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9 produkter
9 produkter
To Boldly Go Where No Book Has Gone Before : A Joyous Journey Through All of Science
Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
324 kr
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To Boldly Go Where No Book Has Gone Before
A Joyous Journey Through All of Science
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
157 kr
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Science is a serious business, right? Wrong. Scientists have been participants in the best reality show of all time, with all the highs, lows, bust-ups, and strange personalities of any show on telly today. From Luke O'Neill - the science teacher you wish you'd had - this hugely accessible history of science reveals the human stories behind the biggest discoveries.For example, we meet Charles Darwin as he weighs up the pros and cons of marrying his cousin: 'constant companion' vs 'less money for books'. Tough call.To Boldly Go Where No Book Has Gone Before covers everything from space travel and evolution to alchemy and AI. Written by one of our leading scientists, this is an insider's account that celebrates the joy of science. It is filled with all the juicy bits that other histories leave out.
1 691 kr
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Metabolites as Signals in Immunity and Inflammation describes the revolution in the definition of the word metabolism, highlighting changes in thinking about the whole field of immunology. These changes occur thanks to breakthrough experiments in basic research, and with the help of new technologies that allow for the testing of immunology hypotheses. In recent years, a substantial number of findings have been made around immunometabolism. What is emerging is a complex interplay between metabolic reprogramming and immunity, which is providing an extra dimension to our understanding of the immune system in health and disease.Provides insights into novel immunotherapeutic targetsBrings together personalized medicine, physiology, and immunobiologyDescribes the changes that occur in intracellular metabolic pathways in immune cells during activationHighlights changes in thinking about the field of immunology
297 kr
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This book answers all of life’s big questions and more. An amazing account of our incredible lives – from insignificant atoms to sophisticated space explorers.
299 kr
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Join Professor Luke O’Neill on the greatest journey of them all. From the very big to the very small travel through the wonders of the universe, the mysteries of the human body, and the tiny world of molecules. A thrilling and engrossing book packed with fascinating phenomena, vibrant illustrations and heaps of fun facts.
Keep Calm and Trust the Science
An Extraordinary Year in the Life of an Immunologist
Inbunden, Engelska, 2021
188 kr
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What is life like at the edge of science in a pandemic? World renowned immunologist Professor Luke O’Neill tells all, sharing his diaries from the front-line of the scientific fight for a vaccine as the world grappled with Covid 19.
220 kr
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Adapted for curious kids from the bestselling Humanology, here Professor Luke O’Neill explores what makes us interesting as a species, why we sleep, laugh and enjoy music, and our efforts to stop disease. He also ponders whether we will create superhumans, how and why we age, if we can escape death and whether our eventual extinction is inevitable.
220 kr
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Encouraging kids to apply scientific rigour, Ireland’s favourite scientist explores life’s biggest questions – and how science attempts to answer them
Never Mind the B#ll*cks, Here's the Science
A scientist's guide to the biggest challenges facing our species today
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
108 kr
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A number one Irish bestseller, and winner of the Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year at the Irish Book AwardsIn this fascinating and thought-provoking book, Professor Luke O’Neill grapples with life’s biggest questions and tells us what science has to say about them.Covering topics from global pandemics to gender, addiction to euthanasia, Luke O’Neill’s easy wit and clever pop-culture references deconstruct the science to make complex questions accessible. Arriving at science’s definitive answers to some of the most controversial topics human beings have to grapple with, Never Mind the B#ll*ocks, Here's the Science is a celebration of science and hard facts in a time of fake news and sometimes unhelpful groupthink.'A celebration of scientific fact in an era characterised by nebulous subjectivity' Irish Times