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Life on Earth

Scientific and Religious Views

de Bruce Oakley Ph.D. ...

Exciting insights await the reader of the book Life on Earth: scientific and religious views. Here we lay out the historical search for God and the DNA code of life. The chemicals of life are best understood by examining cells because all creatures are composed of one or more cells. The genes in each cell are long stretches of DNA used to link amino acids together into proteins. RNA may critically ... Leer más

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Exciting insights await the reader of the book Life on Earth: scientific and religious views. Here we lay out the historical search for God and the DNA code of life. The chemicals of life are best understood by examining cells because all creatures are composed of one or more cells. The genes in each cell are long stretches of DNA used to link amino acids together into proteins. RNA may critically
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Protein Phosphatases and Stress Management in Plants

Functional Genomic Perspective

Edición de Girdhar K. Pandey ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The regulation of the phosphorylation/dephosphorylation process, resulting in “cellular switches” that monitor normal plant physiology, growth and development, has immense potential in crop systems. With much of the information in the nascent stages, coming largely from Arabidopsis and rice particularly, the use of cell biology, genetic screens, biochemical approaches aided by an omics approach ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

The regulation of the phosphorylation/dephosphorylation process, resulting in “cellular switches” that monitor normal plant physiology, growth and development, has immense potential in crop systems. With much of the information in the nascent stages, coming largely from Arabidopsis and rice particularly, the use of cell biology, genetic screens, biochemical approaches aided by an omics approach
... Leer más
Life in Extreme Environments

Insights in Biological Capability

Edición de Guido di Prisco, Howell G. M. Edwards, Josef Elster, Ad H. L. Huiskes ...

Series series Ecological Reviews
From deep ocean trenches and the geographical poles to outer space, organisms can be found living in remarkably extreme conditions. This book provides a captivating account of these systems and their extraordinary inhabitants, 'extremophiles'. A diverse, multidisciplinary group of experts discuss responses and adaptations to change; biodiversity, bioenergetic processes, and biotic and abiotic ... Leer más

$50.89 USD

From deep ocean trenches and the geographical poles to outer space, organisms can be found living in remarkably extreme conditions. This book provides a captivating account of these systems and their extraordinary inhabitants, 'extremophiles'. A diverse, multidisciplinary group of experts discuss responses and adaptations to change; biodiversity, bioenergetic processes, and biotic and abiotic
... Leer más
Evolution

Exploring the Origins and Impact of Evolutionary Theory

de Edward Hoare ...

In "Evolution," Edward Hoare embarks on a profound exploration of the intersecting realms of biology, philosophy, and ethical considerations surrounding the theory of evolution. His work incorporates a narrative style that fuses scientific rigor with poetic introspection, inviting readers to ponder the implications of evolutionary theory not just as a scientific concept, but as a lens through ... Leer más

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In "Evolution," Edward Hoare embarks on a profound exploration of the intersecting realms of biology, philosophy, and ethical considerations surrounding the theory of evolution. His work incorporates a narrative style that fuses scientific rigor with poetic introspection, inviting readers to ponder the implications of evolutionary theory not just as a scientific concept, but as a lens through
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Convergent Evolution on Earth

Lessons for the Search for Extraterrestrial Life

de George R. McGhee Jr. ...

Series Libro 24 - Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology
An analysis of patterns of convergent evolution on Earth that suggests where we might look for similar convergent forms on other planets.Why does a sea lily look like a palm tree? And why is a sea lily called a “lily” when it is a marine animal and not a plant? Many marine animals bear a noticeable similarity in form to land-dwelling plants. And yet these marine animal forms evolved in the oceans ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

An analysis of patterns of convergent evolution on Earth that suggests where we might look for similar convergent forms on other planets.Why does a sea lily look like a palm tree? And why is a sea lily called a “lily” when it is a marine animal and not a plant? Many marine animals bear a noticeable similarity in form to land-dwelling plants. And yet these marine animal forms evolved in the oceans
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The Behavior, Ecology and Evolution of Cichlid Fishes

Edición de Maria E. Abate, David L.G. Noakes ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This volume constitutes the most recent and most comprehensive consideration of the largest family of bony fishes, the Cichlidae. This book offers an integrated perspective of cichlid fishes ranging from conservation of threatened species to management of cichlids as invasive species themselves. Long-standing models of taxonomy and systematics are subjected to the most recent applications and ... Leer más

$251.09 USD

This volume constitutes the most recent and most comprehensive consideration of the largest family of bony fishes, the Cichlidae. This book offers an integrated perspective of cichlid fishes ranging from conservation of threatened species to management of cichlids as invasive species themselves. Long-standing models of taxonomy and systematics are subjected to the most recent applications and
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William Shockley: The Will to Think

de Bo Lojek ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book takes a fresh look at the work, thoughts, and life of 1956 Nobel Prize winner William B. Shockley. It reconstructs Shockley’s upbringing, his patriotic achievements during World War II, his contribution to semiconductor physics – culminating with the epoch-making invention of the transistor – and his views on the social issues of his time.The author’s unparalleled access to Shockley’s ... Leer más

$49.49 USD

This book takes a fresh look at the work, thoughts, and life of 1956 Nobel Prize winner William B. Shockley. It reconstructs Shockley’s upbringing, his patriotic achievements during World War II, his contribution to semiconductor physics – culminating with the epoch-making invention of the transistor – and his views on the social issues of his time.The author’s unparalleled access to Shockley’s
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The Cyclic Peptide Toxins of Amanita and Other Poisonous Mushrooms

de Jonathan Walton ...

Poisonous mushrooms have fascinated scientists and laypersons alike for thousands of years. Almost all mushroom fatalities are due to the genus Amanita, whose poetic common names (death cap, destroying angel) attest to their lethality. In his classic 1986 book, Theodor Wieland covered the state of our knowledge about the chemistry and biochemistry of the toxins of Amanita mushrooms up until that ... Leer más

$152.09 USD

Poisonous mushrooms have fascinated scientists and laypersons alike for thousands of years. Almost all mushroom fatalities are due to the genus Amanita, whose poetic common names (death cap, destroying angel) attest to their lethality. In his classic 1986 book, Theodor Wieland covered the state of our knowledge about the chemistry and biochemistry of the toxins of Amanita mushrooms up until that
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Pharmacological Properties of Native Plants from Argentina

de María Alejandra Alvarez ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The aim of this book is to offer information about the Pharmacological Properties of Native Plants from Argentina to students, researchers and graduates interested in the fields of Ethnobotany, Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Pharmacy, and Medicine. The book includes summary information about the native plants from Argentina with medical activity comprising their botanical characteristics, ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

The aim of this book is to offer information about the Pharmacological Properties of Native Plants from Argentina to students, researchers and graduates interested in the fields of Ethnobotany, Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Pharmacy, and Medicine. The book includes summary information about the native plants from Argentina with medical activity comprising their botanical characteristics,
... Leer más
The Shortest History of Sex

Two Billion Years of Procreation and Recreation

de David Baker ...

Series series The Shortest History Series
A wild—and satisfying!—ride through two billion years of sexual evolution. The Shortest History books deliver thousands of years of history in one riveting, fast-paced read.From the first microbial exchanges of DNA to Tinder and sexbots, how did sex begin, and how did it evolve to be so varied and complex in humans? What influence do our genetic ancestors have on our current love lives? And what ... Leer más

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A wild—and satisfying!—ride through two billion years of sexual evolution. The Shortest History books deliver thousands of years of history in one riveting, fast-paced read.From the first microbial exchanges of DNA to Tinder and sexbots, how did sex begin, and how did it evolve to be so varied and complex in humans? What influence do our genetic ancestors have on our current love lives? And what
... Leer más
Early Primates & Anthropoid Elaboration

Couplets in Evolutionary Time, #4

de Michael A. Susko ...

Series Libro 4 - Couplets in Evolutionary Time
First Primates & Anthropoid Elaboration explores the fourth couplet in life's evolutionary journey, tracing two pivotal grade-level changes that brought evolution strikingly closer to the human condition. The first pulse follows the emergence of primates, whose arboreal adaptations transformed movement, perception, and social interaction into an integrated functional whole. The second pulse ... Leer más

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First Primates & Anthropoid Elaboration explores the fourth couplet in life's evolutionary journey, tracing two pivotal grade-level changes that brought evolution strikingly closer to the human condition. The first pulse follows the emergence of primates, whose arboreal adaptations transformed movement, perception, and social interaction into an integrated functional whole. The second pulse
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Droidica

Clearance for Takeoff, #2

de Karlo Beyer, Cosmo Claude ...

Series Libro 2 - Clearance for Takeoff
Two billion years ago, one cell swallowed another and did not digest it. Four hundred million years ago, a fish propped itself up in the shallows. Five thousand years ago, someone scratched a delivery of beer into clay, and for the first time something learned outlived the one who had learned it. Each time, something new built on the old, and the old remained, as the layer beneath.This book tells ... Leer más

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Two billion years ago, one cell swallowed another and did not digest it. Four hundred million years ago, a fish propped itself up in the shallows. Five thousand years ago, someone scratched a delivery of beer into clay, and for the first time something learned outlived the one who had learned it. Each time, something new built on the old, and the old remained, as the layer beneath.This book tells
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The Splendor and Dangerousness of Homo Sapiens

A Psychological Perspective

de Michael S. Levy ...

The Splendor and Dangerousness of Homo Sapiens examines the paradox of humanity: our remarkable abilities and the dangers they create. Michael S. Levy, PhD, explores how human consciousness, intelligence, and our ability to communicate have allowed us to achieve astonishing feats-from conquering diseases to exploring space.Yet these same traits fuel conflict, inequality, environmental destruction, ... Leer más

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The Splendor and Dangerousness of Homo Sapiens examines the paradox of humanity: our remarkable abilities and the dangers they create. Michael S. Levy, PhD, explores how human consciousness, intelligence, and our ability to communicate have allowed us to achieve astonishing feats-from conquering diseases to exploring space.Yet these same traits fuel conflict, inequality, environmental destruction,
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Plant Genome: Biodiversity and Evolution, Vol. 1, Part B

Phanerogams (Higher Groups)

Edición de A K Sharma ...

Series series Plant Genome
This volume is the second in the series on 'Higher Plants', otherwise termed Phanerogam or Spermatophyte. The earlier volume, 1A, covered several taxa of Phanerogams and one of Bryophyte. A concurrent series (volume 2A, 2B and so on) cover the lower groups, represented by Algae, Fungi, Bryophytes and Lichens. Bryophyte, because of its importance in evolution of seed plants vis-a-vis higher groups, ... Leer más

$77.99 USD

This volume is the second in the series on 'Higher Plants', otherwise termed Phanerogam or Spermatophyte. The earlier volume, 1A, covered several taxa of Phanerogams and one of Bryophyte. A concurrent series (volume 2A, 2B and so on) cover the lower groups, represented by Algae, Fungi, Bryophytes and Lichens. Bryophyte, because of its importance in evolution of seed plants vis-a-vis higher groups,
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The Power of Movement in Plants

de Charles Darwin ...

The Introduction begins: "The chief object of the present work is to describe and connect together several large classes of movement, common to almost all plants. The most widely prevalent movement is essentially of the same nature as that of the stem of a climbing plant, which bends successively to all points of the compass, so that the tip revolves. This movement has been called by Sachs ... Leer más

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The Introduction begins: "The chief object of the present work is to describe and connect together several large classes of movement, common to almost all plants. The most widely prevalent movement is essentially of the same nature as that of the stem of a climbing plant, which bends successively to all points of the compass, so that the tip revolves. This movement has been called by Sachs
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Mutualistic Networks

de Jordi Bascompte, Pedro Jordano ...

Series Libro 53 - Monographs in Population Biology
Mutualistic interactions among plants and animals have played a paramount role in shaping biodiversity. Yet the majority of studies on mutualistic interactions have involved only a few species, as opposed to broader mutual connections between communities of organisms. Mutualistic Networks is the first book to comprehensively explore this burgeoning field. Integrating different approaches, from the ... Leer más

$43.99 USD

Mutualistic interactions among plants and animals have played a paramount role in shaping biodiversity. Yet the majority of studies on mutualistic interactions have involved only a few species, as opposed to broader mutual connections between communities of organisms. Mutualistic Networks is the first book to comprehensively explore this burgeoning field. Integrating different approaches, from the
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The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, both volumes in a single file

de Charles Darwin ...

The second edition. Darwin explains in the Preface: "During the seven years which have elapsed since the publication in 1868 of the first edition of this Work, I have continued to attend to the same subjects, as far as lay in my power; and I have thus accumulated a large body of additional facts, chiefly through the kindness of many correspondents. Of these facts I have been able here to use only ... Leer más

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The second edition. Darwin explains in the Preface: "During the seven years which have elapsed since the publication in 1868 of the first edition of this Work, I have continued to attend to the same subjects, as far as lay in my power; and I have thus accumulated a large body of additional facts, chiefly through the kindness of many correspondents. Of these facts I have been able here to use only
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Organelle Genetics

Evolution of Organelle Genomes and Gene Expression

Edición de Charles E. Bullerwell ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Mitochondria and chloroplasts are eukaryotic organelles that evolved from bacterial ancestors and harbor their own genomes. The gene products of these genomes work in concert with those of the nuclear genome to ensure proper organelle metabolism and biogenesis.This book explores the forces that have shaped the evolution of organelle genomes and the expression of the genes encoded by them. Some ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

Mitochondria and chloroplasts are eukaryotic organelles that evolved from bacterial ancestors and harbor their own genomes. The gene products of these genomes work in concert with those of the nuclear genome to ensure proper organelle metabolism and biogenesis.This book explores the forces that have shaped the evolution of organelle genomes and the expression of the genes encoded by them. Some
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Darwinism - An Exposition Of The Theory Of Natural Selection - With Some Of Its Applications

de Alfred Russel Wallace ...

This volume contains Alfred Russel Wallace's 1889 book, "Darwinism: An Exposition of the Theory of Natural Selection with Some of Its Applications". It is a fascinating exploration of biological evolution by the co-discoverer of the natural selection principle. It constitutes a defence of the theory against scientific criticisms, and is one of the most cited of Wallace's writings. This volume will ... Leer más

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This volume contains Alfred Russel Wallace's 1889 book, "Darwinism: An Exposition of the Theory of Natural Selection with Some of Its Applications". It is a fascinating exploration of biological evolution by the co-discoverer of the natural selection principle. It constitutes a defence of the theory against scientific criticisms, and is one of the most cited of Wallace's writings. This volume will
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Experimental Manipulation of Gene Expression

Edición de Masayori Inouye ...

Experimental Manipulation of Gene Expression discusses a wide range of host systems in which to clone and express a gene of interest. The aims are for readers to quickly learn the versatility of the systems and obtain an overview of the technology involved in the manipulation of gene expression. Furthermore, it is hoped that the reader will learn enough from the various approaches to be able to ... Leer más

$65.69 USD

Experimental Manipulation of Gene Expression discusses a wide range of host systems in which to clone and express a gene of interest. The aims are for readers to quickly learn the versatility of the systems and obtain an overview of the technology involved in the manipulation of gene expression. Furthermore, it is hoped that the reader will learn enough from the various approaches to be able to
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The Evolution of Feathers

From Their Origin to the Present

Edición de Christian Foth, Oliver W. M. Rauhut ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Feathers are one of the most unique characteristics of modern birds and represent the most complex and colourful type of skin derivate within vertebrates, while also fulfilling various biological roles, including flight, thermal insulation, display, and sensory function. For years it was generally assumed that the origin of flight was the main driving force for the evolution of feathers. However, ... Leer más

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Feathers are one of the most unique characteristics of modern birds and represent the most complex and colourful type of skin derivate within vertebrates, while also fulfilling various biological roles, including flight, thermal insulation, display, and sensory function. For years it was generally assumed that the origin of flight was the main driving force for the evolution of feathers. However,
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The Story of Atlantis

de William Scott-Elliot ...

A theosophist and believer of the Occult, Wlilliam Scott-Elliot gives us in "The Story of Atlantis", first published in 1896, a description of the history and structure of Atlantis, along with what he considers evidence of this.The Theosophists believed they were descendants of the Aryans, and that the Aryans had originally come from Atlantis. Atlantis and Lemuria (also called Mu) were continents ... Leer más

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A theosophist and believer of the Occult, Wlilliam Scott-Elliot gives us in "The Story of Atlantis", first published in 1896, a description of the history and structure of Atlantis, along with what he considers evidence of this.The Theosophists believed they were descendants of the Aryans, and that the Aryans had originally come from Atlantis. Atlantis and Lemuria (also called Mu) were continents
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Prokaryotes and Evolution

Edición de Jean-Claude Bertrand, Philippe Normand, Bernard Ollivier, Télesphore Sime-Ngando ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The purpose of this book is to show the essential and indispensable role of prokaryotes in the evolution of aliving world. The evolutionary success of prokaryotes is explained together with their role in the evolution of the geosphere, the biosphere and its functioning, as well as their ability to colonize all biotopes, including the most extreme ones. We consider that all past and present living ... Leer más

$98.09 USD

The purpose of this book is to show the essential and indispensable role of prokaryotes in the evolution of aliving world. The evolutionary success of prokaryotes is explained together with their role in the evolution of the geosphere, the biosphere and its functioning, as well as their ability to colonize all biotopes, including the most extreme ones. We consider that all past and present living
... Leer más
Astrobiology

From the Origins of Life to the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

Edición de Akihiko Yamagishi, Takeshi Kakegawa, Tomohiro Usui ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book provides concise and cutting-edge reviews in astrobiology, a young and still emerging multidisciplinary field of science that addresses the fundamental questions of how life originated and diversified on Earth, whether life exists beyond Earth, and what is the future for life on Earth. Readers will find coverage of the latest understanding of a wide range of fascinating topics, including ... Leer más

$188.09 USD

This book provides concise and cutting-edge reviews in astrobiology, a young and still emerging multidisciplinary field of science that addresses the fundamental questions of how life originated and diversified on Earth, whether life exists beyond Earth, and what is the future for life on Earth. Readers will find coverage of the latest understanding of a wide range of fascinating topics, including
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