Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
Hardback. This book offers basic technical information on controlled genetic manipulation, with examples of creative implementation of the methodology. Covers use of Cre-recombinase, methods for introducing genetic material into the brain, use of optogenetics and more. Editor(s): Morozov, Alexei. Series: Neuromethods. Num Pages: 227 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 27 colour illustrations, 7 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: MFN; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617795329
- ISBN
- 9781617795329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.55
€ 125.55
Paperback. Discusses human motor control, covering such topics as the functional consequences of reflexes, the cerebral cortex, the cerebellum, the basal ganglia and locomotion and balance. Throughout the text, basic science is related to neurological diseases of the motor system. Num Pages: 520 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJN; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 0. Weight in Grams: 783.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412477003
- ISBN
- 9780412477003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 187.54
€ 187.54
Paperback. Editor(s): De Brigard, Felipe. Series: Studies in Brain and Mind. Num Pages: 238 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 373.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319367279
- ISBN
- 9783319367279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.35
€ 63.35
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199922260
- ISBN
- 9780199922260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 168.12
€ 168.12
Paperback. Applies the best of the Roman Catholic theological and ethical tradition to some of the controversial and complex bioethical topics that confront society. This book combines concise prose with case studies on such issues as reproductive cloning, quality of life and clinical decision making, and the withdrawal of artificial nutrition and hydration. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7; HRCX6; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742550612
- ISBN
- 9780742550612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.59
€ 62.59
Paperback. Editor(s): Parkis, Albert G. Num Pages: 157 pages, tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 157
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594545368
- ISBN
- 9781594545368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.29€ 63.81
€ 91.29
€ 63.81
Paperback. Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology brings together original essays on some of the most hotly debated questions in this lively and fast-moving field. Pairs of newly-commissioned essays by leading scholars discuss the central questions in an engaging head-to-head debate. Editor(s): Ayala, Francisco Jose; Arp, Robert. Series: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 25. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405159999
- ISBN
- 9781405159999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.93
€ 45.99
€ 45.93
Hardback. Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology brings together original essays on some of the most hotly debated questions in this lively and fast-moving field. Pairs of newly-commissioned essays by leading scholars discuss the central questions in an engaging head-to-head debate. Editor(s): Ayala, Francisco Jose; Arp, Robert. Series: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 172 x 32. Weight in Grams: 932.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405159982
- ISBN
- 9781405159982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.30
€ 107.30
Paperback. Contemporary Debates in Bioethics features a timely collection of highly readable, debate-style arguments contributed by many of today s top bioethics scholars, focusing on core bioethical concerns of the twenty-first century. Editor(s): Caplan, Arthur L.; Arp, Robert. Series: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 536 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 191 x 27. Weight in Grams: 904.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444337143
- ISBN
- 9781444337143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.62
€ 48.62
Paperback. Using numerous biological examples to lay the groundwork for a unifying theory applicable to predator-prey, parasitoid-host, and other consumer-resource interactions, this book focuses on how the properties of real organisms affect population dynamics. It synthesizes and extends the authors' own models involving insect parasitoids and their hosts. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 464 pages, 17 tables. 98 line illus. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691006574
- ISBN
- 9780691006574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.48€ 70.49
€ 92.48
€ 70.49
Hardback. Editor(s): Amato, George; DeSalle, Rob; Ryder, Oliver A.; Rosenbaum, Howard C. Series: American Museum of Natural History, Center for Biodiversity Conservation, Series on Biodiversity. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 halftones, 13 color illus., 6 line drawings, 8 tables. BIC Classification: PSAK; RNKH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128322
- ISBN
- 9780231128322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.85€ 72.21
€ 94.85
€ 72.21
Hardcover. The late Navjot Sodhi conceived this book as a way of bringing to the forefront of our conservation planning for the tropics the views of people who were actually working and living there. In its 31 chapters, 55 authors present their views on the conservation problems they face and how they deal with them. Editor(s): Sodhi, Navjot S.; Raven, Peter H.; Gibson, Luke. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QMT; PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 189 x 19. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470658635
- ISBN
- 9780470658635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.96
€ 85.96
Paperback. This second edition presents how genetic information can be used to conserve threatened species, as well as manage ecologically or commercially important species. Num Pages: 624 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, fig. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 191 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470671450
- ISBN
- 9780470671450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.41
€ 70.41
Hardcover. Princeton neuroscientist Michael Graziano lays out an audacious new theory to account for the deepest mystery of them all: what is consciousness? Linking consciousness with social intelligence, Graziano discusses the science, the philosophy, and the implications. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199928644
- ISBN
- 9780199928644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.23
€ 61.23
Hardback. Questions our approach to the study of consciousness and the way modern discoveries either mirror or contradict understandings reached in the centuries leading up to our own. Approaching the issue from both a philosophical and a psychological perspective, this work corrects many claims made about the success of brain science. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; JMT; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231141000
- ISBN
- 9780231141000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 42.00
€ 53.36
€ 42.00
Consanguinity, Inbreeding, and Genetic Drift in Italy
Cavalli-Sforza, Luigi Luca; Moroni, Antonio; ...
Paperback. In 1951, the geneticist Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza was teaching in Parma when a student told him about rich church records of demography and marriages between relatives. After convincing the Church to open its records, Cavalli-Sforza, Moroni, and Gianna Zei embarked on a landmark study. This book assembles and analyzes the team's research. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 328 pages, 45 line illus. 81 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691089928
- ISBN
- 9780691089928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.93€ 67.89
€ 88.93
€ 67.89
Paperback. What really makes us who we are? This book shows that our identity does not lie in our genes, but in the connections between our brain cells - our own particular wiring, or 'connectomes'. It reveals the secrets of the brain, showing how our connectome makes each of us uniquely ourselves. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241951873
- ISBN
- 9780241951873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Hardback. Explores Confucian views regarding the human body, health, virtue, suffering, suicide, euthanasia, 'human drugs', human experimentation, and justice in health care distribution. This volume is of interest to the readers of bioethics, ethics, and Confucianism, as well as for philosophers and other scholars already familiar with the subject. Editor(s): Fan, Ruiping. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792357230
- ISBN
- 9780792357230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.43
€ 191.43
paperback. An insightful guide to understanding conflicts over the conservation of biodiversity and groundbreaking strategies to deal with them. Editor(s): Redpath, Stephen M.; Gutierrez, Ralph J.; Wood, Kevin A.; Young, Juliette C.; Evely, Anna; Reed, Mark. Series: Ecological Reviews. Num Pages: 333 pages, 36 b/w illus. 8 colour illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNKH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 176 x 19. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107603462
- ISBN
- 9781107603462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.84
€ 59.84
Hardback. Tidal salt marshes are viewed as critical habitats for the production of fish and shellfish. As a result, considerable legislation has been promulgated to conserve and protect these habitats. This volume is intended to serve as a synthesis of our understanding of the ecological role of salt marshes. Editor(s): Weinstein, Michael P.; Kreeger, Daniel A. Num Pages: 875 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 875
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792360193
- ISBN
- 9780792360193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 245.75
€ 245.75
Hardback. Color can attract mates, intimidate enemies, and distract predators. But it can also conceal animals from detection. It is an adaptation to the visual features of the environment but also to the perceptual and cognitive capabilities of other organisms. Judy Diamond and Alan Bond reveal factors at work in the evolution of concealing coloration. Num Pages: 274 pages, 52 color illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052352
- ISBN
- 9780674052352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.71
€ 33.99
€ 28.71
Hardcover. A review of methods for analyzing fMRI data, with mathematical outlines of how each works. Num Pages: 198 pages, 29 b/w illus. 8 colour illus. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 198
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521868266
- ISBN
- 9780521868266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.59
€ 116.59
Hardcover. David Marr is known for his research on the brain in the late 60s and 70s, becoming one of the main founders of Computational Neuroscience when neuroscience was in its infancy. Written by distinguished contributors, this book evaluates the extent to which his theories are still valid and identifies areas that need to be altered. Editor(s): Passingham, Richard E.; Vaina, Lucia M. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: GTR; JML; JMM; PSAN; PSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 183 x 313 x 22. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198749783
- ISBN
- 9780198749783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.79
€ 105.79
Paperback. A book that constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Computational Systems-Biology and Bioinformatics, CSBio 2010, that was held in Bangkok, Thailand. Editor(s): Chan, Jonathan H.; Ong, Yew Soon; Cho, Sung-Bae. Series: Communications in Computer and Information Science. Num Pages: 227 pages, 91 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSA; UGK; UMB; UNF; UYQP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 186 x 14. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642167492
- ISBN
- 9783642167492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64