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A picture book about transformations. Using simple text and illustrations, shows how animals and objects change, including tadpoles to frogs and seeds to flowers, in a book with cutouts so that certain colors from the previous picture help create the next picture.
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Chronicle Books
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[2013]
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1 volume of unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 25 x 32 cm.
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A counting primer that combines contrasting illustrations with animal facts, inviting young children to count a woodpecker's 30 roosting holes, a giraffe's 200 spots, and 1000 baby seahorses.
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W.W. Norton & Company
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[2023]
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x, 356 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"Each of us began life as a single cell. From this humble origin, we embarked on a risky journey fraught with opportunities for disaster. Yet, amazingly, we reached our destination intact, emerging as dazzlingly complex, exquisitely engineered assemblages of trillions of cells. This metamorphosis constitutes one of nature's most spectacular yet commonplace magic tricks--and one of its most coveted secrets. In From One Cell, physician and researcher...
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Bloomsbury Sigma
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2017.
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336 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm
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Humans are mammals. Most of us appreciate that at some level. But what does it mean for us to have more in common with a horse and an elephant than we do with a parrot, snake or frog? After a misdirected football left new father Liam Drew clutching a uniquely mammalian part of his anatomy, he decided to find out more. Considering himself as a mammal first and a human second, Liam delves into ancient biological history to understand what it means...
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"Born Anxious introduces a new word into our lexicon: “methylated.” It?s short for “epigenetic methylation,” and it offers insight into behaviors we have all observed but never understood?the boss who goes ballistic at the slightest error; the infant who can?t be calmed; the husband who can?t fall asleep at night. In each case, because of an exposure to environmental adversity in utero or during the first year of life, a key stress system...
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This book tells the story of the founding and development of a remarkable research institute, primarily from the scientists' view but with enough context to validate its earned reputation as a research powerhouse.
The Institute's origin as "La Jolla Cancer Research Foundation" is told by the Founders' daughter Nina Fishman. Its evolution from modest beginnings to a major research organization unfolds in interviews with scientists who spent major...
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Get the Summary of Nicklas Brendborg's Jellyfish Age Backwards in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Jellyfish Age Backwards" delves into the fascinating world of biological longevity and aging, exploring the lives of creatures with exceptional lifespans and unique aging processes. The book examines the Greenland shark, known for its centuries-long lifespan, and the bowhead whale, which shares more anatomical similarities...
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Ian Robertson has always been fascinated by how the mind makes images, for that awesome power directly and deeply affects our lives. All of us "visualize" the world differently, and how we do so dictates the way we feel, remember, and think--and therefore our health, memory, and creativity. In this lively, accessible and fascinating book, Robertson explains that most of us employ language as a basis for visualization. In effect, we think in words...
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Las especies evolucionan, cambian con el paso del tiempo y así lo pudo constatar y argumentar Charles Darwin. La que tiene entre las manos es una obra que intenta integrar dos grandes visiones de la evolución que a menudo se presentan enfrentadas. Por un lado, la visión que enfatiza la contingencia, los accidentes congelados y la irreversibilidad, y determina una ciencia eminentemente histórica. De la otra, la visión más racional, basada en...
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«El cálculo de la vida» versa sobre biología y sus aproximaciones teóricas desde una perspectiva cualitativa. Andrés Moya pretende mostrar que la biología actual está más cerca que nunca de realizar el sueño de Goethe, de la convergencia de las tradiciones analíticas y sintéticas para comprender al organismo vivo en su totalidad.
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First published in 1871, "The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex" is a book by English naturalist Charles Darwin. In this volume, Darwin attempts to marry the theories of human evolution with evolutionary theory, exploring evolutionary ethics, evolutionary psychology, differences between sexes, differences between human races, and the relevance of the evolutionary theory to society. Contents include: "Principles Of Sexual Selection",...
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In Darwin and Facial Expression, Paul Ekman and a cast of other notable scholars and scientists, reconsider the central concepts and key sources of information in Darwin's work on emotional expression. First published in 1972 to celebrate the centennial of the publication of Darwin's, The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, it is the first of three works edited by Dr. Ekman and others on the subject. This Malor edition contains new and...
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Stanton Braude is lecturer in biology at Washington University in St. Louis. Bobbi S. Low is professor of resource ecology at the University of Michigan.
An innovative introduction to ecology and evolution
This unique textbook introduces undergraduate students to quantitative models and methods in ecology, behavioral ecology, evolutionary biology, and conservation. It explores the core concepts shared by these related fields using tools and practical...
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Une étude comparative de la sexualité
Qu'est-ce que la sexualité? Quand et comment est-elle apparue? Quels sont les principaux traits de son évolution? Fort de sa compétence en génétique et en biologie évolutive, Jean Génermont propose des réponses et des pistes de réflexion issues de ses propres travaux, tout en s'appuyant sur de nombreux exemples pris aussi bien chez les animaux que chez les plantes terrestres.
Jean Génermont effectue...
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Une étude approfondie des théories darwiniennes et de leurs différentes implications
La théorie darwinienne de l'évolution reste le paradigme dominant de la biologie et de la paléontologie. Elle prouve sa fécondité et sa puissance explicative dans de très nombreux domaines. Pourtant, dans cet ouvrage, pas question d'un fétichisme de Darwin, mais d'un examen attentif du domaine de validité épistémologique et expérimental des idées du...
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Une étude approfondie des théories darwiniennes et de leurs différentes implications
La théorie darwinienne de l'évolution reste le paradigme dominant de la biologie et de la paléontologie. Elle prouve sa fécondité et sa puissance explicative dans de très nombreux domaines. Pourtant, dans cet ouvrage, pas question d'un fétichisme de Darwin, mais d'un examen attentif du domaine de validité épistémologique et expérimental des idées du...
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Une étude consacrée à un essai du célèbre embryologue Wilhelm Roux
En 1881, le grand embryologiste allemand Wilhelm Roux publie cet essai dont la densité et l'originalité ne cessent, encore aujourd'hui, d'étonner. Inspiré par les idées de Charles Darwin, il cherche à en prolonger la portée en imaginant l'organisme comme un territoire o des formes variables de sélection naturelle opèrent sur toutes les entités, de la cellule à l'organe....
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L'ontogenèse recouvre l'ensemble des processus de développement des êtres vivants, jalonnés, à partir de la fécondation, par l'embryogenèse, l'acquisition de l'état adulte, la sénescence, puis la mort et/ou la reproduction qui conduisent à un nouveau cycle de vie. Il est évident que les modalités de l'ontogenèse diffèrent en fonction du degré...
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In the vast tapestry of life, molecular biology serves as the intricate thread that weaves together the essential components of existence. It is through the lens of molecular biology that we gain profound insights into the inner workings of living organisms, unravelling the mysteries encoded within our DNA, RNA, and proteins. This ebook, titled "Decoding Molecular Biology," invites you on a captivating journey through the captivating world of molecular...
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