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9 produkter
Out of Nature
Why Drugs from Plants Matter to the Future of Humanity
Av Kara Rogers
Häftad, 2012
245 kr
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About half of all species under threat of extinction in the world today are plants. The loss of plant biodiversity is disturbing for many reasons, but especially because it is a reflection of the growing disconnect between humans and nature. Plants have been used for millennia in traditional …
Quiet Extinction
Stories of North America's Rare and Threatened Plants
Av Kara Rogers
Häftad, 2015
286 kr
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In the United States and Canada, thousands of species of native plants are edging toward the brink of extinction, and they are doing so quietly. They are slipping away inconspicuously from settings as diverse as backyards and protected lands. The factors that have contributed to their disappearance …
Genetic Engineering
Av Kara Rogers
E-bok, 2018
539 kr
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The ability to alter the genetic code is one of the most powerful aspects of modern science. With genetic engineering, scientists can make a mouse''s muscles bigger, create animals that are virtually identical to one another, and cause mosquitoes to pass fatal genes to their offspring, halting the …
Engineering Solutions for Epidemics and Pandemics
Av Kara Rogers
E-bok, 2019
499 kr
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Although infectious disease outbreaks have long threatened the well-being of human societies, the realization that such epidemics and pandemics can be controlled or even prevented in the first place is recent. With advances in scientific understanding of disease and the development of technologies …
