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PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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"Synthetic biology is the promising and controversial technology platform that combines biology and artificial intelligence, opening up the potential to program biological systems much as we program computers. Synthetic biology enables us not just to read and edit DNA - the technique of CRISPR - but also write it. Rather than life being "a beautiful game of chance", synthetic biology creates the potential to control our genetic destiny, to say "no"...
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Bloomsbury sigma volume 21
Publisher
Bloomsbury Sigma
Pub. Date
2017
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English
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"Karin Bojs grew up in a small, broken family. At her mother's funeral she felt this more keenly than ever. As a science journalist, she was eager to learn more about herself, her family and the interconnectedness of society using DNA research. After all, we're all related. And in a sense, we are all family. My European Family tells the story of Europe and its people through its genetic legacy, from the first wave of immigration to the present day,...
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Biology essentials volume 003
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Bozeman Science
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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In this video lesson, Paul Andersen describes genetic drift as a mechanism for evolutionary change. A population genetics simulator is used to show the importance of large population size in neutralizing random change. The near extinction of the northern elephant is used as an example of the bottleneck effect. The high incidence of total colorblindness due to a typhoon that hit the small island of Pingelap is also included.--Publisher.
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Human gene and cell technology is a diverse and rapidly evolving field of research. As genes represent the 'blueprint' of an organism, their analysis and manipulation is a challenge to our understanding of human nature. Stem cell research, genetic testing, gene therapy, therapeutic and reproductive cloning - all these fields of application have been raising fundamental ethical and religious-theological questions: When does human life begin? Should...
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In "Understanding CRISPR: A Simplified Guide," readers are invited on an enlightening journey through the revolutionary world of CRISPR-Cas9 technology. This guide is meticulously designed for those with little to no background in genetics or molecular biology, providing a clear and accessible introduction to one of the most groundbreaking scientific advancements of our time.Beginning with a brief history of genetic research, the book sets the stage...
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The study of genetics has come a long way since the discovery of the structure of DNA in the 1950s. With the advent of new technologies such as CRISPR-Cas9, scientists have been able to manipulate genes in ways that were once unimaginable. The implications of these breakthroughs are far-reaching and profound, touching on everything from healthcare to agriculture to ethics."The Genetics Revolution" is a book that explores the latest developments in...
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Includes more than 70 illustrations of the finds, places and locations in Ethiopia and Abyssinia.
James Theodore Bent, (born March 30, 1852, Leeds, Yorkshire, Eng.-died May 5, 1897, London), British explorer and archaeologist who excavated the ruined Zimbabwe (dzimbahwe; i.e., stone houses, or chiefs' graves) in the land of the Shona people of eastern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe Rhodesia).
Bent first travelled to islands of the Aegean and, in 1890, to...
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Debate/Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2021
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Español
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Walter Isaacson vuelve a fascinarnos, esta vezcon la historia de Jennifer Doudna, Premio Nobel de Q̕umica 2020, y el avance cien̕tfico ̀ms importante del{250} ltimo siglo.Hay una revoluc̤in en marcha, una tecnolo̕ga prodigiosa que nos va a permitir curar enfermedades, derrotar virus y tener hijos ̀ms sanos. A su cabeza es̀t la reciente premio Nobel Jennifer Doudna y sus colegas, protagonistas del nuevo libro de Walter Isaacson. Aunque su profesor...
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Eating disorders are one of the most common but elusive conditions to treat in all of Psychiatry. While current treatments do help some patients with eating disorders, many individuals receive little to no benefit from treatment options, leading to a lifelong struggle with anxiety around eating and body image.
In this book, Michael Lutter, MD/PhD, presents the developement of his new program Gifted: Genetic Information for Treating Eating Disorders....
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This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Nick Lane, Professor of Evolutionary Biochemistry at University College London and bestselling author. After an inspiring story of Nick Lane's career path, this wide-ranging conversation covers his bioenergetic view of early, evolutionary history, the origin of life and how all complex life is composed of a very particular cell type that we all share, and more.
This carefully-edited...
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Conversations About Biology consists of the following 5 Ideas Roadshow Conversations which are based on in-depth filmed conversations with world-leading researchers. This collection includes a detailed preface highlighting the connections between the different books. Each book is broken into chapters with an introduction and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. On Atheists and Bonobos - A conversation with Frans de Waal, Primatologist...
53) Fair warning
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Veteran reporter Jack McEvoy has taken down killers before, but when a woman he had a one-night stand with is murdered in a particularly brutal way, McEvoy realizes he might be facing a criminal mind unlike any he's ever encountered. Jack investigates--against the warnings of the police and his own editor--and makes a shocking discovery that connects the crime to other mysterious deaths across the country. Undetected by law enforcement, a vicious...
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Medical geneticists began mapping the chromosomal infrastructure piece by piece in the 1970s by focusing on what was known about individual genetic disorders. Five decades later, their infrastructure had become an edifice for prevention, allowing expectant parents to test prenatally for hundreds of disease-specific mutations using powerful genetic testing platforms. In this book, Andrew J. Hogan explores how various diseases were "made genetic" after...
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¿Hay alguna conexión entre la ciencia y la espiritualidad? ¿Qué pueden enseñarnos nuestros genes acerca de la vida y la muerte? ¿Por qué muchas de nuestras mejores cualidades parecen estar dormidas dentro de nosotros?, y ¿cómo podría una mayor comprensión de los genes y las esencias cósmicas ayudarnos a despertarlas?En este profundo libro escrito por el prominente genetista el Dr. Kazuo Murakami y la líder espiritual Masami Saionji, se...
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Is there any connection between science and spirituality? What can our genes teach us about life and death? Why is it that many of our best qualities seem to be lying dormant within us, and how can an understanding of genes and cosmic essences help us to call them forth? In this insightful book by prominent geneticist Dr. Kazuo Murakami and spiritual leader Masami Saionji, questions like these are discussed from both scientific and spiritual points...
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The Decision Trap questions a dogma of our time: the assumption that genetic education empowers citizens and increases their autonomy. It argues that professional instructions about genes, genetic risks, and genetic test options convey a genetic worldview which destroys self-confidence and makes clients dependent on genetic experts and technologies. Part one of the book introduces the reader to the idea of genetic education. It clarifies the notion...
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Delve into the fascinating world of "Exploring Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering," a comprehensive guide that takes readers on an illuminating journey through the intricate blueprints and scientific marvels that define life at its most fundamental level.This book offers a clear and engaging exploration of the principles of molecular biology and genetic engineering, providing readers with a profound understanding of the underlying mechanisms...
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Enslow Publishing
Pub. Date
2019
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IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Tracing humankind back to its origins, this book introduces Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and explains various states of development and how we grew into the people we are today. Beginning with DNA and how cells operate, shows how plants, humans, and animals are all connected
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