Human biology

Pandemics are potentially very destructive phenomena, and for that reason, they both fascinate and frighten us.

The Managed Body productively complicates 'menstrual hygiene management' (MHM)-a growing social movement to support menstruating girls in the Global South.

Thousands of different microbial species colonize the human body, and are essential for our survival.

Speech and Language: Advances in Basic Research and Practice, Volume 11 contains articles that discuss a wide range of topics on speech and language processes and pathologies.

Originally published in 1989, Death, Ritual and Bereavement examines the social history of death and dying from 1500 to the 1930s.

Did you know that the heart is a muscle in the circulatory system?

Explore how your body works through interactive augmented reality experiences!

Most textbooks and atlases of human anatomy chronicle only a few cases of muscle variations in the "e;normal"e; human population, or of muscle anomalies within congenital malformations.

This book tells the story of the HIV epidemic in South Africa, and asks why, after more than three decades, it has not normalised.

Trophic Regulation of the Basal Ganglia: Focus on Dopamine Neurons examines neurotransmitters.

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Plants have cultural histories, as their applications change over time and with place.

As in previous books in this critically acclaimed series, Brynie polled hundreds of high school students across the country to find out what they wanted to know most about their immune system.

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This textbook presents essential and accessible information about human embryology including practical information on human health issues and recent advances in human reproductive technology.

Classical histology has been augmented by immunohistochemistry (the use of specific antibodies to stain particular molecular species in situ).

This book examines sex worker health and the concept of care among sex workers in Rhode Island using mixed methods research conceived of and led by Ocean State Advocacy (O$A), a grassroots collective of sex workers in Rhode Island.

Millions of locusts swarm a farmer's field and feast.

Have you ever crashed your bike and torn up your knee?

The Platelets: Physiology and Pharmacology is a critical review of the basic platelet systems, methodologic critiques, and platelet involvement in major disease states.

Puzzles and brain twisters to keep your mind sharp and your memory intact are all the rage today.

This book summarizes and explains the main approaches to age estimation in the living, defining when a parameter may be of use and raising awareness of its limitations.

This book provides an up-to-date description of cross-cultural aspects of end-of-life decision-making.

This book investigates the ways in which context shapes how cognitive challenges and strengths are navigated and how these actions impact the self-esteem of individuals with dementia and their conversational partners.

An examination of dental studies in archaeology and related disciplines, first published in 2005.

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Astound your friends and family with this impressive collection of mind-boggling facts and visual comparisons about the human body.

Set in the context of the processes and practices of human reproduction and reproductive health in Northern India, this book examines the institutional exercise of power by the state, caste and kin groups.

This book describes how malaria both frustrates and facilitates life for Indigenous Palawan communities living in the forested foothills of the municipality of Bataraza on the island of Palawan in the Philippines.

The major significance of the German naturalist-physician Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752-1840) as a topic of historical study is the fact that he was one of the first anthropologists to investigate humankind as part of natural history.

Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist: A "e;compelling chronicle"e; of the science, politics, and business of blood (The Wall Street Journal).

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Originally published in 1913, The Theory of Evolution in the Light of Facts examines the theory of Descent; the book is a time capsule of information, providing a record of the explorations into Darwinian theory during the first half of the 20th century.

Is there life on other planets?

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Originally published in 1899, The History of Creation was the first book of its kind to apply a doctrine to the whole range of organic morphology and make use of the effect Darwin had on biological sciences during the 19th century.

In The Oxford Handbook of Language Evolution, sixty leading scholars present critical accounts of every aspect of the field.

In Israel, where the Orthodox rabbinate wields historically sanctioned influence over the legal definitions of marriage and parenthood, same-sex parenthood raises important questions such as what constitutes belonging to the national collective, who has the authority to define the norms of reproduction, and where the boundaries of Orthodox Judaism begin and end.

Das menschliche Leben jenseits von Populismus, Ideologie und Rassismus verstehenAuch Menschen sind nur Tiere.

Develop and learn to apply your knowledge, progressing from basic concepts to more complicated Chemistry, with worked examples, practical activities and mathematical support in this updated, all-in-one textbook for Years 1 and 2.

This book examines disability in post-war Sierra Leone.

5th Grade Science Book for kids ages 10-11Support your child's educational journey with Spectrum Grade 5 Science Workbook that teaches basic science skills to 5th grade students.

Have you ever stared into the night sky, full of stars and planets?

Meet the tiny-but-tough tardigrade and the awe-inspiring blue whale in this illustrated introduction to invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

Does the universe circle around Earth?

Intestinal Absorption of Metal Ions, Trace Elements, and Radionuclides focuses on the transport of metal ions across biological membranes.