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Reincarnation: The Scientific Theory

by Michael Tewell ...

Ever wondered why you have those strange "waking dreams" just before you wake up in the morning? Those weird dreams that are just too vivid, too graphic, too "real" to be just ordinary dreams. They are the dreams that that take you back in time to a much different place than where you are now. They make you relive events that could not have possibly happened to you in THIS life. Still, the dreams ... Read more

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Ever wondered why you have those strange "waking dreams" just before you wake up in the morning? Those weird dreams that are just too vivid, too graphic, too "real" to be just ordinary dreams. They are the dreams that that take you back in time to a much different place than where you are now. They make you relive events that could not have possibly happened to you in THIS life. Still, the dreams
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The Ascent of Man

by Henry Drummond ...

Henry Drummond was a Scottish evangelist, writer and lecturer. It had been his intention to reserve these lectures for mature revision, but an attempted piracy compelled him to hasten their publication, and they appeared in 1894 under the title of The Ascent of Man. Their object was to vindicate for altruism, or the disinterested care and compassion of animals for each other, an important part in ... Read more

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Henry Drummond was a Scottish evangelist, writer and lecturer. It had been his intention to reserve these lectures for mature revision, but an attempted piracy compelled him to hasten their publication, and they appeared in 1894 under the title of The Ascent of Man. Their object was to vindicate for altruism, or the disinterested care and compassion of animals for each other, an important part in
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Lateral Asymmetry in Animals

Predator-Prey Interactions, Dynamics, and Evolution

Edited by Michio Hori, Satoshi Takahashi ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book presents the latest research findings on the laterality of fish and other animals. It describes all aspects of lateral asymmetry, including ecology, morphology, behaviour, dynamics of lefty and righty morphs, genetics and evolution, through field observations, experiments and modeling.Lateral asymmetry in scale-eating cichlids gives a simple and beautiful example of negative frequency ... Read more

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This book presents the latest research findings on the laterality of fish and other animals. It describes all aspects of lateral asymmetry, including ecology, morphology, behaviour, dynamics of lefty and righty morphs, genetics and evolution, through field observations, experiments and modeling.Lateral asymmetry in scale-eating cichlids gives a simple and beautiful example of negative frequency
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Eternal Ephemera

Adaptation and the Origin of Species from the Nineteenth Century Through Punctuated Equilibria and Beyond

by Niles Eldredge ...

All organisms and species are transitory, yet life endures. The origin, extinction, and evolution of species—interconnected in the web of life as "eternal ephemera"—are the concern of evolutionary biology. In this riveting work, renowned paleontologist Niles Eldredge follows leading thinkers as they have wrestled for more than two hundred years with the eternal skein of life composed of ephemeral ... Read more

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All organisms and species are transitory, yet life endures. The origin, extinction, and evolution of species—interconnected in the web of life as "eternal ephemera"—are the concern of evolutionary biology. In this riveting work, renowned paleontologist Niles Eldredge follows leading thinkers as they have wrestled for more than two hundred years with the eternal skein of life composed of ephemeral
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Mound Centers and Seed Security

A Comparative Analysis of Botanical Assemblages from Middle Woodland Sites in the Lower Illinois Valley

by Natalie G. Mueller ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
At Middle Woodland sites in the eastern United States, excavations have uncovered naturalistic art worked on exotic materials from points as distant Wyoming, Ontario, and the Gulf Coast, revealing a network of ritual exchange referred to as the Hopewell phenomenon. Simultaneously, Middle Woodland societies developed the earliest agricultural system in eastern North American using now-extinct ... Read more

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At Middle Woodland sites in the eastern United States, excavations have uncovered naturalistic art worked on exotic materials from points as distant Wyoming, Ontario, and the Gulf Coast, revealing a network of ritual exchange referred to as the Hopewell phenomenon. Simultaneously, Middle Woodland societies developed the earliest agricultural system in eastern North American using now-extinct
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The Hypothetical Species

Variables of Human Evolution

by Michael Charles Tobias, Jane Gray Morrison ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book is a provocative and invigorating real-time exploration of the future of human evolution by two of the world’s leading interdisciplinary ecologists – Michael Charles Tobias and Jane Gray Morrison. Steeped in a rich multitude of the sciences and humanities, the book enshrines an elegant narrative that is highly empathetic, personal, scientifically wide-ranging and original. It focuses on ... Read more

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This book is a provocative and invigorating real-time exploration of the future of human evolution by two of the world’s leading interdisciplinary ecologists – Michael Charles Tobias and Jane Gray Morrison. Steeped in a rich multitude of the sciences and humanities, the book enshrines an elegant narrative that is highly empathetic, personal, scientifically wide-ranging and original. It focuses on
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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
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Star Struck

Seeing the Creator in the Wonders of Our Cosmos

by David Bradstreet, Steve Rabey ...

The heavens are beckoning us, telling us that this wonderful, mind-boggling cosmic display is indeed the work of the creator. And now, using rovers and satellites, we're venturing further out into the vastness of space than ever before.In Star Struck, Christian astronomer David Bradstreet and writer Steve Rabey take readers on a guided tour of the biggest story ever, offering both intriguing ... Read more

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The heavens are beckoning us, telling us that this wonderful, mind-boggling cosmic display is indeed the work of the creator. And now, using rovers and satellites, we're venturing further out into the vastness of space than ever before.In Star Struck, Christian astronomer David Bradstreet and writer Steve Rabey take readers on a guided tour of the biggest story ever, offering both intriguing
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The Biological Problem of To-day: Preformation Or Epigenesis?

The Basis of a Theory of Organic Development

by Oscar Hertwig ...

Translated by P. Chalmers Sir Mitchell ...

Oscar Hertwig's "The Biological Problem of To-day: Preformation Or Epigenesis?" presents a rigorous exploration of two pivotal biological theories concerning development: preformation and epigenesis. Written during a time of burgeoning interest in embryology and evolutionary theory in the late 19th century, Hertwig employs a methodical scientific approach, blending empirical evidence with ... Read more

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Oscar Hertwig's "The Biological Problem of To-day: Preformation Or Epigenesis?" presents a rigorous exploration of two pivotal biological theories concerning development: preformation and epigenesis. Written during a time of burgeoning interest in embryology and evolutionary theory in the late 19th century, Hertwig employs a methodical scientific approach, blending empirical evidence with
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De la sabana a Marte

La economía de la inteligencia natural

by Xavier Sala i Martín ...

¿Cómo funciona el cerebro? ¿Qué es la inteligencia? ¿Cuáles son las ideas que han transformado el mundo?Una historia apasionante de la humanidad a través de las ideas científicas, tecnológicas y sociales que nos han permitido alcanzar niveles de prosperidad colosales.Un homenaje a las 10.000 generaciones que han sido necesarias para poder realizar el viaje desde la vida con los leones en la sabana ... Read more

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¿Cómo funciona el cerebro? ¿Qué es la inteligencia? ¿Cuáles son las ideas que han transformado el mundo?Una historia apasionante de la humanidad a través de las ideas científicas, tecnológicas y sociales que nos han permitido alcanzar niveles de prosperidad colosales.Un homenaje a las 10.000 generaciones que han sido necesarias para poder realizar el viaje desde la vida con los leones en la sabana
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Evolving Neural Crest Cells

Edited by Brian Frank Eames, Daniel Meulemans Medeiros, Igor Adameyko ...

Series series Evolutionary Cell Biology
Vertebrates possess lineage-specific characteristics. These include paired anterior sense organs and a robust, modular head skeleton built of cellular cartilage and bone. All of these structures are derived, at least partly, from an embryonic tissue unique vertebrates - the neural crest. The evolutionary history of the neural crest, and neural crest cells, has been difficult to reconstruct. This ... Read more

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Vertebrates possess lineage-specific characteristics. These include paired anterior sense organs and a robust, modular head skeleton built of cellular cartilage and bone. All of these structures are derived, at least partly, from an embryonic tissue unique vertebrates - the neural crest. The evolutionary history of the neural crest, and neural crest cells, has been difficult to reconstruct. This
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Groups, Norms and Practices

Essays on Inferentialism and Collective Intentionality

Edited by Ladislav Koreň, Hans Bernhard Schmid, Preston Stovall, Leo Townsend ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This edited volume examines the relationship between collective intentionality and inferential theories of meaning. The book consists of three main sections. The first part contains essays demonstrating how researchers working on inferentialism and collective intentionality can learn from one another. The essays in the second part examine the dimensions along which philosophical and empirical ... Read more

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This edited volume examines the relationship between collective intentionality and inferential theories of meaning. The book consists of three main sections. The first part contains essays demonstrating how researchers working on inferentialism and collective intentionality can learn from one another. The essays in the second part examine the dimensions along which philosophical and empirical
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The Boletes of China: Tylopilus s.l.

by Yan-Chun Li, Zhu L. Yang ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book introduces the Chinese boletes, including the history, ecological and economic values, as well as the geographical distribution patterns with a highlight on the Tylopilus species. Species in Tylopilus s.l. are not only of important ecological values but also of scientific interests. They are very diverse in morphology, complex in structure and wide in ecological niches. China is one of ... Read more

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This book introduces the Chinese boletes, including the history, ecological and economic values, as well as the geographical distribution patterns with a highlight on the Tylopilus species. Species in Tylopilus s.l. are not only of important ecological values but also of scientific interests. They are very diverse in morphology, complex in structure and wide in ecological niches. China is one of
... Read more
Invisible Empire

The Natural History of Viruses

by Pranay Lal ...

Viruses are the world's most abundant life form, and now, when humanity is in the midst of a close encounter with their immense power, perhaps the most feared. But do we understand viruses? Possibly the most enigmatic of living things, they are sometimes not considered a life form at all. Everything about them is extreme, including the reactions they evoke. However, for every truism about viruses, ... Read more

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Viruses are the world's most abundant life form, and now, when humanity is in the midst of a close encounter with their immense power, perhaps the most feared. But do we understand viruses? Possibly the most enigmatic of living things, they are sometimes not considered a life form at all. Everything about them is extreme, including the reactions they evoke. However, for every truism about viruses,
... Read more
My Journey Through Creationism

Can We Really Trust Evolution?, #2

by Nicholas Berardo ...

Series Book 2 - Can We Really Trust Evolution?
Is the Bible true? Did God create everything as it says in Genesis 1:1? If we believe the evolution model like the Bog Bang, scientists could not for decades confirm what caused it and how it was caused. From the 1950's to 1980's there was no absolute answers established. The book will also look at what the Bible says about creationism and how it overwhelming factors far supersede evolution. ... Read more

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Is the Bible true? Did God create everything as it says in Genesis 1:1? If we believe the evolution model like the Bog Bang, scientists could not for decades confirm what caused it and how it was caused. From the 1950's to 1980's there was no absolute answers established. The book will also look at what the Bible says about creationism and how it overwhelming factors far supersede evolution.
... Read more
Spectrum of Sex

The Molecular Bases that Induce Various Sexual Phenotypes

Edited by Minoru Tanaka, Makoto Tachibana ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book introduces cutting-edge studies on the spectrum of sex. The sex spectrum can be understood as an interwoven mechanism sustaining graded phenotypes between the two sexes.The book overviews three elements that develop the sex spectrum: genetics, the endocrine system, and the environment. Part I discusses the genetic regulation during sex determination, which often results in a mixture of ... Read more

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This book introduces cutting-edge studies on the spectrum of sex. The sex spectrum can be understood as an interwoven mechanism sustaining graded phenotypes between the two sexes.The book overviews three elements that develop the sex spectrum: genetics, the endocrine system, and the environment. Part I discusses the genetic regulation during sex determination, which often results in a mixture of
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Ethischer Naturalismus

Ein Plädoyer

by Mario Brandhorst ...

Series series J.B. Metzler Humanities (German Language)
Das Buch entwickelt und verteidigt eine Form des ethischen Naturalismus. Es kreist um zwei Fragen, die durch einen Leitgedanken eng verbunden sind. Dieser Leitgedanke lautet, dass das Leben, das wir führen, mit allen seinen ethischen Aspekten als Teil der Natur anzusehen ist. Die erste Frage lautet, wie dieser Leitgedanke näher zu verstehen ist. Die zweite Frage lautet, was aus diesem Leitgedanken ... Read more

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Das Buch entwickelt und verteidigt eine Form des ethischen Naturalismus. Es kreist um zwei Fragen, die durch einen Leitgedanken eng verbunden sind. Dieser Leitgedanke lautet, dass das Leben, das wir führen, mit allen seinen ethischen Aspekten als Teil der Natur anzusehen ist. Die erste Frage lautet, wie dieser Leitgedanke näher zu verstehen ist. Die zweite Frage lautet, was aus diesem Leitgedanken
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THE HUMANS THAT LIVED BEFORE US

The Untold Stories of Early Hominins and Their Evolutionary Secrets

by GEOFFREY HOPKINS ...

Discover the extraordinary story of The Humans That Lived Before Us—a captivating exploration of our shared origins, evolutionary secrets, and the incredible journey that made us who we are today. This is not just a book; it’s an invitation to step back millions of years and uncover the untold mysteries of early hominins, their lives, and their lasting impact on humanity.Have you ever wondered ... Read more

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Discover the extraordinary story of The Humans That Lived Before Us—a captivating exploration of our shared origins, evolutionary secrets, and the incredible journey that made us who we are today. This is not just a book; it’s an invitation to step back millions of years and uncover the untold mysteries of early hominins, their lives, and their lasting impact on humanity.Have you ever wondered
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Fruit Flies (Tephritidae)

Phylogeny and Evolution of Behavior

Edited by Martin Aluja, Allen Norrbom ...

Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) are among the most destructive agricultural pests in the world, eating their way through acres and acres of citrus and other fruits at an alarming rate and forcing food and agriculture agencies to spend millions of dollars in control and management measures. But until now, the study of fruit flies has been traditi ... Read more

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Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) are among the most destructive agricultural pests in the world, eating their way through acres and acres of citrus and other fruits at an alarming rate and forcing food and agriculture agencies to spend millions of dollars in control and management measures. But until now, the study of fruit flies has been traditi
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The Master of Destiny

Restored Classics to Go Edition

by Frederick Tilney ...

The Master of Destiny opens with a sweeping, provocative claim: the human brain is the true engine of civilization, and humanity's future depends on understanding it. Framed as a reverent scientific inquiry, the book rejects superstition and dogma in favor of self-knowledge, education, and disciplined intelligence, warning that progress and survival alike rest on how wisely the "master organ" is ... Read more

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The Master of Destiny opens with a sweeping, provocative claim: the human brain is the true engine of civilization, and humanity's future depends on understanding it. Framed as a reverent scientific inquiry, the book rejects superstition and dogma in favor of self-knowledge, education, and disciplined intelligence, warning that progress and survival alike rest on how wisely the "master organ" is
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The Shrinking Brain

Mental Health is affected by poor brain nutrition

by MICHAEL CRAWFORD, David Marsh ...

Here is a clean metadata description based on the book itself:The Shrinking Brain explores the relationship between human evolution, nutrition, the environment and brain health, arguing that the conditions that enabled the human brain to evolve are now being undermined by modern food systems and environmental degradation.Michael A Crawford and David E Marsh examine the origins and evolution of the ... Read more

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Here is a clean metadata description based on the book itself:The Shrinking Brain explores the relationship between human evolution, nutrition, the environment and brain health, arguing that the conditions that enabled the human brain to evolve are now being undermined by modern food systems and environmental degradation.Michael A Crawford and David E Marsh examine the origins and evolution of the
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Neuroptera (Including Megaloptera)

by Charles W. Heckman ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This order once encompassed all insects with a complex network of wing veins, regardless of whether their metamorphosis was incomplete or complete. By the early 20th century, most of the species had been transferred to new orders, leaving only a small percentage of the insects once assigned to the Neuroptera remaining in that order. By the second half of the 20th century, some of the taxonomists ... Read more

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This order once encompassed all insects with a complex network of wing veins, regardless of whether their metamorphosis was incomplete or complete. By the early 20th century, most of the species had been transferred to new orders, leaving only a small percentage of the insects once assigned to the Neuroptera remaining in that order. By the second half of the 20th century, some of the taxonomists
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The Evolutionary Journey of Amino Acids

From the Origin of Life to Human Metabolism

by François Blachier ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book takes readers on a journey from the very fundamental and chemical beginnings of amino acids on Earth to their role in human metabolism. It provides background on how amino acid metabolism has changed across the evolutionary tree and discusses their physico-chemical properties as well as their biochemical roles across various forms of life.Amino acids are emerging as key players in ... Read more

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This book takes readers on a journey from the very fundamental and chemical beginnings of amino acids on Earth to their role in human metabolism. It provides background on how amino acid metabolism has changed across the evolutionary tree and discusses their physico-chemical properties as well as their biochemical roles across various forms of life.Amino acids are emerging as key players in
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CRÉATION contre. ÉVOLUTION

by Frederick Guttmann ...

Passionné de paléontologie, j'ai commencé il y a près de deux décennies à trouver de nombreuses failles dans la théorie de l'évolution. Les choses que j'étudiais et que je découvrais ne correspondaient pas aux affirmations des évolutionnistes, et je rencontrais de plus en plus d'incohérences, d'incongruités et même de mensonges purs et simples. Quelle était la raison de cela ? Pourquoi y aurait-il ... Read more

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Passionné de paléontologie, j'ai commencé il y a près de deux décennies à trouver de nombreuses failles dans la théorie de l'évolution. Les choses que j'étudiais et que je découvrais ne correspondaient pas aux affirmations des évolutionnistes, et je rencontrais de plus en plus d'incohérences, d'incongruités et même de mensonges purs et simples. Quelle était la raison de cela ? Pourquoi y aurait-il
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