Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
Hardback. Illuminating the processes and patterns that link genotype to phenotype, this title seeks to explain features, characters, and developmental mechanisms that can only be understood in terms of interactions that arise above the level of the gene. Editor(s): Hallgrimsson, Benedikt; Hall, Brian K. Num Pages: 472 pages, 14 b/w photographs, 66 line illustrations, 10 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 184 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1116. Linking Genotype and Phenotype in Development and Evolution. 472 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Hallgrimsson, Benedikt; Hall, Brian K. Illuminating the processes and patterns that link genotype to phenotype, this title seeks to explain features, characters, and developmental mechanisms that can only be understood in terms of interactions that arise above the level of the gene. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Dimension: 261 x 184 x 25. Weight: 1106.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520267091
- ISBN
- 9780520267091
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€ 96.49€ 72.97
€ 96.49
€ 72.97
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
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.58
€ 36.99
€ 28.58
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
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€ 96.49€ 79.32
€ 96.49
€ 79.32
Paperback. This text questions developments in human genetic research from the perspective of persons with mental disabilities and their families. The author points out that the possibility of preventing disabled lives is at odds with our commitments to the full inclusion of disabled citizens in society. Series: Revisions: A Series of Books on Ethics. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFG; JPFK; PDR; PSAD; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 60633rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268028572
- ISBN
- 9780268028572
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.59
€ 32.99
€ 29.59
Paperback. Combining insights from paleontology, archaeology, and anthropology, Kirkpatrick Sale points to the beginning of big-game hunting as the origin of humans' damaging estrangement from the natural environment. Num Pages: 200 pages, 9 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNA; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339380
- ISBN
- 9780822339380
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.41
€ 29.99
€ 26.41
Paperback. Focuses on modern biology's innovators and iconoclasts: men and women who challenged prevailing notions in their fields. This title presents stories of these stubborn dissenters that provide insights into the role of dissent and controversy in science and especially the growth of biological thought over the years. Editor(s): Harman, Oren. Num Pages: 416 pages, 32 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300158458
- ISBN
- 9780300158458
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.19
€ 29.99
€ 22.19
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691622293
- ISBN
- 9780691622293
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.30
€ 50.99
€ 36.30
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691649085
- ISBN
- 9780691649085
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Condition: New
€ 153.22
€ 153.22
Hardcover. Editor(s): Harris, Christopher C. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 269 x 195 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626186613
- ISBN
- 9781626186613
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Condition: New
€ 245.10€ 163.58
€ 245.10
€ 163.58
Hardback. This richly detailed study explores the issue of how architects view the phenomenal world. Mallgrave sketches various moments of architectural thought as a cognitive manifestation of philosophical, psychological, and physiological theory. He later repositions this question from the perspective of contemporary neuroscience. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405195850
- ISBN
- 9781405195850
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Condition: New
€ 132.43
€ 132.43
Hardback. Sensory Evaluation of Food covers all the basic techniques of sensory testing, from simple discrimination tests to home use placements for consumers. The fundamental theories, both psychological and statistical, are presented, which form the basis and rationale for sensory test design. Series: Food Science Text Series. Num Pages: 596 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN; TDCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 269 x 202 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1284.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 850
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441964878
- ISBN
- 9781441964878
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Condition: New
€ 80.54€ 79.41
€ 80.54
€ 79.41
Hardback. Offers an overview of the state of theoretical ecology through a series of topical entries centered on both ecological and statistical themes. This title provides an introduction to fields such as Applied Ecology, Behavioral Ecology, Computational Ecology, Epidemiology and Epidemic Modeling, Spatial Ecology and Statistics in Ecology. Editor(s): Hastings, Alan; Gross, Louis J. Series: Encyclopedias of the Natural World. Num Pages: 848 pages, 314 color illustrations, 284 line illustrations, 38 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 44. Weight in Grams: 2728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 848
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269651
- ISBN
- 9780520269651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.92€ 121.53
€ 153.92
€ 121.53
hardcover. Heather Widdows suggests new ethical frameworks for genetic governance, to replace those that offer little protection and permit significant injustice. Series: Cambridge Bioethics and Law. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: LNTM; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454. The Ethics and Governance of the Genetic Individual. Series: Cambridge Bioethics and Law. 216 pages. Heather Widdows suggests new ethical frameworks for genetic governance, to replace those that offer little protection and permit significant injustice. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: LNTM; PSAD. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 17. Weight: 454.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107008601
- ISBN
- 9781107008601
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Condition: New
€ 101.39
€ 101.39
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; PSAJ; PSTL; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226390086
- ISBN
- 9780226390086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.89€ 75.47
€ 91.89
€ 75.47
Paperback. * Microarrays are an automated way of carrying out thousands of experiments at once, and allows scientists to obtain huge amounts of information very quickly. * Short, concise text on this difficult topic area. * Clear illustrations throughout. * Written by well--known teachers in the subject. Num Pages: 176 pages, 46. BIC Classification: PDN; PSAK1; PSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 171 x 243 x 9. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405106825
- ISBN
- 9781405106825
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Condition: New
€ 102.58
€ 102.58
Hardback. Issues in Clinical Epileptology: A View from the Bench Editor(s): Scharfman, Helen E.; Buckmaster, Paul S. Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Num Pages: 360 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 29 colour illustrations, 30 black & white tables, 10 colo. BIC Classification: MBNS; MNN; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 258 x 24. Weight in Grams: 838.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401789134
- ISBN
- 9789401789134
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Condition: New
€ 149.59€ 145.09
€ 149.59
€ 145.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK; RNKH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472912275
- ISBN
- 9781472912275
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.36
€ 13.99
€ 12.36
hardcover. A synthesis of the ecological and related knowledge pertinent to understanding the biology and conservation of dugongs and manatees. Series: Conservation Biology. Num Pages: 536 pages, 116 b/w illus. 33 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; PST; PSVW73. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521888288
- ISBN
- 9780521888288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.22
€ 100.22
Paperback. This second edition of A Companion to Bioethics, fully revised and updated to reflect the current issues and developments in the field, covers all the material that the reader needs to thoroughly grasp the ideas and debates involved in bioethics. Editor(s): Kuhse, Helga; Singer, Peter A. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 636 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 29. Weight in Grams: 958.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 636
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444350845
- ISBN
- 9781444350845
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.41
€ 45.99
€ 45.41
Hardback. This second edition of A Companion to Bioethics, fully revised and updated to reflect the current issues and developments in the field, covers all the material that the reader needs to thoroughly grasp the ideas and debates involved in bioethics. Editor(s): Kuhse, Helga; Singer, Peter A. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 640 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 186 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1222.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405163316
- ISBN
- 9781405163316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 211.00
€ 211.00
Paperback. This plant glossary includes all descriptive terms used in floras, plant field guides and monographs. In this second edition 4,500 botanical terms are described with accompanying illustrations, including a new section on vegetation terms and an updated colour section. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAB; PST; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842466049
- ISBN
- 9781842466049
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.51
€ 26.99
€ 19.51
Hardcover. This book, written by expert scientists in the field, analyses how diverse fields of scientific research interact on a specific example - RNA polymerases. Editor(s): Buc, Henri; Strick, Terence. Series Editor(s): Neidle, Stephen; Clore, Marius; Lilley, David M. J.; Campbell, Simon. Series: RSC Biomolecular Sciences. Num Pages: 331 pages, 59 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 665.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780854041343
- ISBN
- 9780854041343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.42
€ 178.42
Paperback. The idea of a missing link between humanity and our animal ancestors predates evolution and popular science. The author takes aim at this misleading notion, arguing that it reflects a profound misunderstanding of how evolution works and, when applied to the evolution of our own species, supports mistaken ideas about our own place in the universe. Num Pages: 217 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226271200
- ISBN
- 9780226271200
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.60
€ 15.99
€ 13.60
Hardcover. Presents a robust and stark challenge to our tendency to see ourselves as the acme of creation. Human exceptionalism, this book argues, is an error that can infect scientific thought. It aims to overturn popular thinking on human evolution - the key is not what's missing, but how we're linked. Editor(s): Gee, Henry. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226284880
- ISBN
- 9780226284880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.52
€ 27.99
€ 22.52