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Hardback. Fenolio's rich and vibrant images shed new light on the world's fascinating creatures of darkness. Num Pages: 320 pages, 222 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PS; RBKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 229. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418636
- ISBN
- 9781421418636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.39
€ 42.99
€ 35.39
Paperback. In this gripping introduction, Lewis Dartnell explores Astrobiology's latest findings, tackling along the way some of the most fascinating questions in science. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851685059
- ISBN
- 9781851685059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFN; KNST; PBWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 3rd ed. 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642082856
- ISBN
- 9783642082856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.43
€ 75.43
In a sophisticated (but clear and understandable) exposition, Rosen (physiology and biophysics, Dalhousie U.) rejects both the necessity and the sufficiency of the mechanistic model/metaphor for biological life, and proposes an alternative, drawn equally from experience in biology, physics, and mat Series: Complexity in Ecological Systems. Num Pages: 285 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231075640
- ISBN
- 9780231075640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 136.84
€ 136.84
Paperback. This strategy, derived from Newtonian mechanism, is embodied in reductionism: break what is complicated into simpler pieces, understand the pieces themselves, and reconstruct organisms from this understanding. In Life Itself, Robert Rosen argues that such a view is neither necessary nor sufficient to answer the question. Series: Complexity in Ecological Systems. Num Pages: 285 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428. A Comprehensive Inquiry into the Nature, Origin, and Fabrication of Life. Series: Complexity in Ecological Systems. 285 pages, Illustrations. This strategy, derived from Newtonian mechanism, is embodied in reductionism: break what is complicated into simpler pieces, understand the pieces themselves, and reconstruct organisms from this understanding. In Life Itself, Robert Rosen argues that such a view is neither necessary nor sufficient to answer the question. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PSA. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight: 428.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 285
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231075657
- ISBN
- 9780231075657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.81
€ 33.99
€ 24.81
Paperback. Life of Bone brings into sharp relief, and interrogates, the abutting practices of the scientific and the artistic, practices which have co-existed since the beginning of our species. It's based on an exhibition, scheduled to open in May 2011 at the Origins Centre at the University of the Witwatersrand. Editor(s): Brenner, Joni; Burroughs, Elizabeth; Nel, Karel. Num Pages: 160 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AGC; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 212 x 16. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868145393
- ISBN
- 9781868145393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.25
€ 51.25
paperback. Knoll explores the deep history of life from its origins on a young planet to the incredible Cambrian explosion, with the very latest discoveries in paleontology integrated with emerging insights from molecular biology and earth system science. 100 illustrations. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 color illus. 25 halftones. 47 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691165530
- ISBN
- 9780691165530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 15.00
€ 24.99
€ 15.00
Hardcover. This text expounds the idea that life did not originate on earth, but was added to it from the comets. It argues that in recent years, evidence to support this theory has accumulated. This work should be of value to readers interested in general science, the origin of man and the meaning of life. Series: Controversy Series. Num Pages: 225 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JHM; PD; PGS; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Clinical Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854570413
- ISBN
- 9781854570413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.94
€ 23.99
€ 16.94
Paperback. Drawing on recent ground-breaking experiments around the world, they show how photosynthesis relies on subatomic particles existing in many places at once, while inside enzymes, those workhorses of life that make every molecule within our cells, particles vanish from one point in space and instantly materialize in another. Num Pages: 464 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: PNRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 31. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552778077
- ISBN
- 9780552778077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Looks inside this landscape of digital scientific work. This title chronicles the emergence of bioinformatics - the mode of working across and between biology, computing, mathematics, and statistics - from the 1960s to the present, seeking to understand how knowledge about life is made in and through virtual spaces. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: MBF; PDX; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226080208
- ISBN
- 9780226080208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.39
€ 37.99
€ 29.39
Hardcover. Looks inside this landscape of digital scientific work. This title chronicles the emergence of bioinformatics - the mode of working across and between biology, computing, mathematics, and statistics - from the 1960s to the present, seeking to understand how knowledge about life is made in and through virtual spaces. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: MBF; PDX; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226080178
- ISBN
- 9780226080178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.82€ 82.26
€ 99.82
€ 82.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 495 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 795.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Edition
- 1978th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461263272
- ISBN
- 9781461263272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.42
€ 126.42
Paperback. Contains the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Life System Modeling and Simulation, LSMS 2010 and the International Conference on Intelligent Computing for Sustainable Energy and Environment, ICSEE 2010, that was held in Wuxi, China, in September 2010. Editor(s): Fei, Minrui; Jia, Li; Irwin, G. W. Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science / Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues. Num Pages: 518 pages, 230 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSA; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 518
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642155963
- ISBN
- 9783642155963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.58
€ 69.58
Paperback. Constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Life System Modeling and Simulation, LSMS 2010, and the International Conference on Intelligent Computing for Sustainable Energy and Environment, ICSEE 2010, held in Wuxi, China, in September 2010. Editor(s): Li, Kang; Jia, Li; Sun, Xin; Fei, Minrui; Irwin, G. W. Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science / Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics. Num Pages: 719 pages, 305 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSA; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1043.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 719
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642156144
- ISBN
- 9783642156144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 132.14
€ 132.14
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€ 14.24
€ 17.99
€ 14.24
Paperback. Histories of the Darwinian revolution have often paid more attention to theoretical debates than to the researchers who struggled to comprehend the deeper evolutionary significance of fossils. This is an account of evolutionary morphology and its relationship with palaeontology and biogeography. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 530 pages, 35 halftones, 20 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; PSAJ; RBX; RGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 530
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226069227
- ISBN
- 9780226069227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.29
€ 43.99
€ 33.29
Paperback. Representing the 18th of "AAHE's" series on service-learning in the disciplines, this book focuses on service-learning strategies and models in biology. It provides strong arguments for using service-learning in biology courses and also gives real life examples of how it has been successfully used in biology curricula. Editor(s): Brubaker, David C; Ostroff, Joel H. Series: Service-learning in the Disciplines S. Num Pages: 174 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNM; PS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stylus Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563770180
- ISBN
- 9781563770180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.14
€ 51.14
Hardback. We are walking too quickly down the road to physical and psychological utopia without pausing to assess the potential damage to our humanity from this brave new biology. Num Pages: 297 pages. BIC Classification: PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781893554559
- ISBN
- 9781893554559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.27
€ 29.99
€ 26.27
Paperback. Aims to modify various aspects of the Gaia hypothesis in light of geochemical, geophysical, mathematical, and paleontological data that were either ignored or unavailable at the time the hypothesis was developed. This book presents an argument that the Earth's climatic temperature is regulated amidst the backdrop of volcanic outgassing. Num Pages: 272 pages, 66 illus. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBP; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231102131
- ISBN
- 9780231102131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.07
€ 50.99
€ 36.07
Hardback. Series: Comstock books. Num Pages: 544 pages, 46. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; PSVW3; PSVW5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 171 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1247.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801440465
- ISBN
- 9780801440465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.79
€ 135.79