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The book describes the embryological aspects of the Virgin Birth of Jesus in which both egg and sperm come from Mary; the Second Coming of Jesus from a different mother; birth of St. John with no maternal genome; and birth of Jacob as a copy (clone) of his father Isaac. Scientific evaluation of a number of verses in Quran is also described as follows: genome transfer through breast-feeding and gene therapy by wet-nurse; positive effects of ablution...
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Readers get a detailed look at some of the producers, consumers, and apex predators that make up mountain food webs in this guide to a common science curriculum topic. By combining basic information about the parts of food webs with fun animal facts and photographs, this volume captivates not just budding biologists, but even reluctant readers. They delight in exploring the fact boxes that break down predator-prey relationships and the critical-thinking...
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To translate the journey from a living cow to a glass of milk into tangible terms, Kathryn Gillespie set out to follow the moments in the life cycles of individual animals-animals like the cow with ear tag #1389. She explores how the seemingly benign practice of raising animals for milk is just one link in a chain that affects livestock across the agricultural spectrum. Gillespie takes readers to farms, auction yards, slaughterhouses, and even rendering...
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"Alcohol and Alcoholism" is a book chapter of the college-level textbook for the book volume in the Principles of Neuropsychopharmacology course. It is a part of the Science Textbook Series authored by Nicoladie Tam, Ph.D. that also includes the Principles of Biology course.This book is written with specific pedagogical considerations to facilitate students' learning. It applies the proven best practices to motivate students in learning. It uses...
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From the time of our earliest childhood encounters with animals, we casually ascribe familiar emotions to them, though scientists have long cautioned against such anthropomorphizing. Recently, however, things have begun to shift in the other direction, and anthropologist Barbara J. King is at the forefront of that movement, arguing strenuously that we can-and should-attend to animal emotions. In the stories she tells here, King relays how some farm...
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"Biosafety and Patent Law in Focus" is a pioneering guide that brings together two critical areas of biotechnology: biosafety and patent law. This book provides an in-depth exploration of the legal and regulatory landscape governing the safe handling of biological materials and the protection of intellectual property in the field of biotechnology. Readers will gain valuable insights into the complex interplay between biosafety protocols and patent...
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What can we learn about the evolution of jaws from a pair of scissors? How does the flight of a tennis ball help explain how fish overcome drag? What do a spacesuit and a chicken egg have in common? Highlighting the fascinating twists and turns of evolution across more than 540 million years, paleobiologist Matthew Bonnan uses everyday objects to explain the emergence and adaptation of the vertebrate skeleton. What can camera lenses tell us about...
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At the tips of our forks and on our dinner plates, a buffet of botanical dalliance awaits us. Sex and food are intimately intertwined, and this relationship is nowhere more evident than among the plants that sustain us. From lascivious legumes to horny hot peppers, most of humanity's calories and other nutrition come from seeds and fruits-the products of sex-or from flowers, the organs that make plant sex possible. Sex has also played an arm's-length...
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The natural world is filled with diverse-not to mention quirky and odd-animal behaviors. Consider the male praying mantis that continues to mate after being beheaded; the spiders, insects, and birds that offer gifts of food in return for sex; the male hip-pocket frog that carries his own tadpoles; the baby spiders that dine on their mother; the beetle that craves excrement; or the starfish that sheds an arm or two to escape a predator's grasp.
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Este libro está diseñado para estudiantes que quieran aprender y apreciar temas biológicos básicos mientras estudian las menores unidades de la biología: moléculas y células. La biología celular y molecular es una disciplina dinámica. Hay miles de oportunidades en los campos médicos, farmacéuticos, agricultores, e industriales. Además de prepararte para una diversidad de trayectorias profesionales, entender la biología molecular y celular...
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Neuroscientists investigate the mechanisms of spatial memory. Molecular biologists study the mechanisms of protein synthesis and the myriad mechanisms of gene regulation. Ecologists study nutrient cycling mechanisms and their devastating imbalances in estuaries such as the Chesapeake Bay. In fact, much of biology and its history involves biologists constructing, evaluating, and revising their understanding of mechanisms. With...
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"Who am I?" "Who are We?" This is the third time fourteen animal species or groups of animals of Africa introduce themselves to you through short riddles. Can you identify them all? Can your friends? Can your family? Part riddle, part life-story, part field guide to identification, each chapter is narrated by one or a group of famous residents of the African veld. Each chapter is packed with the latest information and illustrated with superb images....
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A summary of the talks delivered at Science & Scientist 2023: Life & Cognition at the Intersection of Science, Philosophy, & Religion, an international online interdisciplinary conference held on Sunday, December 17, 2023, by the Princeton Bhakti Vedanta Institute and Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Institute.
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Magnus Enquist is professor of ethology and director of the Centre for Cultural Evolution at Stockholm University. Stefano Ghirlanda is professor of psychology at Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York. Johan Lind is associate professor of ethology and deputy director of the Centre for Cultural Evolution at Stockholm University.
A major new theory of why human intelligence has not evolved in other species
The Human...
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Surgeon, explorer, and masterful storyteller, Kenneth Kamler takes us to the farthest reaches of the earth as well as into the uncharted territory within the human brain. Surviving the Extremes is a scientific nail-biter no reader will forget.
Physiological constraints confine our bodies to less than one-fifth of the earth's surface. Beyond that fraction lie the extremes. What happens when we go to them?
Dr. Kenneth Kamler has spent years observing...
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An Oprah.com "Best Book for National Reading Month"
Forget the Kama Sutra. When it comes to inventive sex acts, just look to the sea. There we find the elaborate mating rituals of armored lobsters; giant right whales engaging in a lively threesome whilst holding their breath; full moon sex parties of groupers and daily mating blitzes by blueheaded wrasse. Deep-sea squid perform inverted 69s, while hermaphrodite sea slugs link up in giant sex loops....
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Explore the ocean with Peanut the Squirrel and the S.S. Nutty. 3D high-resolution color graphics combined with beautiful photos and fun facts make learning exciting. Designed for young readers, Peanut's witty comments and jokes will entertain both children and parents. Formatted for easy reading on e-readers, the Peanut series of books has many cleverly modeled vehicles and gadgets to keep kids coming back for more. 31 pages.
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