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Visions of Cell Biology
Reflections Inspired by Cowdry's "General Cytology"
Av Karl S. Matlin, Jane Maienschein m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
419 kr
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Although modern cell biology is often considered to have arisen following World War II in tandem with certain technological and methodological advances in particular, the electron microscope and cell fractionation its origins actually date to the 1830s and the development of cytology, the …
Visions of Cell Biology
Reflections Inspired by Cowdry''s "General Cytology"
Av Manfred D. Laubichler, Jane Maienschein m. fl.
E-bok, 2018
812 kr
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Although modern cell biology is often considered to have arisen following World War II in tandem with certain technological and methodological advances—in particular, the electron microscope and cell fractionation—its origins actually date to the 1830s and the development of cytology, the …
Ark and Beyond
The Evolution of Zoo and Aquarium Conservation
Av Ben A. Minteer, Jane Maienschein m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
333 kr
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Scores of wild species and ecosystems around the world face a variety of human-caused threats, from habitat destruction and fragmentation to rapid climate change. But there is hope, and it, too, comes in a most human form: zoos and aquariums. Gathering a diverse, multi-institutional collection of …
Ark and Beyond
The Evolution of Zoo and Aquarium Conservation
Av James P. Collins, Jane Maienschein m. fl.
E-bok, 2018
643 kr
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Scores of wild species and ecosystems around the world face a variety of human-caused threats, from habitat destruction and fragmentation to rapid climate change. But there is hope, and it, too, comes in a most human form: zoos and aquariums. Gathering a diverse, multi-institutional collection of …
Why Study Biology by the Sea?
Av Karl S Matlin, Jane Maienschein m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
1260 kr
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For almost a century and a half, biologists have gone to the seashore to study life. The oceans contain rich biodiversity, and organisms at the intersection of sea and shore provide a plentiful sampling for research into a variety of questions at the laboratory bench: How does life develop and how …
Why Study Biology by the Sea?
Av Karl S Matlin, Jane Maienschein m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
419 kr
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For almost a century and a half, biologists have gone to the seashore to study life. The oceans contain rich biodiversity, and organisms at the intersection of sea and shore provide a plentiful sampling for research into a variety of questions at the laboratory bench: How does life develop and how …
Why Study Biology by the Sea?
Av Rachel A. Ankeny, Jane Maienschein m. fl.
E-bok, 2020
812 kr
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For almost a century and a half, biologists have gone to the seashore to study life. The oceans contain rich biodiversity, and organisms at the intersection of sea and shore provide a plentiful sampling for research into a variety of questions at the laboratory bench: How does life develop and how …
What Is Regeneration?
Av Jane Maienschein, Kate MacCord
Häftad, 2022
179 kr
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Two historians and philosophers of science offer an essential primer on the meaning and limits of regeneration. In punishment for his stealing fire, the Greek gods chained Prometheus to a rock, where every day an eagle plucked out his liver, and every night the liver regenerated. While Prometheus …
What Is Regeneration?
Av Kate MacCord, Jane Maienschein
E-bok, 2022
338 kr
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Two historians and philosophers of science offer an essential primer on the meaning and limits of regeneration. In punishment for his stealing fire, the Greek gods chained Prometheus to a rock, where every day an eagle plucked out his liver, and every night the liver regenerated. While Prometheus …
Form and Function in Developmental Evolution
Av Manfred D. Laubichler, Jane Maienschein
Häftad, 2010
569 kr
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This book represents an effort to understand very old questions about biological form, function, and the relationships between them. The essays collected here reflect the diversity of approaches in evolutionary developmental biology (Evo Devo), including not only studies by prominent scientists …
Biology and the Foundations of Ethics
Av Jane Maienschein, Michael Ruse
Inbunden, 1999
1351 kr
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There has been much attention devoted in recent years to the question of whether our moral principles can be related to our biological nature. This collection of essays focuses on the connection between biology, in particular evolutionary biology, and foundational questions in ethics. The book asks …
Biology and the Foundations of Ethics
Av Jane Maienschein, Michael Ruse
Häftad, 1999
601 kr
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There has been much attention devoted in recent years to the question of whether our moral principles can be related to our biological nature. This collection of essays focuses on the connection between biology, in particular evolutionary biology, and foundational questions in ethics. The book asks …
Biology and Epistemology
Av Richard Creath, Jane Maienschein
Inbunden, 1999
1351 kr
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First published in 2000, this set of essays by some of the best names in philosophy of science explores a range of diverse issues in the intersection of biology and epistemology. It asks whether the study of life requires a special biological approach to knowledge and concludes that it does not. …
Biology and Epistemology
Av Richard Creath, Jane Maienschein
Häftad, 1999
455 kr
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First published in 2000, this set of essays by some of the best names in philosophy of science explores a range of diverse issues in the intersection of biology and epistemology. It asks whether the study of life requires a special biological approach to knowledge and concludes that it does not. …
Centennial History of the Carnegie Institution of Washington: Volume 5, The Department of Embryology
Av Jane Maienschein, Marie Glitz m. fl.
Inbunden, 2005
2314 kr
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Founded in 1914, the Department of Embryology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington has made an unparalleled contribution to the biological understanding of embryos and their development. Originally much of the research was carried out through experimental embryology, but by the second half of …
Form and Function in Developmental Evolution
Av Manfred D. Laubichler, Jane Maienschein
Inbunden, 2009
1025 kr
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This book represents an effort to understand very old questions about biological form, function, and the relationships between them. The essays collected here reflect the diversity of approaches in evolutionary developmental biology (Evo Devo), including not only studies by prominent scientists …
Whose View of Life?
Embryos, Cloning, and Stem Cells
Häftad, 2005
324 kr
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Saving lives versus taking lives: These are the stark terms in which the public regards human embryo research--a battleground of extremes, a war between science and ethics. Such a simplistic dichotomy, encouraged by vociferous opponents of abortion and proponents of medical research, is precisely …
Embryos under the Microscope
The Diverging Meanings of Life
Inbunden, 2014
629 kr
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Too tiny to see with the naked eye, the human embryo was just a hypothesis until the microscope made observation of embryonic development possible. This changed forever our view of the minuscule cluster of cells that looms large in questions about the meaning of life. Embryos under the Microscope …
American Development of Biology
Av Ronald Rainger, Keith R. Benson m. fl.
Inbunden, 1988
1303 kr
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Selected as one of the Best "Sci-Tech" Books of 1988 by Library JournalThe essays in this volume represent original work to celebrate the centenary of the American Society of Zoologists. They illustrate the impressive nature of historical scholarship that has subsequently focused on the development …
American Development of Biology
Av Jane Maienschein, Ronald Rainger
Häftad, 1991
421 kr
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The papers in this volume represent original work to celebrate the centenary of the American Society of Zoologists. They illustrate the impressive nature of historical scholarship that has subsequently focused on the development of biology in the United States.
100 Years Exploring Life, 1888-1988
The Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole
Inbunden, 2022
388 kr
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100 Years Exploring Life, 1888-1988
The Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole
Häftad, 2022
250 kr
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Centennial History of the Carnegie Institution of Washington: Volume 5, The Department of Embryology
Av Jane Maienschein, Marie Glitz m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
670 kr
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Founded in 1914, the Department of Embryology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington has made an unparalleled contribution to the biological understanding of embryos and their development. Originally much of the research was carried out through experimental embryology, but by the second half of …
American Development of Biology
Av Ronald Rainger, Keith R. Benson m. fl.
E-bok, 2016
1516 kr
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Selected as one of the Best "Sci-Tech" Books of 1988 by Library Journal The essays in this volume represent original work to celebrate the centenary of the American Society of Zoologists. They illustrate the impressive nature of historical scholarship that has subsequently focused on the …
Visions of Cell Biology
Reflections Inspired by Cowdry's "General Cytology"
Av Karl S. Matlin, Jane Maienschein m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
1149 kr
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Although modern cell biology is often considered to have arisen following World War II in tandem with certain technological and methodological advances in particular, the electron microscope and cell fractionation its origins actually date to the 1830s and the development of cytology, the …
Ark and Beyond
The Evolution of Zoo and Aquarium Conservation
Av Ben A. Minteer, Jane Maienschein m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
1037 kr
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Scores of wild species and ecosystems around the world face a variety of human-caused threats, from habitat destruction and fragmentation to rapid climate change. But there is hope, and it, too, comes in a most human form: zoos and aquariums. Gathering a diverse, multi-institutional collection of …
From Embryology to Evo-Devo
A History of Developmental Evolution
Av Manfred D. Laubichler, Jane Maienschein
Häftad, 2009
331 kr
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Panda's Black Box
Opening up the Intelligent Design Controversy
Av Scott Gilbert, Edward J. Larson m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
210 kr
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The debate over Intelligent Design seemingly represents an extension of the fundamental conflict between creationists and evolutionists. ID proponents, drawing on texts such as Darwin's Black Box and Of Pandas and People, urge schools to "teach the controversy" in biology class alongside evolution. …
