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Life sciences: general issues
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, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1082.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444337136
- ISBN
- 9781444337136
Condition: New
€ 147.37
€ 147.37
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
€ 105.09
€ 105.09
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
€ 44.99€ 44.87
€ 44.99
€ 44.87
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
€ 89.26€ 62.44
€ 89.26
€ 62.44
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
€ 64.69
€ 64.69
Paperback. Series: Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics and Society. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1978
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461262411
- ISBN
- 9781461262411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.61
€ 64.61
Paperback. Editor(s): Whitaker, Harry A. Series: Springer Series in Neuropsychology. Num Pages: 185 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JM; MJN; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461283478
- ISBN
- 9781461283478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.48
€ 63.48
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
€ 63.61
€ 63.61
Hardcover. Editor(s): Munoz-Suarez, Carlos M.; De Brigard, Felipe. Series: Studies in Brain and Mind. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319173733
- ISBN
- 9783319173733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.70
€ 64.70
Hardback. Editor(s): Engels, Bettina; Dietz, Kristina. Series: Development, Justice and Citizenship. Num Pages: 273 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV; KNAT; PSAF; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137588104
- ISBN
- 9781137588104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.70
€ 154.70
Paperback. This book explores human adaptation to mountain systems using a range of viewpoints, including anthropology, ecology, and geography. It examines human effects on mountain systems, particularly in regard to human-caused climate change. Editor(s): Lozny, Ludomir R. Series: Studies in Human Ecology and Adaptation. Num Pages: 420 pages, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; PSAF; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489994851
- ISBN
- 9781489994851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.59
€ 123.59
Continuity and Discontinuity in the Peopling of Europe
. Ed(S): Condemi, Silvana; Weniger, Gerd-Chri...
Paperback. Ever since we discovered the Neanderthals, debate has raged among palaeoanthropologists and archaeologists over their origin and significance. This book sets out the current status of our knowledge of them and suggests areas for potential future research. Editor(s): Condemi, Silvana; Weniger, Gerd-Christian. Series: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology. Num Pages: 386 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HD; JHM; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1001.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400735545
- ISBN
- 9789400735545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 136.44
€ 136.44
Hardcover. Continuous cover forestry is the selective management of uneven-aged multi-species ecosystems, a methodology with clear advantages over diversity-destroying monocultures. This book uses examples from around the world to demonstrate its implementation. Editor(s): Pukkala, Timo; Gadow, Klaus von. Series: Managing Forest Ecosystems. Num Pages: 304 pages, 50 black & white tables, 50 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNF; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400722019
- ISBN
- 9789400722019
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 303.86
€ 303.86
Paperback. Papers Presented at the Symposium on Contraception Research for Today and the Nineties, October 3-6, 1986 in New Delhi, India Editor(s): Talwar, G. P. Series: Progress in Vaccinology. Num Pages: 401 pages, 41 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJCM; MJCM1; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
- Number of pages
- 401
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461283317
- ISBN
- 9781461283317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.56
€ 123.56
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Meints, Russel. Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781468432572
- ISBN
- 9781468432572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. Editor(s): Caminiti, Roberto; Johnson, Paul B.; Burnod, Ives. Series: Experimental Brain Research Series. Num Pages: 338 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MFG; PSAN; UGC; UGK; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642772375
- ISBN
- 9783642772375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.42
€ 123.42
Paperback. Volumes 1 and 2 of Circulatory and Ventilatory Systems focus on cell structure and function (Volume 1) as well as cellular events that allow adaptation to environmental conditions, including cell proliferation and growth, migration, and death (Volume 2). Circadian cycles that drive rhythmic gene transcription are also covered. Series: Biomathematical and Biomechanical Modeling of the Circulatory and Ventilatory Systems. Num Pages: 548 pages, 146 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MQW; PDE; PSA; TGMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 831.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489995230
- ISBN
- 9781489995230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 188.77
€ 188.77
Paperback. Editor(s): Kohn, Alexander. Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Num Pages: 434 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MFN; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1974
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781468432480
- ISBN
- 9781468432480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.73
€ 66.73
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
€ 188.32
€ 188.32
Hardback. Editor(s): Scholl, Eckehard; Klapp, Sabine H. L.; Hovel, Philipp. Series: Understanding Complex Systems. Num Pages: 492 pages, 117 black & white illustrations, 42 colour illustrations, 105 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBW; PHF; PHS; PHU; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 901.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319280271
- ISBN
- 9783319280271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
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
€ 123.91
€ 123.91
Paperback. Scientific and technological is currently transforming the problem of preventing biological warfare and biological terrorism. Examples from the areas of immunology, the neurosciences and the neuroendocrine-immune system are used to show the magnitude of the problem. The book outlines the measures required to control biochemical weapons today. Series: Global issues series. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; JW; PSA; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349544141
- ISBN
- 9781349544141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.55
€ 121.55
Paperback. Series: Experientia Supplementum. Num Pages: 154 pages, 35 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 8. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034858571
- ISBN
- 9783034858571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.15
€ 63.15
Documents how traditional gradualistic views of biological and geographic evolution are giving way to a catastrophism that credits cataclysmic events, such as meteorite impacts, for the rapid bursts and abrupt transitions observed in the fossil record. This book discusses topics such as the history of the solar system and hominid evolution. Num Pages: 452 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 167 x 242 x 34. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306457517
- ISBN
- 9780306457517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.08
€ 195.08