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Ageless - The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old(2022) ANDREW STEELEVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
The Cradle of Humanity - How the changing landscape of Africa made us so smart(2019) MARK MASLINVezava: Mehka17,51 € -
Sentient(2022) HIGGINS, JACKIEAn enthralling examination of some of the most remarkable creatures in the animal kingdom, and what they tell us about what it means to be human.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Sentient(2021) HIGGINS, JACKIEAn enthralling examination of some of the most remarkable creatures in the animal kingdom, and what they tell us about what it means to be human.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Human Instinct(2003) WINSTON, PROFESSOR LORD ROBERTFrom caveman to modern man ... Few people doubt that humans are descended from the apes; They explain why a happily married man will fantasize about the pretty, slim, young woman sitting across from him in the tube and why thousands of people spend theiVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Early Humans(2017) ASHTON, NICHOLASOur understanding of the British Palaeolithic and Mesolithic has changed dramatically over the last three decades, and yet not since H. J. Fleure’s A Natural History of Man in Britain (1951) has the New Naturalist Library included a volume focused on theVezava: Mehka49,07 € -
How We Die(1997) NULAND, SHERWIN BAn explanation of what happens to us when we die. The author, a surgeon with more than 30 years' experience, describes in detail the processes which take place in the body and sets out to strip away many illusions about death.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Illness(2018) CAREL, HAVIWhat is illness? How do the physical, social and emotional worlds of a person change when they become ill? Can there be well-being within illness? Carel explores these questions by weaving together the personal story of her own illness with reflections drVezava: Mehka64,61 € -
Blueprint(2020) CHRISTAKIS, NICHOLAS A."A dazzlingly erudite synthesis of history, philosophy, anthropology, genetics, sociology, economics, epidemiology, statistics, and more" (Frank Bruni, New York Times), Blueprint shows how and why evolution has placed us on a humane path -- and how we areVezava: Mehka12,82 € -
The Icepick Surgeon(2022) KEAN, SAMFrom a New York Times bestselling author comes the gripping, untold history of science's darkest secrets, "a fascinating book [that] deserves a wide audience" (Publishers Weekly, starred review).Vezava: Mehka24,22 € -
Covid-19 Reader(2020)This reader offers the most important writing to date from the science of COVID-19 and what science says for its spread and social implications. With carefully selected chapters for an introductory or graduate student readership by a distinguished medicalVezava: Mehka38,48 € -
Life Unfolding(2015) DAVIES, JAMIE A. (PROFESSOR OF EXPERIMENTAL ANATOMY, PROFESSOR OF EXPERIMENTAL ANATOMY, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH)How can something as complex as a human body create itself from a single fertilized egg? Drawing on ideas from physics and network theory as well as genetics and embryology, Jamie Davies describes the fascinating picture emerging from the latest research,Vezava: Mehka18,91 € -
Nano Comes to Life(2021) CONTERA, SONIAIncreasingly, scientists are gaining control over matter at the nanometer scale. Spearheaded by physical scientists operating at the interfaces of physics and biology, advances in nanoscience and technology are transforming how people think about life andVezava: Mehka25,84 € -
Evolution's Bite(2018) UNGAR, PETERWhether we realize it or not, we carry in our mouths the legacy of our evolution. Our teeth are like living fossils that can be studied and compared to those of our ancestors to teach us how we became human. In Evolution's Bite, noted paleoanthropologistVezava: Mehka32,31 € -
Human Physiology(2021) DAVIES, JAMIE A. (PROFESSOR OF EXPERIMENTAL ANATOMY, CENTRE FOR INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH)This book explores the field of human physiology, considering the interplay of physiological mechanisms and principles and how they come together to result in human life being sustained. It also discusses how physiological experiments are undertaken, andVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Stem Cells(2021) SLACK, JONATHAN (EMERITUS PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF BATH AND UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA)Stem cells are a rapidly developing area of research. This book explains the nature and different types of stem cells, explores their applications in medicine for treating diseases and injuries, and considers the major areas of current research.Vezava: Mehka14,01 €
