Life sciences: general issues

This volume is based on plenary presentations from Challenges of a Changing Earth, a Global Change Open Science Conference held in Amsterdam, The Neth- lands, in July 2001.

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Mathematiker haben in den letzten Jahren grundlegende Beiträge zu Fragestellungen in der Industrie, in Transport und Kommunikation, Versicherungen und Banken, in Medizin und Biologie geleistet.

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) AIDS Program is the fourth largest acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) program within the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

This volume presents the contributions to the third symposium on the "e;Search for the Causes of Schizophrenia"e;.

Comparisons are made of the adaptations of invertebrates from polar deserts with those of temperate and subtropical deserts.

In zunehmendem Maße wird deutlich, daß Veränderungen in der Umwelt über komplexe Rückkoppelungen in alle Bereiche der menschlichen Existenz einwirken.

This comprehensive reference is clearly destined to become the definitive anatomical basis for all neuroscience research.

This volume features a collection of essays by primatologists, anthropologists, biologists, and psychologists who offer some answers to the question of what makes us human, i.

This book offers a detailed exploration of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), key membrane proteins that mediate cellular responses to diverse signals.

The centromere is a chromosomal region that enables the accurate segregation of chromosomes during mitosis and meiosis.

This book presents a first generation of artificial brains, using vision as sample application.

This book provides an extensive examination of the genetic and developmental factors that contribute to disabilities impacting the nervous system.

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.

Put simply, Think Straight is an owners manual for the human brain.

Evolution helps us understand our humble place in the rich tapestry of life.

Put simply, Think Straight is an owners manual for the human brain.

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.

This book addresses a critical gap at the intersection of artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and the global crisis of anti-science sentiment.

The fields of molecular evolution, genome evolution, and evolutionary genetics are now well-established.

This book addresses a critical gap at the intersection of artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and the global crisis of anti-science sentiment.

In Blue-Footed Boobies, Hugh Drummond presents a lifetime field study of one of the planet's most charismatic and observable birds, focused on two themes of human relevance: aggressive competition between siblings and monogamous pair-bonding combined with frequent infidelity.

Evolution helps us understand our humble place in the rich tapestry of life.

We know much about our history from bones and DNA, but these studies do not tell us about the characteristics that are not preserved in the fossil record - the fleshy parts and behaviors.

In a world that too often marginalizes people based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, body size, or disability, medicine can often be no different.

This book investigates the intricate dynamics of vegetation and soil carbon sink estimation, offering a comprehensive quantitative assessment of how climate and human activities influence carbon sink changes and land degradation.

Delve into the intriguing world of medical ethics in this unique guidebook, where each ethical dilemma is introduced through a gripping moral mystery story.

Oar Feet and Opal Teeth is about free-living copepods and the copepodologists who study them.

The 15,000-year story of how grass seduced humanity into being its unwitting labor forceand the science behind it.

The book explores the role of eco-friendly and bio-based materials in driving the global shift toward cleaner and more sustainable energy solutions.

The book explores the role of eco-friendly and bio-based materials in driving the global shift toward cleaner and more sustainable energy solutions.

The book addresses the pressing health issue of diabetic neuropathy, which affects millions of people globally, particularly those with diabetes.

Global environmental change (including climate change, biodiversity loss, changes in hydrological and biogeochemical cycles, and intensive exploitation of natural resources) is having significant impacts on the world's oceans.

Good reasoning can lead to success; bad reasoning can lead to catastrophe.

Metastatic cancer and costly precision medicines generate extremely complex problems of health care justice.

Metastatic cancer and costly precision medicines generate extremely complex problems of health care justice.

Environmental issues are an ever-increasing focus of public discourse and have proved concerning to religious groups as well as society more widely.

Advaita Vedanta is one of the best-known schools of Indian philosophy, but much of its history--a history closely interwoven with that of medieval and modern Hinduism--remains surprisingly unexplored.

Advaita Vedanta is one of the best-known schools of Indian philosophy, but much of its history--a history closely interwoven with that of medieval and modern Hinduism--remains surprisingly unexplored.

This book takes as its subject the intensely private discussions that arise when ordinary people confront life and death choices and struggle with decisions in a world of medical and scientific complexity.

This book takes as its subject the intensely private discussions that arise when ordinary people confront life and death choices and struggle with decisions in a world of medical and scientific complexity.

Do good guys finish last?

Do good guys finish last?

Environmental issues are an ever-increasing focus of public discourse and have proved concerning to religious groups as well as society more widely.

In the final volume of his historical neuroscience trilogy, prize-winning author Alan J.

In the final volume of his historical neuroscience trilogy, prize-winning author Alan J.