Biology, life sciences

From DNA sequences stored on computer databases to archived forensic samples and biomedical records, bioinformation comes in many forms.

A clear and straightforward explanation of genetics in this new edition of the popular 101 series.

Gene regulatory networks are the most complex, extensive control systems found in nature.

Need quick review and practice to help you excel in Biology?

Whether you're a student or an adult looking to refresh your knowledge, Barron's Painless Biology provides review and practice in an easy, step-by-step format.

Barron's Regents Exams and Answers: Living Environmentprovides essential review for students taking the Living EnvironmentRegents, including actual exams administered for the course, thorough answer explanations, and comprehensive review of all topics.

Barrons Lets Review Regents: Living Environment gives students the step-by-step review and practice they need to prepare for the Regents exam.

"e;The irresistible enthusiasm of Great Adaptations couldn't come at a better time.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Lion in the Living Room comes a fascinating and provocative exploration of the biology of motherhood that ';is witty, reassuring, and takes motherhood out of the footnotes and places it front and centerwhere it belongs' (Louann Brizendine, MD, New York Times bestselling author).

A ';beautifully written' (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) memoir-manifesto from the first female director of the National Science Foundation about the entrenched sexism in science, the elaborate detours women have take to bypass the problem, and how to fix the system.

A fascinating guide to a career in marine biology written by bestselling journalist Virginia Morell and based on the real-life experiences of an expert in the fieldessential reading for someone considering a path to this profession.

In this ';deeply personal and lyrical book' (Publishers Weekly) from the New York Times bestselling author of The Horse, Wendy Williams explores the lives of one of the world's most resilient creaturesthe butterflyshedding light on the role that they play in our ecosystem and in our human lives.

We all want to be healthy and live well so take charge of your health by learning the connection between our evolutionary past and our future well-being with this practical guide to personalized health and nutritionfrom distinguished physician Dr.

Originally published in 2003, Covered Waters is a "e;forgotten classic"e; by Joseph Heywood.

From the acclaimed author of Fragrance of Grass comes a meditation on water and nature, fishing and growing older.

Best-selling author Leonard Shlain explores the life, art, and mind of Leonardo da Vinci, seeking to explain his singularity by looking at his achievements in art, science, psychology, and military strategy and then employing state of the art left-right brain scientific research to explain his universal genius.

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Greatand unforgettable stories about the passion of fishing by some of the world's best writers.

Falcon Pocket Guides are full-color, visually appealing, on-the-go guides for identifying plants and animals and learning about nature.

The inaugural title in an upcoming series of species-specific tying manuals produced in coordination with Fly Tyer magazine, Fly Tyer's Guide to Tying Essential Trout Flies provides the beginning and intermediate fly fisher with everything he or she needs to know in order to successfully tie the most successful, tried and true trout patterns.

Thoroughly revised, with more than thirty new streams and up-to-date maps, this is the best guide to the best trout fishing in America.

In this comprehensive and readable guide, Tom Rosenbauer shares his vast knowledge of fly fishing when there is no hatch.

Urknall-Reste und Sternenstaub: das Wunder des menschlichen KörpersKönnen Sie sich das vorstellen?

Discover the pleasures of watching insects with this fun, informative, and marvelously illustrated how-to guideInsects are the most abundant wildlife on the planetbut also the least observed.

Sleep has hardly changed since Paleolithic humans snoozed soundly in their caves.

Tröstlich, einzigartig, inspirierend – Elisabeth Tova Baileys Spiegel-Bestseller ist die perfekte Lektüre für ungewisse Zeiten und jetzt endlich als schön illustrierte Neuausgabe erhältlich!

El contenido de este libro recopila el trabajo de investigación llevado a cabo en los últimos cinco años por el grupo de investigación Ética, Lenguaje y Epistemología de la Facultad de Psicología de la Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP).

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From one of America's best-known biologists, a revolutionary new way of thinking about evolution that shows ';why, in light of our origins, humans are still special' (Edward J.

How to be more humanFor 95 per cent of our time on earth, Homo sapiens were hunter gatherers.

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How did an obscure academic idea pave the way to the Holocaust within just fifty years?

'Promises a new route through the parenting wilds' Sunday Times'Powerful, honest and reassuring' Professor Gina Rippon'A vital new narrative .

In this entertaining and accessible exploration of love, Oxford anthropologist Dr Anna Machin dives into the science behind the myriad types of love that exist in the world, including romantic love, parental love, friendships, love for pets, football teams, religious love and even love for our smartphones.

Can we give Grandma a Viking funeral?

'A thought-provoking and worthwhile read' THE TIMES'A timely, challenging book' GUARDIAN'[A] rich, intriguing book' NATUREWE ARE MUCH MORE CONNECTED TO NATURE AND EACH OTHER THAN WE REALISE .

'A fascinating and challenging story' New York Review of Books 'This is an incredibly absorbing and insightful book about the most important scientific question of our age' Mark Miodownik, author of Stuff Matters'The story of the quest to understand life's genesis is a universal one, in which everyone can find pleasure and fascination.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Nobody deals with challenging subjects more interestingly and compellingly than Adam Rutherford, and this may be his best book yet.

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'INCREDIBLY MOVING' ELTON JOHN'A SOARING DEBUT' SUNDAY TIMES'WONDERFUL' HELEN MACDONALD'DAZZLING' TELEGRAPHThis is a story about birds and fathers.

'A lively study of the Big C, which makes the case that cancer is the price we pay for our marvellously complicated bodies.

We like to think of ourselves as highly evolved.

As a practising mortician, Caitlin Doughty has long been fascinated by our pervasive terror of dead bodies.

Jeremy Wade has caught an unparalleled array of outsize and outlandish fish from challenging locations all over the world - goliath tigerfish from the Congo, arapaima from the Amazon, 'giant devil catfish' from the Himalayan foothills .

'A beautiful book' Tim Birkhead, author of Bird Sense'The prose is sublime, and so is the intelligence behind it' Bel Mooney, Daily MailThe extraordinary world of birds has the power to change lives, as it did the author's.

Evolution, during the early nineteenth century, was an idea in the air.

A fully updated edition of one of the most original accounts of evolution ever written, featuring new fractal diagrams, six new 'tales' and the latest scientific developments.

The question of origins remains a stumbling block for many.