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Medicine and Evolution

Current Applications, Future Prospects

Edición de Sarah Elton, Paul O'Higgins ...

Can an evolutionary perspective be integrated in day-to-day practice and is it of value in medical education and training? If so, when and how? Highlighting exciting areas of research into the evolutionary basis of health and disease, Medicine and Evolution: Current Applications and Future Prospects answers these questions and more. I ... Leer más

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Can an evolutionary perspective be integrated in day-to-day practice and is it of value in medical education and training? If so, when and how? Highlighting exciting areas of research into the evolutionary basis of health and disease, Medicine and Evolution: Current Applications and Future Prospects answers these questions and more. I
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Unraveling Genetic Inheritance: From DNA to Medical Treatments

de Edenilson Brandl ...

Genetics has long been a fascinating area of study that plays a key role in our understanding of life and health. Since the dawn of science, human beings have wondered about how our characteristics are transmitted from generation to generation and how genes can influence our predisposition to diseases.This book is a journey through the fascinating fields of genetics and medicine, where we will ... Leer más

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Genetics has long been a fascinating area of study that plays a key role in our understanding of life and health. Since the dawn of science, human beings have wondered about how our characteristics are transmitted from generation to generation and how genes can influence our predisposition to diseases.This book is a journey through the fascinating fields of genetics and medicine, where we will
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Unraveling Genetic Mysteries: Longevity, Genetic Engineering and Philosophy of Mind

de Edenilson Brandl ...

Genetics is a fascinating and complex field, which reveals the secrets of the genetic code present in every living being. Through the investigation of genes and their interaction with the environment, we are able to better understand the biological processes that shape our existence. In this book, we'll explore the wonders and challenges of genetics, as well as its applications in areas such as ... Leer más

$1.99 USD

Genetics is a fascinating and complex field, which reveals the secrets of the genetic code present in every living being. Through the investigation of genes and their interaction with the environment, we are able to better understand the biological processes that shape our existence. In this book, we'll explore the wonders and challenges of genetics, as well as its applications in areas such as
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Introduction to Genetics – Book 3

de Edenilson Brandl ...

Welcome to the fascinating world of genetic engineering and bioinformatics! In this book, we will explore the complexities of the genetic realm and the incredible computational tools that allow us to decipher the secrets of DNA. Together, we will embark on a journey of discovery, where we will unlock the mysteries behind fundamental genetic processes and explore the practical applications of this ... Leer más

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Welcome to the fascinating world of genetic engineering and bioinformatics! In this book, we will explore the complexities of the genetic realm and the incredible computational tools that allow us to decipher the secrets of DNA. Together, we will embark on a journey of discovery, where we will unlock the mysteries behind fundamental genetic processes and explore the practical applications of this
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Apoyo Terapéutico para Padres de Niños con Hemofilia

de Edenilson Brandl ...

Cuando nos enfrentamos a la noticia de que nuestro hijo tiene una enfermedad crónica como la hemofilia, nos encontramos en un viaje lleno de desafíos, incertidumbre y, al mismo tiempo, amor inquebrantable. La hemofilia, una afección genética que afecta la capacidad de coagulación de la sangre, puede cambiar por completo la dinámica de una familia. Pero también puede mostrar la increíble fortaleza ... Leer más

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Cuando nos enfrentamos a la noticia de que nuestro hijo tiene una enfermedad crónica como la hemofilia, nos encontramos en un viaje lleno de desafíos, incertidumbre y, al mismo tiempo, amor inquebrantable. La hemofilia, una afección genética que afecta la capacidad de coagulación de la sangre, puede cambiar por completo la dinámica de una familia. Pero también puede mostrar la increíble fortaleza
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Biotremology: Physiology, Ecology, and Evolution

Edición de Peggy S. M. Hill, Valerio Mazzoni, Nataša Stritih-Peljhan, Meta Virant-Doberlet, Andreas Wessel ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Biotremology is a new and emerging discipline in biological sciences that covers all aspects of behavior associated with substrate-borne mechanical waves. This volume provides state-of-the-art reviews and technical contributions from leading experts and invited younger researchers on topics from signal production and transmission to perception in its ecological context. Reviews about the knowledge ... Leer más

$215.09 USD

Biotremology is a new and emerging discipline in biological sciences that covers all aspects of behavior associated with substrate-borne mechanical waves. This volume provides state-of-the-art reviews and technical contributions from leading experts and invited younger researchers on topics from signal production and transmission to perception in its ecological context. Reviews about the knowledge
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INTRODUCCIÓN A LA TERAPIA ENERGÉTICA PARA EL SÍNDROME DE EHLERS-DANLOS

de Edenilson Brandl ...

Es un honor presentarles este libro, "Terapia Energética para el Síndrome de Ehlers-Danlos". Este proyecto ha sido el resultado de una profunda investigación y un compromiso con la búsqueda de soluciones holísticas para aquellos que enfrentan los desafíos de vivir con el Síndrome de Ehlers-Danlos (SED).El SED es una enfermedad compleja que afecta tanto al cuerpo como a la mente. A menudo, las ... Leer más

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Es un honor presentarles este libro, "Terapia Energética para el Síndrome de Ehlers-Danlos". Este proyecto ha sido el resultado de una profunda investigación y un compromiso con la búsqueda de soluciones holísticas para aquellos que enfrentan los desafíos de vivir con el Síndrome de Ehlers-Danlos (SED).El SED es una enfermedad compleja que afecta tanto al cuerpo como a la mente. A menudo, las
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From where do we come?

de Lindsay Mollison ...

What is this all about?Hold on tight as Mollison presents us with a rollicking rollercoaster journey twisting between Cosmology and Sociology, trampling from Geology to Genetics, splitting the cracks of Quantum Physics and Theology, and exploring Farming and Ecology. Each page presents fascinating new insights and every step of the journey you take with him goes toward the dismantling of the ... Leer más

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What is this all about?Hold on tight as Mollison presents us with a rollicking rollercoaster journey twisting between Cosmology and Sociology, trampling from Geology to Genetics, splitting the cracks of Quantum Physics and Theology, and exploring Farming and Ecology. Each page presents fascinating new insights and every step of the journey you take with him goes toward the dismantling of the
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Neanderthals

Fact, Fiction, and Wishful Thinking

de Jeffrey H. Schwartz ...

In the early 20th century, paleoanthropologists interpreted the oft-profound differences between specimens of an expanding human fossil record as reflecting taxonomic and evolutionary diversity. Why, then, in the 1940s, did geneticist Theodosius Dobzhansky reconfigure human evolution into one, profoundly morphologically variable lineage which changed slowly through time? Neanderthals: Fact, ... Leer más

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In the early 20th century, paleoanthropologists interpreted the oft-profound differences between specimens of an expanding human fossil record as reflecting taxonomic and evolutionary diversity. Why, then, in the 1940s, did geneticist Theodosius Dobzhansky reconfigure human evolution into one, profoundly morphologically variable lineage which changed slowly through time? Neanderthals: Fact,
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Cladistics

A Guide to Biological Classification

de David M. Williams, Malte C. Ebach ...

Series Libro 88 - Systematics Association Special Volume Series
This new edition of a foundational text presents a contemporary review of cladistics, as applied to biological classification. It provides a comprehensive account of the past fifty years of discussion on the relationship between classification, phylogeny and evolution. It covers cladistics in the era of molecular data, detailing new advances and ideas that have emerged over the last twenty-five ... Leer más

$57.39 USD

This new edition of a foundational text presents a contemporary review of cladistics, as applied to biological classification. It provides a comprehensive account of the past fifty years of discussion on the relationship between classification, phylogeny and evolution. It covers cladistics in the era of molecular data, detailing new advances and ideas that have emerged over the last twenty-five
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The Masterpiece of Nature

The Evolution and Genetics of Sexuality

de Graham Bell ...

Series series Routledge Revivals
Originally published in 1982, The Masterpiece of Nature examines sex as representative of the most important challenge to the modern theory of evolution. The book suggests that sex evolved, not as the result of normal Darwinian processes of natural selection, but through competition between populations or species - a hypothesis elsewhere almost universally discredited. The book also discusses the ... Leer más

$70.99 USD

Originally published in 1982, The Masterpiece of Nature examines sex as representative of the most important challenge to the modern theory of evolution. The book suggests that sex evolved, not as the result of normal Darwinian processes of natural selection, but through competition between populations or species - a hypothesis elsewhere almost universally discredited. The book also discusses the
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The 3.8 Billion Year Story of Life and Evolution

de Ylia Callan ...

From the moment life first sparked in Earth's ancient oceans to the rise of modern humans, The 3.8 Billion Year Story of Life and Evolution traces the extraordinary journey of life across deep time. This engaging and accessible book takes readers on a sweeping tour through the major milestones of evolution - from the earliest microbes and the rise of photosynthesis to the age of dinosaurs, the ... Leer más

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From the moment life first sparked in Earth's ancient oceans to the rise of modern humans, The 3.8 Billion Year Story of Life and Evolution traces the extraordinary journey of life across deep time. This engaging and accessible book takes readers on a sweeping tour through the major milestones of evolution - from the earliest microbes and the rise of photosynthesis to the age of dinosaurs, the
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Molecular Evolution of RNA Regulatory Enzymes and Their Systems

Edición de Akio Kanai, Allen W. Nicholson ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
With the advent of next-generation sequencing technologies, the genomic sequences for an ever-expanding number of organisms have been decoded, providing immense databases of protein amino acid sequences and DNA and RNA nucleotide sequences. These databases are allowing comparisons across thousands of species, enabling the identification of those that have undergone significant molecular evolution ... Leer más

$197.09 USD

With the advent of next-generation sequencing technologies, the genomic sequences for an ever-expanding number of organisms have been decoded, providing immense databases of protein amino acid sequences and DNA and RNA nucleotide sequences. These databases are allowing comparisons across thousands of species, enabling the identification of those that have undergone significant molecular evolution
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Who is Conscious?

A Guide to the Minds of Animals

de Marian Stamp Dawkins ...

Consciousness is the most fascinating but tantalizingly difficult topic in biology. Although many people now believe that mammals, birds, and possibly all vertebrates are conscious, there are also claims that many other animals such as crabs and insects may be conscious too. Such claims, if true, would have major implications for what we eat, how we control pests, and for our relationship with the ... Leer más

$15.19 USD

Consciousness is the most fascinating but tantalizingly difficult topic in biology. Although many people now believe that mammals, birds, and possibly all vertebrates are conscious, there are also claims that many other animals such as crabs and insects may be conscious too. Such claims, if true, would have major implications for what we eat, how we control pests, and for our relationship with the
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The Fruit, the Tree, and the Serpent

Why We See So Well

de Lynne A. Isbell ...

From the temptation of Eve to the venomous murder of the mighty Thor, the serpent appears throughout time and cultures as a figure of mischief and misery. The worldwide prominence of snakes in religion, myth, and folklore underscores our deep connection to the serpent—but why, when so few of us have firsthand experience? The surprising answer, this book suggests, lies in the singular impact of ... Leer más

$22.19 USD

From the temptation of Eve to the venomous murder of the mighty Thor, the serpent appears throughout time and cultures as a figure of mischief and misery. The worldwide prominence of snakes in religion, myth, and folklore underscores our deep connection to the serpent—but why, when so few of us have firsthand experience? The surprising answer, this book suggests, lies in the singular impact of
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Difficulties of Development as Applied to Man

de Alfred Russel Wallace ...

This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1876 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Difficulties of Development as Applied to Man' is an article on evolutionary theory in regard to the origins of the human race. Alfred Russel Wallace was born on 8th January 1823 in the village of Llanbadoc, in Monmouthshire, Wales. Wallace was inspired ... Leer más

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This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1876 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Difficulties of Development as Applied to Man' is an article on evolutionary theory in regard to the origins of the human race. Alfred Russel Wallace was born on 8th January 1823 in the village of Llanbadoc, in Monmouthshire, Wales. Wallace was inspired
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Highlights of Nitrogen Fixation Research

Edición de Esperanza Martínez, Georgina Hernández ...

For 31 years, the North American Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation Conference (for merly Rhizobium Conference) has been a forum for scientists and graduate students to discuss their research advances, extending from basic aspects to agricultural appli cations, and dealing with topics ranging from bacterial genetics and metabolism to plant genetics and physiology. Nitrogen fixation, being a major life ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

For 31 years, the North American Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation Conference (for merly Rhizobium Conference) has been a forum for scientists and graduate students to discuss their research advances, extending from basic aspects to agricultural appli cations, and dealing with topics ranging from bacterial genetics and metabolism to plant genetics and physiology. Nitrogen fixation, being a major life
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First Life on Earth, Scientific Adam & Eve

de Walter Parks ...

From the earliest days as thinking humans we have had many questions about life. We have had fewer acceptable answers. This is beginning to change as we are learning more and more about life and how it developed.I grew up in the Bible Belt of Mississippi. We were taught that God created all life and then He created Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.But then I read about ancient fossils of human ... Leer más

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From the earliest days as thinking humans we have had many questions about life. We have had fewer acceptable answers. This is beginning to change as we are learning more and more about life and how it developed.I grew up in the Bible Belt of Mississippi. We were taught that God created all life and then He created Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.But then I read about ancient fossils of human
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Current Perspectives on Sexual Selection

What's left after Darwin?

Edición de Thierry Hoquet ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This root-and-branch re-evaluation of Darwin’s concept of sexual selection tackles the subject from historical, epistemological and theoretical perspectives. Contributions from a wealth of disciplines have been marshaled for this volume, with key figures in behavioural ecology, philosophy, and the history of science adding to its wide-ranging relevance. Updating the reader on the debate currently ... Leer más

$62.99 USD

This root-and-branch re-evaluation of Darwin’s concept of sexual selection tackles the subject from historical, epistemological and theoretical perspectives. Contributions from a wealth of disciplines have been marshaled for this volume, with key figures in behavioural ecology, philosophy, and the history of science adding to its wide-ranging relevance. Updating the reader on the debate currently
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Evidence and Evolution

The Logic Behind the Science

de Elliott Sober ...

How should the concept of evidence be understood? And how does the concept of evidence apply to the controversy about creationism as well as to work in evolutionary biology about natural selection and common ancestry? In this rich and wide-ranging book, Elliott Sober investigates general questions about probability and evidence and shows how the answers he develops to those questions apply to the ... Leer más

$36.09 USD

How should the concept of evidence be understood? And how does the concept of evidence apply to the controversy about creationism as well as to work in evolutionary biology about natural selection and common ancestry? In this rich and wide-ranging book, Elliott Sober investigates general questions about probability and evidence and shows how the answers he develops to those questions apply to the
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The Social Life of Greylag Geese

Patterns, Mechanisms and Evolutionary Function in an Avian Model System

Edición de Isabella B. R. Scheiber, Josef Hemetsberger, Kurt Kotrschal, Brigitte M. Weiß ...

The flock of greylag geese established by Konrad Lorenz in Austria in 1973 has become an influential model animal system and one of the few worldwide with complete life-history data spanning several decades. Based on the unique records of nearly 1000 free-living greylag geese, this is a synthesis of more than twenty years of behavioural research. It provides a comprehensive overview of a complex ... Leer más

$62.39 USD

The flock of greylag geese established by Konrad Lorenz in Austria in 1973 has become an influential model animal system and one of the few worldwide with complete life-history data spanning several decades. Based on the unique records of nearly 1000 free-living greylag geese, this is a synthesis of more than twenty years of behavioural research. It provides a comprehensive overview of a complex
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Systematics and Evolution

Part A

Edición de Joseph W. Spatafora, David J. McLaughlin ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This volume includes treatments of systematics and related topics for both fungi and fungus-like organisms in four eukaryotic supergroups, as well as specialized chapters on nomenclature, techniques and evolution. These organisms are of great interest to mycologists, plant pathologists and others, including those interested in the animal parasitic Microsporidia. Our knowledge of the systematics ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

This volume includes treatments of systematics and related topics for both fungi and fungus-like organisms in four eukaryotic supergroups, as well as specialized chapters on nomenclature, techniques and evolution. These organisms are of great interest to mycologists, plant pathologists and others, including those interested in the animal parasitic Microsporidia. Our knowledge of the systematics
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Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Human Evolution

Edición de Bernard Wood ...

This comprehensive A to Z encyclopedia provides extensive coverage of important scientific terms related to improving our understanding of how we evolved. Specifically, the 5,000 entries in this two-volume set cover evidence and methods used to investigate the relationships among the living great apes, evidence about what makes the behavior of modern humans distinctive, and evidence about the ... Leer más

$120.00 USD

This comprehensive A to Z encyclopedia provides extensive coverage of important scientific terms related to improving our understanding of how we evolved. Specifically, the 5,000 entries in this two-volume set cover evidence and methods used to investigate the relationships among the living great apes, evidence about what makes the behavior of modern humans distinctive, and evidence about the
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Origini profonde delle società umane

de Edward O. Wilson ...

Prefazione all’edizione italiana di Telmo Pievani Per millenni filosofi, teologi e scienziati non sono riusciti a trovare risposte verificabili alle domande che definiscono il significato stesso dell’esistenza umana: che cosa siamo e che cosa ci ha resi quello che siamo? Nel suo esame della storia evolutiva, Wilson si spinge qui più indietro di quanto abbia mai fatto, consegnandoci un testo che ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

Prefazione all’edizione italiana di Telmo Pievani Per millenni filosofi, teologi e scienziati non sono riusciti a trovare risposte verificabili alle domande che definiscono il significato stesso dell’esistenza umana: che cosa siamo e che cosa ci ha resi quello che siamo? Nel suo esame della storia evolutiva, Wilson si spinge qui più indietro di quanto abbia mai fatto, consegnandoci un testo che
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