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The Evolved Apprentice

How Evolution Made Humans Unique

by Kim Sterelny ...

Series series Jean Nicod Lectures
A new theory of the evolution of human cognition and human social life that emphasizes the role of information sharing across generations.Over the last three million years or so, our lineage has diverged sharply from those of our great ape relatives. Change has been rapid (in evolutionary terms) and pervasive. Morphology, life history, social life, sexual behavior, and foraging patterns have all ... Read more

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A new theory of the evolution of human cognition and human social life that emphasizes the role of information sharing across generations.Over the last three million years or so, our lineage has diverged sharply from those of our great ape relatives. Change has been rapid (in evolutionary terms) and pervasive. Morphology, life history, social life, sexual behavior, and foraging patterns have all
... Read more
Minding the Climate

How Neuroscience Can Help Solve Our Environmental Crisis

by Ann-Christine Duhaime, MD ...

A neurosurgeon explores how our tendency to prioritize short-term consumer pleasures spurs climate change, but also how the brain’s amazing capacity for flexibility can—and likely will—enable us to prioritize the long-term survival of humanity.Increasingly politicians, activists, media figures, and the public at large agree that climate change is an urgent problem. Yet that sense of urgency rarely ... Read more

$38.49 CAD

A neurosurgeon explores how our tendency to prioritize short-term consumer pleasures spurs climate change, but also how the brain’s amazing capacity for flexibility can—and likely will—enable us to prioritize the long-term survival of humanity.Increasingly politicians, activists, media figures, and the public at large agree that climate change is an urgent problem. Yet that sense of urgency rarely
... Read more
The Advent of PhyloCode

The Continuing Evolution of Biological Nomenclature

by Michel Laurin ...

Biological nomenclature is an essential tool for storing and retrieving biological information. Yet traditional nomenclature poorly reflects evolutionary theory. Current biological nomenclature is one of the few fields promoting deliberately vague usage of technical terms. A new code based on evolutionary studies and phylogenetic results (the PhyloCode) will be a major milestone in biological ... Read more

$193.75 CAD

Biological nomenclature is an essential tool for storing and retrieving biological information. Yet traditional nomenclature poorly reflects evolutionary theory. Current biological nomenclature is one of the few fields promoting deliberately vague usage of technical terms. A new code based on evolutionary studies and phylogenetic results (the PhyloCode) will be a major milestone in biological
... Read more
Todo sobre nuestro futuro cuerpo humano

El cuerpo humano futuro es un gran misterio

by Adrián García ...

¡Es increíble! ¡No tienes idea de cómo seremos en el futuro! ¿Cómo será nuestro cuerpo?Según la ciencia, los humanos del año 3000 podrían tener la espalda encorvada, el cuello ancho, la mano en forma de garra por el uso de mensajes de texto y un segundo par de párpados.Los humanos del futuro también podrían tener cráneos más gruesos para protegerse de la radiación de los teléfonos inteligentes, ... Read more

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¡Es increíble! ¡No tienes idea de cómo seremos en el futuro! ¿Cómo será nuestro cuerpo?Según la ciencia, los humanos del año 3000 podrían tener la espalda encorvada, el cuello ancho, la mano en forma de garra por el uso de mensajes de texto y un segundo par de párpados.Los humanos del futuro también podrían tener cráneos más gruesos para protegerse de la radiación de los teléfonos inteligentes,
... Read more
Découvrir les Origines : la Génétique, la Pharmacie et l'Histoire de la Médecine

by Edenilson Brandl ...

C'est avec beaucoup d'enthousiasme que je vous présente ce livre, un ouvrage qui plonge dans les intersections fascinantes entre la génétique et la pharmacie. Au cours des pages qui suivent, nous explorerons le vaste domaine de la génétique et son influence sur la découverte, le développement et l'application de médicaments.L'évolution de la pharmacie au cours des siècles a été marquée par des ... Read more

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C'est avec beaucoup d'enthousiasme que je vous présente ce livre, un ouvrage qui plonge dans les intersections fascinantes entre la génétique et la pharmacie. Au cours des pages qui suivent, nous explorerons le vaste domaine de la génétique et son influence sur la découverte, le développement et l'application de médicaments.L'évolution de la pharmacie au cours des siècles a été marquée par des
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Von künstlicher Biologie zu künstlicher Intelligenz - und dann?

Die Zukunft unserer Evolution

by Axel Lange ...

Series series Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
Hat uns die Evolution als intelligente Menschen ausreichend dafür gerüstet, unsere Zukunft für ein würdiges Leben unserer Kinder und Enkel und für den Erhalt der Erde zu steuern?Der Autor entwickelt Szenarien für die zukünftige Evolution des Menschen. Behandelt werden medizinische und gentechnische Entwicklungen wie Nanotechnologie, Organherstellung im 3D-Drucker, Gehirn-Computer-Schnittstellen, ... Read more

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Hat uns die Evolution als intelligente Menschen ausreichend dafür gerüstet, unsere Zukunft für ein würdiges Leben unserer Kinder und Enkel und für den Erhalt der Erde zu steuern?Der Autor entwickelt Szenarien für die zukünftige Evolution des Menschen. Behandelt werden medizinische und gentechnische Entwicklungen wie Nanotechnologie, Organherstellung im 3D-Drucker, Gehirn-Computer-Schnittstellen,
... Read more
Blast Disease of Cereal Crops

Evolution and Adaptation in Context of Climate Change

Edited by S. Chandra Nayaka, Rajashekara Hosahatti, Ganesan Prakash, C. Tara Satyavathi, Rajan Sharma ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Blast is an important foliar disease that infects the majority of cereal crops like rice, finger millet, pearl millet, foxtail millet and wheat, and thus resulting in a huge economic impact. The pathogen is responsible for causing epidemics in many crops and commonly shifts to new hosts. Magnaporthe spp. is the most prominent cause of blast disease on a broad host range of grasses including rice ... Read more

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Blast is an important foliar disease that infects the majority of cereal crops like rice, finger millet, pearl millet, foxtail millet and wheat, and thus resulting in a huge economic impact. The pathogen is responsible for causing epidemics in many crops and commonly shifts to new hosts. Magnaporthe spp. is the most prominent cause of blast disease on a broad host range of grasses including rice
... Read more
Evolutionary Systems Biology

Advances, Questions, and Opportunities

Edited by Anton Crombach ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This new edition captures the advances made in the field of evolutionary systems biology since the publication of the first edition. The first edition focused on laying the foundations of evolutionary systems biology as an interdisciplinary field, where a way of thinking and asking questions is combined with a wide variety of tools, both experimental and theoretical/computational. Since ... Read more

$204.99 CAD

This new edition captures the advances made in the field of evolutionary systems biology since the publication of the first edition. The first edition focused on laying the foundations of evolutionary systems biology as an interdisciplinary field, where a way of thinking and asking questions is combined with a wide variety of tools, both experimental and theoretical/computational. Since
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Turning Points

How Critical Events Have Driven Human Evolution, Life, and Development

by Kostas Kampourakis ...

An accessible introduction to core concepts in evolution for lay readers, which shows that random events have played a critical role in the development of lifeCritical historical events--or "turning points"--have shaped evolution and continue to have a decisive effect on individual lives. This theme is explored and explained in this lucid, accessible book for lay readers. The author argues that, ... Read more

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An accessible introduction to core concepts in evolution for lay readers, which shows that random events have played a critical role in the development of lifeCritical historical events--or "turning points"--have shaped evolution and continue to have a decisive effect on individual lives. This theme is explored and explained in this lucid, accessible book for lay readers. The author argues that,
... Read more
Principles of Evolution

Systems, Species, and the History of Life

by Jonathan Bard ...

Principles of Evolution covers all aspects of the subject. Following an introductory section that provides necessary background, it has chapters on the evidence for evolution that cover the fossil record, DNA-sequence homologies, and protein homologies (evo-devo). It also includes a full history of life from the first universal common ancestor, through the rise of the eukaryote and on to the major ... Read more

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Principles of Evolution covers all aspects of the subject. Following an introductory section that provides necessary background, it has chapters on the evidence for evolution that cover the fossil record, DNA-sequence homologies, and protein homologies (evo-devo). It also includes a full history of life from the first universal common ancestor, through the rise of the eukaryote and on to the major
... Read more
The Meme Machine

by Susan Blackmore ...

Series series Popular Science
Humans are extraordinary creatures, with the unique ability among animals to imitate and so copy from one another ideas, habits, skills, behaviours, inventions, songs, and stories. These are all memes, a term first coined by Richard Dawkins in 1976 in his book The Selfish Gene. Memes, like genes, are replicators, and this enthralling book is an investigation of whether this link between genes and ... Read more

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Humans are extraordinary creatures, with the unique ability among animals to imitate and so copy from one another ideas, habits, skills, behaviours, inventions, songs, and stories. These are all memes, a term first coined by Richard Dawkins in 1976 in his book The Selfish Gene. Memes, like genes, are replicators, and this enthralling book is an investigation of whether this link between genes and
... Read more
Interrelationships of the Platyhelminthes

Edited by D T J Littlewood, R. A. Bray ...

Interrelationships of the Platyhelminthes elucidates the role of the flatworms in the animal kingdom. It brings together results from an international group of experts, spanning many disciplines, who give evidence for the phylogeny of flatworms and constituent major taxa. A combined approach, using traditional comparative techniques along with the modern techniques of molecular phylogeny, is ... Read more

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Interrelationships of the Platyhelminthes elucidates the role of the flatworms in the animal kingdom. It brings together results from an international group of experts, spanning many disciplines, who give evidence for the phylogeny of flatworms and constituent major taxa. A combined approach, using traditional comparative techniques along with the modern techniques of molecular phylogeny, is
... Read more
How the Zebra Got Its Stripes

by Léo Grasset ...

Why do giraffes have such long necks? Why are zebras striped? And why does the clitoris of the female hyena exactly resemble and in most respects function like the male's penis?Deploying the latest scientific research and his own extensive observations in Africa, Léo Grasset offers answers to these questions and many more in a book of post-Darwinian Just So stories. Complex natural phenomena are ... Read more

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Why do giraffes have such long necks? Why are zebras striped? And why does the clitoris of the female hyena exactly resemble and in most respects function like the male's penis?Deploying the latest scientific research and his own extensive observations in Africa, Léo Grasset offers answers to these questions and many more in a book of post-Darwinian Just So stories. Complex natural phenomena are
... Read more
The sacred theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 2)

Exploring the Origins, Structure, and Divine Design of the Earth

by Thomas Burnet ...

The Sacred Theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 2) by Thomas Burnet is a landmark exploration of the natural world, cosmology, and theological interpretation, offering listeners a profound insight into 17th-century scientific and philosophical thought. In this audiobook, Burnet continues his meticulous examination of the Earth’s formation, structure, and destiny, blending scholarly rigor with a deep ... Read more

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The Sacred Theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 2) by Thomas Burnet is a landmark exploration of the natural world, cosmology, and theological interpretation, offering listeners a profound insight into 17th-century scientific and philosophical thought. In this audiobook, Burnet continues his meticulous examination of the Earth’s formation, structure, and destiny, blending scholarly rigor with a deep
... Read more
Allergy and Tissue Metabolism

by W. G. Smith ...

Allergy and Tissue Metabolism covers some of the more important features of the state of knowledge in the relevant areas of allergy and tissue metabolism. This book is composed of nine chapters, and starts with a survey of the link between immune system and allergic diseases. The subsequent chapters deal with the evaluation of anaphylactic shock mechanisms using some animal models and the ... Read more

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Allergy and Tissue Metabolism covers some of the more important features of the state of knowledge in the relevant areas of allergy and tissue metabolism. This book is composed of nine chapters, and starts with a survey of the link between immune system and allergic diseases. The subsequent chapters deal with the evaluation of anaphylactic shock mechanisms using some animal models and the
... Read more
Reflections on the Musical Mind

An Evolutionary Perspective

by Jay Schulkin ...

What's so special about music? We experience it internally, yet at the same time it is highly social. Music engages our cognitive/affective and sensory systems. We use music to communicate with one another--and even with other species--the things that we cannot express through language. Music is both ancient and ever evolving. Without music, our world is missing something essential.In Reflections ... Read more

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What's so special about music? We experience it internally, yet at the same time it is highly social. Music engages our cognitive/affective and sensory systems. We use music to communicate with one another--and even with other species--the things that we cannot express through language. Music is both ancient and ever evolving. Without music, our world is missing something essential.In Reflections
... Read more
Sympatric Divergence

by Hassan Rasheed ...

Speciation as a science is still in the theoretical stages because of the difficulty in observing its processes. Most research done up to about the 1950s has concentrated on the analysis of natural species population patterns, formulating a hypothesis of speciation events consistent with known genetic facts and theories, and then testing the hypothesis through its predictability of specific ... Read more

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Speciation as a science is still in the theoretical stages because of the difficulty in observing its processes. Most research done up to about the 1950s has concentrated on the analysis of natural species population patterns, formulating a hypothesis of speciation events consistent with known genetic facts and theories, and then testing the hypothesis through its predictability of specific
... Read more
Nature through Time

Virtual field trips through the Nature of the past

Edited by Edoardo Martinetto, Emanuel Tschopp, Robert A. Gastaldo ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book simulates a historical walk through nature, teaching readers about the biodiversity on Earth in various eras with a focus on past terrestrial environments. Geared towards a student audience, using simple terms and avoiding long complex explanations, the book discusses the plants and animals that lived on land, the evolution of natural systems, and how these biological systems changed ... Read more

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This book simulates a historical walk through nature, teaching readers about the biodiversity on Earth in various eras with a focus on past terrestrial environments. Geared towards a student audience, using simple terms and avoiding long complex explanations, the book discusses the plants and animals that lived on land, the evolution of natural systems, and how these biological systems changed
... Read more
Culture Evolving

Bridging Life Sciences and Humanities

Edited by Jan Toman, Jan Havlíček, Tomáš Hermann, Radek Kundt, Jana Švorcová ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This volume examines how evolutionary principles can help us understand the dynamics of culture while acknowledging the risks of their uncritical application. Drawing on perspectives from the philosophy and history of science, anthropology, archaeology, behavioural science, and evolutionary biology, it explores how ideas about evolution have shaped – and at times distorted – our understanding of ... Read more

$179.39 CAD

This volume examines how evolutionary principles can help us understand the dynamics of culture while acknowledging the risks of their uncritical application. Drawing on perspectives from the philosophy and history of science, anthropology, archaeology, behavioural science, and evolutionary biology, it explores how ideas about evolution have shaped – and at times distorted – our understanding of
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Ahuyenta tus fantasmas

Ansiedad, fobias, Toc y trastornos alimentarios

by María Luisa Ferrerós ...

Illustrated by Raquel GU ...

En este noveno libro de la serie Chic@Genial volvemos a hablar de salud, pero esta vez de salud mental y de las alteraciones más comunes que se pueden presentar en la adolescencia. Se encuentran en un momento de muchos cambios y su mente está expuesta a nuevos desafíos. La actividad escolar es más exigente, las amistades se vuelven más complicadas, cada vez toman más decisiones de forma autónoma y ... Read more

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En este noveno libro de la serie Chic@Genial volvemos a hablar de salud, pero esta vez de salud mental y de las alteraciones más comunes que se pueden presentar en la adolescencia. Se encuentran en un momento de muchos cambios y su mente está expuesta a nuevos desafíos. La actividad escolar es más exigente, las amistades se vuelven más complicadas, cada vez toman más decisiones de forma autónoma y
... Read more
Rates of Evolution

A Quantitative Synthesis

by Philip D. Gingerich ...

How fast is evolution, and why does it matter? The rate of evolution, and whether it is gradual or punctuated, is a hotly debated topic among biologists and paleontologists. This book compiles and compares examples of evolution from laboratory, field, and fossil record studies, analyzing them to extract their underlying rates. It concludes that while change is slow when averaged over many ... Read more

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How fast is evolution, and why does it matter? The rate of evolution, and whether it is gradual or punctuated, is a hotly debated topic among biologists and paleontologists. This book compiles and compares examples of evolution from laboratory, field, and fossil record studies, analyzing them to extract their underlying rates. It concludes that while change is slow when averaged over many
... Read more
Теория эволюции Дарвина

Появление видов

by Romain Parmentier ...

Translated by Nastia Abramov ...

В 1859 году была опубликована фундаментальная книга Чарльза Дарвина о происхождении видов путем естественного отбора с новаторской идеей о том, что все виды на Земле являются результатом медленного эволюционного процесса и продолжают развиваться в рамках борьбы, которая сегодня известна как выживание сильнейших. Выводы Дарвина были результатом многолетних тщательных наблюдений, но оказались ... Read more

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В 1859 году была опубликована фундаментальная книга Чарльза Дарвина о происхождении видов путем естественного отбора с новаторской идеей о том, что все виды на Земле являются результатом медленного эволюционного процесса и продолжают развиваться в рамках борьбы, которая сегодня известна как выживание сильнейших. Выводы Дарвина были результатом многолетних тщательных наблюдений, но оказались
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A Century of Geneticists

Mutation to Medicine

by Krishna Dronamraju ...

Genetics, like all scientific disciplines, is a human endeavor. Thus, the lives of geneticists - their friendships, colleagues and associations - play an important role in the historical development of the science. This book summarizes the history of genetics by reviewing the lives of the prominent and influential researchers beginning with the earliest and simplest branches of genetics (studies ... Read more

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Genetics, like all scientific disciplines, is a human endeavor. Thus, the lives of geneticists - their friendships, colleagues and associations - play an important role in the historical development of the science. This book summarizes the history of genetics by reviewing the lives of the prominent and influential researchers beginning with the earliest and simplest branches of genetics (studies
... Read more
Evolution in Isolation

The Search for an Island Syndrome in Plants

by Kevin C. Burns ...

Oceanic islands are storehouses for unique creatures. Zoologists have long been fascinated by island animals because they break all the rules. Speedy, nervous, little birds repeatedly evolve to become plump, tame and flightless on islands. Equally strange and wonderful plants have evolved on islands. However, plants are very poorly understood relative to animals. Do plants repeatedly evolve ... Read more

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Oceanic islands are storehouses for unique creatures. Zoologists have long been fascinated by island animals because they break all the rules. Speedy, nervous, little birds repeatedly evolve to become plump, tame and flightless on islands. Equally strange and wonderful plants have evolved on islands. However, plants are very poorly understood relative to animals. Do plants repeatedly evolve
... Read more

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