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by Engelbert Buxbaum
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2015

This book serves as an introduction to protein structure and function. Starting with their makeup from simple building blocks, called amino acids, the 3-dimensional structure of proteins is explained. This leads to a discussion how misfolding of proteins causes diseases like cancer, various encephalopathies,...
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Annual, Lunar, and Tidal Clocks

Patterns and Mechanisms of Nature's Enigmatic Rhythms

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Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2015

There is more to biological rhythms than circadian clocks. This book aims at promoting the exciting potential of a deeper understanding of circannual, circatidal, and circalunar clocks. It highlights new developments, summarizes existing knowledge, and integrates different perspectives with the tools...
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Residue Reviews / Rückstands-Berichte

Residue of Pesticides and Other Foreign Chemical in Foods and Feeds / Rückstände von Pesticiden und anderen Fremdstoffen in Nahrungs- und Futtermitteln

by Francis A. Gunther
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012

That residues of pesticide and other "foreign" chemicals in food­ stuffs are of concern to everyone everywhere is amply attested by the reception accorded previOUS volumes of "Residue Reviews" and by the gratifying enthusiasm, sincerity, and efforts shown by all the in­ dividuals...
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Synaptic Self

How Our Brains Become Who We Are

by Joseph LeDoux
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2003

In 1996 Joseph LeDoux's The Emotional Brain presented a revelatory examination of the biological bases of our emotions and memories. Now, the world-renowned expert on the brain has produced with a groundbreaking work that tells a more profound story: how the little spaces between the neurons—the...
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Dark Pool of Light, Volume One

The Neuroscience, Evolution, and Ontology of Consciousness

by Richard Grossinger
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012

In books like Embryogenesis and Embryos, Galaxies, and Sentient Beings, author Richard Grossinger brought together the subjects of biological embryology and the esoteric process of human consciousness becoming embodied ("The embryo is the universe writing itself on its own body"). In Dark...
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by John T. Moore, Richard H. Langley
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2015

500 ways to pass the Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry section of the new MCAT! Intensive practice + detailed answer explanations—the best way to sharpen skills and prepare for the exam In anticipation of the fully revised 2015 MCAT, 500 Review Questions for the MCAT: Organic Chemistry and...
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Plant Functional Diversity

Organism traits, community structure, and ecosystem properties

by Eric Garnier, Marie-Laure Navas, Karl Grigulis
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2015

Biological diversity, the variety of living organisms on Earth, is traditionally viewed as the diversity of taxa, and species in particular. However, other facets of diversity also need to be considered for a comprehensive understanding of evolutionary and ecological processes. This novel book demonstrates...
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The Nature of Nutrition

A Unifying Framework from Animal Adaptation to Human Obesity

by Stephen J. Simpson, David Raubenheimer
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2012

Nutrition has long been considered more the domain of medicine and agriculture than of the biological sciences, yet it touches and shapes all aspects of the natural world. The need for nutrients determines whether wild animals thrive, how populations evolve and decline, and how ecological communities...
Cover of Edexcel A Level Biology Student Book 1
by Ed Lees, Martin Rowland, C. J. Clegg
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2015

Exam Board: Edexcel Level: AS/A-level Subject: Biology First Teaching: September 2015 First Exam: June 2016 Endorsed by Edexcel Supports Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in Biology B (9BI0) specification Build investigative skills, test understanding and apply biological theory to...
Cover of My Revision Notes: Edexcel A Level Biology B
by Martin Rowland
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2017

Exam Board: Edexcel Level: AS/A-level Subject: Biology First Teaching: September 2015 First Exam: June 2016 With My Revision Notes you can: - Manage your own revision with step-by-step support from experienced teacher and examiner Martin Rowland - Apply biological terms accurately with the...
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by Martin Rowland
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2016

Unlock your full potential with My Revision Notes: expert guidance on how to apply the key content you need to know. With Edexcel AS Biology you will be able to: -Take control of your revision - plan and focus on the areas where you need to improve your knowledge and understanding with advice,...
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High School Biology Unlocked

Your Key to Understanding and Mastering Complex Biology Concepts

by The Princeton Review
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016

UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF BIOLOGY with THE PRINCETON REVIEW. High School Biology Unlocked focuses on giving you a wide range of lessons to help increase your understanding of biology. With this book, you'll move from foundational concepts to a look at the way biology affects your life every day....
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Environmental Biotechnology

A Biosystems Approach

by Daniel A. Vallero
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2010

Environmental Biotechnology: A Biosystems Approach introduces a systems approach to environmental biotechnology and its applications to a range of environmental problems. A systems approach requires a basic understanding of four disciplines: environmental engineering, systems biology, environmental...
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Sex and Death

An Introduction to Philosophy of Biology

by Kim Sterelny, Paul E. Griffiths
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2012

Is the history of life a series of accidents or a drama scripted by selfish genes? Is there an "essential" human nature, determined at birth or in a distant evolutionary past? What should we conserve—species, ecosystems, or something else? Informed answers to questions like these,...
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