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Hardback. Lysenko became one of the most notorious figures in twentieth-century science after his genetic theories were discredited decades ago. Yet some scientists now claim that discoveries in epigenetics prove that he was right after all. Loren Graham reopens the case, to determine whether new developments in molecular biology validate Lysenko's claims. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: PD; PDX; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674089051
ISBN
9780674089051
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.85

paperback. Editor(s): Stam, Hans; Vusse, G.J.Van Der. Num Pages: 274 pages, 82 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MJD; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 501.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662083925
ISBN
9783662083925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.27

paperback. How can something as complex as a human body create itself from a single fertilized egg? Drawing on ideas from physics and network theory as well as genetics and embryology, Jamie Davies describes the fascinating picture emerging from the latest research, in which complexity builds up through 'adaptive self-organization'. Num Pages: 320 pages, Approximately 86 black and white line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199673544
ISBN
9780199673544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

paperback. Editor(s): Kuijt, Ian. Series: Fundamental Issues in Archaeology. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HD; JFC; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 483.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2002nd Edition
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441933171
ISBN
9781441933171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 198.22

Hardback. A ground-breaking, practical, and, above all, positive vision of life in twenty-first-century Canada. Editor(s): Robinson, John Bridger. Series: Sustainability & the Environment. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSX; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774805629
ISBN
9780774805629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.55

Paperback. An account by Michael Werner where he describes how he stopped eating in 2001 and has survived well without food ever since. Werner also describes in detail how and why he came to give up food, and what his life is like without it. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: MBNH3; PSB; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Clairview Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905570058
ISBN
9781905570058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. This monograph presents a new view of locomotor development - the processes involved in acquiring adaptive mobility. It reports a longitudinal investigation of infants' ability to adapt movements to variations in the terrain and to changes in their physical capabilities. Series: Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development. Num Pages: 164 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JMC; MJW; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631224563
ISBN
9780631224563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.12

Paperback. Series: Fundamental Issues in Archaeology. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HD; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441933140
ISBN
9781441933140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Hardcover. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Humana Press
Edition
1990th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896031111
ISBN
9780896031111
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.29

spiral_bound. A four-color lab manual that contains 21 lab exercises which apply concepts from the Human Biology course. Taking a consistent approach to each exercise, it provides a clear presentation, coverage, and increased visual support. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 189 x 20. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780840049438
ISBN
9780840049438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 311.61

Paperback. Presents an analogy for the way the human mind has evolved. Arguing against a whole tradition that praises our human minds as the most perfect result of evolution, this book shows how imperfect and ill-adapted our brains really are. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571236527
ISBN
9780571236527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ranzato, Elia. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Number of pages
134
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626187986
ISBN
9781626187986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.71
€ 116.23

Hardcover. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFD; PSVP; PSVW79; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403996046
ISBN
9781403996046
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.82

paperback. Kaleidoscopic Odessa provides a detailed account of how local conceptions of imperial cosmopolitanism shaped the city's identity in a newly formed state. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; HBJD; JHM; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780802095633
ISBN
9780802095633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.84

Paperback. Editor(s): Hoshino, K. (Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan). Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; J; MBDC; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1996
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048147199
ISBN
9789048147199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 192.69

Hardback. This book explores how the study of isolated and migrant populations can help us to understand disease etiology and the ongoing evolution of Mankind. Editor(s): Roberts, Derek F.; Fujiki, N. (Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Genetics, Fukui Medical School, Japan); Torizuka, K. Series: Society for the Study of Human Biology Symposium Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 81 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521419123
ISBN
9780521419123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.98

Paperback. From the bestselling author of Awakenings, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Musicophilia. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSPS; JHM; PDZ; PSX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Picador USA
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330526104
ISBN
9780330526104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Provides the physician with an understanding of molecular biology and its applications for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, and reviews the basic molecular principles and the basic principles of cancer medicine, including controls of cell growth and senescence, carcinogenesis, tumorogenesis, and epidemiology. Num Pages: 168 pages, 39 black & white illustrations, 23 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MF; MJCL; MMG; PSD; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387983929
ISBN
9780387983929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.87

Paperback. This book provides a unique perspective on early stone tool manufacture and use. It examines the technological and adaptive significance of Oldowan stone tools that have come to light due to recent discoveries and innovative analyses of the archaeological record. Editor(s): Hovers, Erella; Braun, David R. Series: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology. Num Pages: 176 pages, 47 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HD; J; PSXE; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2009
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048180592
ISBN
9789048180592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. This marvelous book is a compilation of outstanding articles written about art from cross-cultural points of view, effecting a wider perspective of our world and a deeper insight into the art that enriches it. Editor(s): Braembussche, Antoon Van den (Free University of Brussels); Kimmerle, Heinz; Note, Nicole. Series: Einstein Meets Magritte: An Interdisciplinary Reflection on Science, Nature, Art, Human Action and Society. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AF; HPD; HPN; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 349.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048171385
ISBN
9789048171385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.10

Hardback. A collection of articles that highlights the major questions and accomplishment of modern physiological research and demonstrates that modern molecular methods can well be incorporated and strengthen the original integrative perspectives of physiology set out by Claude Bernard's concept of the "milieu interieur." Editor(s): Walz, Wolfgang. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588293152
ISBN
9781588293152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.12

Paperback. Editor(s): Symes, David; Phillipson, Jeremy. Series: Reviews: Methods and Technologies in Fish Biology and Fisheries. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; PSP; PSXE; RGC; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048158744
ISBN
9789048158744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 194.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 474 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPQ; LNTJ; MB; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2001
Number of pages
474
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048157181
ISBN
9789048157181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 195.97

Hardcover. Human enhancement has become a major concern in debates about the future of contemporary societies. This interdisciplinary book is devoted to clarifying the underlying ambiguities of these debates, and to proposing novel ways of exploring what human enhancement means and understanding what practices, goals and justifications it entails. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDR; PSAD; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137530066
ISBN
9781137530066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.19

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