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“michael grunstein”

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  • Are We Hardwired?

    The Role of Genes in Human Behavior

    by William R. Clark, Michael Grunstein ...
    Books such as Richard Dawkins's The Selfish Gene have aroused fierce controversy by arguing for the powerful influence of genes on human behavior. But are we entirely at the mercy of our chromosomes? In Are We Hardwired?, scientists William R. Clark and Michael Grunstein say the answer is both yes--and no. The power and fascination of Are We Hardwired? lie in their explanation of that deceptively ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

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  • A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived

    The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes

    by Adam Rutherford ...
    **National Book Critics Circle Award—2017 Nonfiction Finalist“Nothing less than a tour de force—a heady amalgam of science, history, a little bit of anthropology and plenty of nuanced, captivating storytelling.”—The New York Times Book Review, Editor’s ChoiceA National Geographic Best Book of 2017**In our unique genomes, every one of us carries the story of our species—births, deaths, disease, war ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

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  • On Purpose

    by Michael Ruse ...
    A brief, accessible history of the idea of purpose in Western thought, from ancient Greece to the presentCan we live without the idea of purpose? Should we even try to? Kant thought we were stuck with purpose, and even Darwin’s theory of natural selection, which profoundly shook the idea, was unable to kill it. Indeed, teleological explanation—what Aristotle called understanding in terms of “final ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • The Descent of Man

    PART 2 & 3

    by Charles Darwin ...
    Series Book 2 - The Descent of Man
    "The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex" is a book on evolutionary theory by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871. It was Darwin's second book on evolutionary theory, following his 1859 work, "On The Origin of Species". In "The Descent of Man", Darwin applies evolutionary theory to human evolution, and details his theory of sexual selection. The book discusses ... Read more

    $4.08 USD

  • Orphan Black and Philosophy

    Grand Theft DNA

    Edited by Richard Greene, Rachel Robison-Greene ...
    Series Book 102 - Popular Culture and Philosophy
    In Orphan Black, several apparently unconnected women discover that they are exact physical doubles, that there are more of them out there, that they are all illegally produced clones, and that someone is having them killed. They find themselves in the midst of a secret and violent struggle between a fundamentalist religious group, a fanatical cult of superhuman biological enhancement, a ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • A Leaf That Floats Upstream

    The Leaf Incentive, #1

    by Alastair Batchelor ...
    Series Book 1 - The Leaf Incentive
    Synopsis"A Leaf That Floats Upstream"The theme throughout this writing is all about you and me, and it is about choice. Our planet, our environment and our society are reaching the point of no-return, if Earth and humanity are to have a future, a change in thinking and direction is urgent. YesterdayIt would first appear as if the author has assumed a position of superiority, has mounted a lofty ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bioinformatics and Computational Biology in Drug Discovery and Development

    Edited by William T. Loging ...
    Computational biology drives discovery through its use of high-throughput informatics approaches. This book provides a road map of the current drug development process and how computational biology approaches play a critical role across the entire drug discovery pipeline. Through the use of previously unpublished, real-life case studies the impact of a range of computational approaches are ... Read more

    $43.49 USD

  • The Truth in The Tower of Babel and the Flood

    by Andrew Kirby ...
    Some read the Tower of Babel in the Bible and think it is just a story.  But is it? Can genetics of human kind prove it and Noah's Flood were actual events? ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Alcohol and Its Biomarkers

    Clinical Aspects and Laboratory Determination

    by Amitava Dasgupta ...
    Series series Clinical Aspects and Laboratory Determination
    Alcohol and Its Biomarkers: Clinical Aspects and Laboratory Determination is a concise guide to all currently known alcohol biomarkers, their clinical application, and the laboratory methods used to detect them. Pathologists can use this resource to understand the limitations and cost factors associated with each method for determining certain alcohol biomarkers. In addition, interferences in ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Technology and the Changing Face of Humanity

    Edited by Richard Feist, Chantal Beauvais, Rajesh Shukla ...
    Series series Philosophica
    A philosophical examination of technology’s growing influence. This pioneering collection explores the relationship between technology and free will. Rejecting the notion of technology as a neutral addition to our lives, the contributors examine the type and degree of our society’s technological dependence. Technology is revealed as something from which we have, and will continue to have, ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Feature Entirety

    For the one dog barking at the other.

    by China Muse ...
    Gratification widened her face. Bubbles enclosed a twisting doll pulled by a case compressing eyes and ears sinking further in darkness. ... Read more

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  • Lentiviral Vectors and Gene Therapy

    by David Escors, Karine Breckpot, Frederick Arce, Grazyna Kochan, Holly Stephenson ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Gene therapy was conceived during the early and mid part of the 20th century. At first, it was considered a revolutionary biomedical procedure, which could potentially cure any disease for which the molecular bases were understood. Since then, gene therapy has gone through many stages and has evolved from a nearly unrealistic perspective to a real life application. Clinical efficacy in humans was ... Read more

    $49.49 USD