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The Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
• New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
• Biographies of the authors
• Chronologies...
3) Plant Fossil Atlas From (Pennsylvanian) Carboniferous Age Found in Central Appalachian Coalfields
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This book is a picture guide to fossil plants and a few fossil marine organisms found in close association with the local measures in the central Appalachian region. The fossils are sorted by groups and the specimens sampling site locations are listed by coal seam horizon and geographic location. Short descriptions of each group of fossil types are provided. This publication has been designed with the amateur (rock hound) as well as a virtual guide...
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In The Descent of Man Darwin addresses many of the issues raised by his notorious Origin of Species: finding in the traits and instincts of animals the origins of the mental abilities of humans, of language, of our social structures and our moral capacities, he attempts to show that there is no clear dividing line between animals and humans. Most importantly, he accounts for what Victorians called the 'races' of mankind by means of what he calls sexual...
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Six years after Charles Darwin announced his theory of evolution to the world, Gregor Mendel began studying the inheritance of traits in pea plants. Mendel's research led to his discovery of dominant and recessive traits and other facts of evolution, which he reported in his groundbreaking 1865 paper, Experiments in Plant Hybridization. His findings languished until 1902, when William Bateson revived interest in the subject with this book, a succinct...
6) Mutual Aid
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Kropotkin's Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution represents one of the major contributions to twentieth-century political thought. A classic, though often misunderstood text of anarchist thinking, the book offers an exciting and viable alternative to our current political models. Kropotkin's idea of mutual aid is the radical practice of caring for each other while actively working to change the world. This new and authoritative edition of Kropotkin's...
7) Physiology
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A Physiology Study Guide can help a student in various ways. Basically this study guide highlights what a student needs to know and puts the knowledge in easily understood terms. These guides are easy to use, easy to read and help you with your Physiology coursework. This Physiology study guide will make your Physiology class go better and make complex terms more easily understood and relevant. In addition, a Physiology Study Guide is affordable and...
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A Urogenital System Reference Guide provides lateral & anterior views and explanations of the female and male anatomy, with attention to the genitourinary and reproductive systems. It includes details and illustrations of nephrons, renal corpuscles, the bladder and kidneys, and also has a description of the development of the system in a developing embryo. The guide explains the workings of supporting structures and processes of the urinary tract,...
9) The biology book: from the origin of life to epigenetics, 250 milestones in the history of biology
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From the emergence of life, to Leuwenhoek’s microscopic world, to GMO crops, The Biology Book presents 250 landmarks in the most widely studied scientific field. Brief, engaging, and colorfully illustrated synopses introduce readers to every major subdiscipline, including cell theory, genetics, evolution, physiology, thermodynamics, molecular biology, and ecology. With information on such varied topics as paleontology, pheromones, nature vs. nurture,...
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Yes, there really is a brain that destroys itself. And its a brain just like the one in your head. But not every one of the brains like yours will ultimately destroy itself. However, if the destroying begins, then the signs of this are described in what neurologists take to be the symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases. Those most often encountered are Alzheimers and Parkinsons disease, but there are many otherssurprisingly many, as explained here....
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Human fertility is the capability of producing healthy offspring through normal sexual activity. There a lot of methods for a successful fertilization. Some of them are: fertility drugs, artificial insemination, donor sperm, in vitro fertilization, donor eggs and more. This will depend in the health, genetic and lifestyle of the man and the woman. A pamphlet would be great for a biology student because it will give orientation for their future fertilization...
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A book that affirms what the title says, surely, will not leave anyone indifferent.The author defends, with basic scientific reasoning, the existence of a cyclic universe and an eternal consciousness orchestrated through the quantum vacuum and according to the principles of Quantum Mechanics.In the present document, the main foundations of the origin of consciousness and the universe are analyzed clearly, concisely and without formulas.
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LA INMORTALIDAD ES POSIBLE pasará a convertirse en una pieza fundamental de nuestra biblioteca del conocimiento.Sin duda una obra imprescindible para los amantes de la ciencia seria, repleta de razonamientos científicos relacionados con la Consciencia, la Mecánica Cuántica y los Sistemas de Computación.Un documento crucial hacia la vida eterna a través del estado del arte de diversas disciplinas.
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The world is blindfolded by two systems known as the lunar calendar and the Gregorian calendar, and both are giving inaccurate timelines for archaeological discoveries, radiocarbon dating and your actual age. You Are Younger than Your Age seeks to clarify any doubts about your actual age and the age of the other worlds. It offers comprehensive information about creationism and spirituality, as well as the functioning of the other distinctive worlds....
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Un libro que afirma lo que el título asevera, a buen seguro, no dejará a nadie indiferente.El autor defiende, con razonamientos científicos básicos, la existencia de un universo cíclico y una consciencia eterna orquestados a través del vacío cuántico y según los principios de la Mecánica Cuántica.En el presente documento se analizan, de forma clara, concisa y sin fórmulas, los fundamentos principales del origen de la consciencia y el universo....
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L'IMMORTALITÉ EST POSSIBLE deviendra une pierre angulaire de notre bibliothèque de connaissances.Sans doute un ouvrage essentiel pour les amoureux de science sérieuse, plein de raisonnements scientifiques liés à la Conscience, à la Mécanique Quantique et aux Systèmes Informatiques.Un document crucial vers la vie éternelle à travers l'état de l'art de diverses disciplines.
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Since ancient times, blood has been considered a method of rejuvenation. Recent studies have identified in the blood of animals and young people the presence of certain soluble factors responsible for the rejuvenating effects.The transfusion of plasma or plasmapheresis consists in the transfer, only, of the liquid fraction of the blood once all the cells have been eliminated. By means of this technique it is possible to transfer the circulating factors...
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Get the Summary of Irene Pepperberg's Alex & Me in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book.
Original book introduction: On September 6, 2007, an African Grey parrot named Alex died prematurely at age thirty-one. His last words to his owner, Irene Pepperberg, were "You be good. I love you."
What would normally be a quiet, very private event was, in Alex's case, headline news. Over the thirty years they had worked together,...
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