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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 € -
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 € -
Bones(2021) MEALS, ROY A. (UCLA)A lively, illustrated exploration of the 500-million-year history of bone, a touchstone for understanding vertebrate life and human culture.Vezava: Mehka23,27 € -
Urban Evolutionary Biology(2020)Urban Evolutionary Biology fills an important knowledge gap on wild organismal evolution in the urban environment, whilst offering a novel exploration of the fast-growing new field of evolutionary research.Vezava: Mehka96,25 € -
5 Appetites(2020) RAUBENHEIMER, DAVID,SIMPSON, STEPHEN J.A New Scientist Best Book of 2020 How is it that a baboon and a blob of slime mould instinctively know what to eat for optimal health, balancing their protein, fat and carb intake in perfect proportions?Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Smell(2020) COBB, MATTHEW (SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER)Matthew Cobb explores the sense of smell - its complex evolutionary history, and its many functions in a wide variety of animals, including humans. He describes the latest scientific research into this remarkable faculty, involving the brain as much as thVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Aroused(2019) EPSTEIN, RANDI HUTTERA guided tour through the strange science of hormones and the age-old quest to control them.Vezava: Mehka21,61 € -
Human Story(2005) DUNBAR, PROFESSOR ROBINA new history of mankind's evolutionVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Medicine Cabinet(2019) MCENROE, NATASHA,HURLEY, SELINA,MUSEUM, THE SCIENCEA compendium of over 100 astonishing objects related to the story of medicine.Vezava: Trda35,05 € -
Shapeshifters(2019) FRANCIS, GAVINThe mysteries of human transformation brought lyrically to life by the bestselling author of Adventures in Human Being.Vezava: Mehka16,81 € -
Goodness Paradox(2020) WRANGHAM, RICHARDProfessor Richard Wrangham advances a provocative new theory of what makes human civilisation special: the nature of our violence.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
The Real Planet of the Apes - A New Story of Human Origins(2018) DAVID R. BEGUNVezava: Mehka32,31 €
