?

Edited by Mick O'Hare ...

Fun science and nature trivia with full-color photos in a “deeply fascinating and occasionally rib-tickling book” (Booklist).From the editor at New Scientist who brought us such works as How to Fossilize Your Hamster, this is an illustrated compendium of facts that reveal the beauty, complexity, and mystery of the world around us. Drawing on the magazine’s popular “Last Word” column, Why Are ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Fun science and nature trivia with full-color photos in a “deeply fascinating and occasionally rib-tickling book” (Booklist).From the editor at New Scientist who brought us such works as How to Fossilize Your Hamster, this is an illustrated compendium of facts that reveal the beauty, complexity, and mystery of the world around us. Drawing on the magazine’s popular “Last Word” column, Why Are
... Read more
Microbial Nanobionics

Volume 1, State-of-the-Art

Edited by Ram Prasad ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Microbial Nanobionics: Volume 1, State of the Art, discusses a wide range of microbial systems and their utilization in biogenic synthesis of metallic nanoparticles.The rich biodiversity of microbes makes them excellent candidates for potential nanoparticle synthesis biofactories. Through a better understanding of the biochemical and molecular mechanisms of the microbial biosynthesis of metal ... Read more

$143.09 USD

Microbial Nanobionics: Volume 1, State of the Art, discusses a wide range of microbial systems and their utilization in biogenic synthesis of metallic nanoparticles.The rich biodiversity of microbes makes them excellent candidates for potential nanoparticle synthesis biofactories. Through a better understanding of the biochemical and molecular mechanisms of the microbial biosynthesis of metal
... Read more
Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli: Human Evolution in Context

Volume 1: Geology, Geochronology, Paleoecology and Paleoenvironment

Edited by Terry Harrison ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This volume 1 and its companion volume 2 present the results of new investigations into the geology, paleontology and paleoecology of the early hominin site of Laetoli in northern Tanzania. The site is one of the most important paleontological and paleoanthropological sites in Africa, worldrenowned for the discovery of fossils of the early hominin Australopithecus afarensis, as well as remarkable ... Read more

$107.09 USD

This volume 1 and its companion volume 2 present the results of new investigations into the geology, paleontology and paleoecology of the early hominin site of Laetoli in northern Tanzania. The site is one of the most important paleontological and paleoanthropological sites in Africa, worldrenowned for the discovery of fossils of the early hominin Australopithecus afarensis, as well as remarkable
... Read more
Beyond Biofatalism

Human Nature for an Evolving World

by Gillian Barker ...

Beyond Biofatalism is a lively and penetrating response to the idea that evolutionary psychology reveals human beings to be incapable of building a more inclusive, cooperative, and egalitarian society. Considering the pressures of climate change, unsustainable population growth, increasing income inequality, and religious extremism, this attitude promises to stifle the creative action we require ... Read more

$33.29 USD

Beyond Biofatalism is a lively and penetrating response to the idea that evolutionary psychology reveals human beings to be incapable of building a more inclusive, cooperative, and egalitarian society. Considering the pressures of climate change, unsustainable population growth, increasing income inequality, and religious extremism, this attitude promises to stifle the creative action we require
... Read more
Biological Control

Ecology and Applications

by George E. Heimpel, Nicholas J. Mills ...

Biological control is the suppression of populations of pests and weeds by living organisms. These organisms can provide important protection from invasive species and protect our environment by reducing the need for pesticides. However, they also pose possible environmental risks, so biological control interventions must be undertaken with great care. This book enhances our understanding of ... Read more

$64.79 USD

Biological control is the suppression of populations of pests and weeds by living organisms. These organisms can provide important protection from invasive species and protect our environment by reducing the need for pesticides. However, they also pose possible environmental risks, so biological control interventions must be undertaken with great care. This book enhances our understanding of
... Read more
Charles Darwin

Destroyer of Myths

by Andrew Norman ...

Charles Darwin did not deliberately set out to be the destroyer of mythical beliefs,” some of which, in his early days as a young Christian, he had previously espoused. He was a modest man who liked to avoid controversy of any kind, yet paradoxically, he was to be the cause of the greatest controversy in the history of science and religion.When Darwin embarked on the HMS Beagle in late December ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Charles Darwin did not deliberately set out to be the destroyer of mythical beliefs,” some of which, in his early days as a young Christian, he had previously espoused. He was a modest man who liked to avoid controversy of any kind, yet paradoxically, he was to be the cause of the greatest controversy in the history of science and religion.When Darwin embarked on the HMS Beagle in late December
... Read more
Big Brain

The Origins and Future of Human Intelligence

by Gary Lynch, Richard Granger ...

Series series MacSci
Our big brains, our language ability, and our intelligence make us uniquely human.But barely 10,000 years ago (a mere blip in evolutionary time) human-like creatures called "Boskops" flourished in South Africa. They possessed extraordinary features: forebrains roughly 50% larger than ours, and estimated IQs to match--far surpassing our own. Many of these huge fossil skulls have been discovered ... Read more

$13.99 USD

Our big brains, our language ability, and our intelligence make us uniquely human.But barely 10,000 years ago (a mere blip in evolutionary time) human-like creatures called "Boskops" flourished in South Africa. They possessed extraordinary features: forebrains roughly 50% larger than ours, and estimated IQs to match--far surpassing our own. Many of these huge fossil skulls have been discovered
... Read more
Evolution of the House Mouse

Edited by Miloš Macholán, Stuart J. E. Baird, Jaroslav Piálek, Pavel Munclinger ...

Series Book 3 - Cambridge Studies in Morphology and Molecules: New Paradigms in Evolutionary Bio
The house mouse is the source of almost all genetic variation in laboratory mice; its genome was sequenced alongside that of humans, and it has become the model for mammalian speciation. Featuring contributions from leaders in the field, this volume provides the evolutionary context necessary to interpret these patterns and processes in the age of genomics. The topics reviewed include mouse ... Read more

$119.79 USD

The house mouse is the source of almost all genetic variation in laboratory mice; its genome was sequenced alongside that of humans, and it has become the model for mammalian speciation. Featuring contributions from leaders in the field, this volume provides the evolutionary context necessary to interpret these patterns and processes in the age of genomics. The topics reviewed include mouse
... Read more
On the Origin of Species

by Charles Darwin ...

The Origin of Species is the landmark book that, for better or worse, puts science and religion at odds. Very few people have read this book and come away not believing in evolution. The detail of research is even by today's standards stunning; and the writing is still eminently readable. Second only to the Bible in its scope of influence, this book is a pertinent today as when it was first ... Read more

$1.82 USD

The Origin of Species is the landmark book that, for better or worse, puts science and religion at odds. Very few people have read this book and come away not believing in evolution. The detail of research is even by today's standards stunning; and the writing is still eminently readable. Second only to the Bible in its scope of influence, this book is a pertinent today as when it was first
... Read more
O Mundo Antes de Nós

by Tom Higham ...

De onde viemos? Como nos tornámos humanos?Há 40.000 anos, não éramos a única espécie humana no mundo. Existiam igualmente os Hobbits (Homo floresiensis) na ilha das Flores, na Indonésia; os Denisovanos na Sibéria; o Homo luzonensis nas Filipinas; e o Neandertal no que é agora a Europa e partes da Eurásia.Neste livro, Tom Higham apresenta?nos a mais recente investigação científica que permitiu ... Read more

$15.13 USD

De onde viemos? Como nos tornámos humanos?Há 40.000 anos, não éramos a única espécie humana no mundo. Existiam igualmente os Hobbits (Homo floresiensis) na ilha das Flores, na Indonésia; os Denisovanos na Sibéria; o Homo luzonensis nas Filipinas; e o Neandertal no que é agora a Europa e partes da Eurásia.Neste livro, Tom Higham apresenta?nos a mais recente investigação científica que permitiu
... Read more
Introduzione All'Embriologia Sintetic

by Edenilson Brandl ...

Nell'era attuale, in cui la scienza e la tecnologia stanno avanzando a passi da gigante, siamo testimoni di scoperte e risultati che ci sfidano a ripensare la nostra comprensione della vita, della salute e del potenziale umano. Notevoli progressi nel campo dell'embriologia sintetica e della terapia genica sono stati i protagonisti di una rivoluzione scientifica che ci porta oltre i limiti di ciò ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Nell'era attuale, in cui la scienza e la tecnologia stanno avanzando a passi da gigante, siamo testimoni di scoperte e risultati che ci sfidano a ripensare la nostra comprensione della vita, della salute e del potenziale umano. Notevoli progressi nel campo dell'embriologia sintetica e della terapia genica sono stati i protagonisti di una rivoluzione scientifica che ci porta oltre i limiti di ciò
... Read more
Medicine and Genetics: Connections for Health and Wellness

by Edenilson Brandl ...

It is with great excitement and pleasure that I present to you this book, an in-depth and comprehensive exploration of the intersections of genetics and medicine. Over the pages that follow, I invite you to embark on a fascinating journey through the latest advances and discoveries in this exciting field.Genetics has played a key role in understanding human health, unlocking the secrets contained ... Read more

$0.99 USD

It is with great excitement and pleasure that I present to you this book, an in-depth and comprehensive exploration of the intersections of genetics and medicine. Over the pages that follow, I invite you to embark on a fascinating journey through the latest advances and discoveries in this exciting field.Genetics has played a key role in understanding human health, unlocking the secrets contained
... Read more

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