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Basic history of Darwin covered in depth. Current uses of evolution discussed and explained. Nature of evolutionary theory explained clearly. Darwin wrote The Origins of Species in 1859, long before paleontologists and geologists worked out the chronology of life on Earth, long before biologists uncovered the molecules that underlie heredity and natural selection. The great irony of Darwin’s work is that not until the twentieth century would scientists be able to recognize its true power. Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea takes readers to the cutting edge of evolutionary biology—from the origins of life to mass extinctions to the latest theories on diseases, sex, and psychology—and explores the far-reaching implications of Darwin’s theory on our place in the world This remarkable book presents a rich and up–to–date view of evolution that explores the far–reaching implications of Darwin's theory and emphasizes the power, significance, and relevance of evolution to our lives today. After all, we ourselves are the product of evolution, and we can tackle many of our gravest challenges –– from lethal resurgence of antiobiotic–resistant diseases to the wave of extinctions that looms before us –– with a sound understanding of the science.
Evolution. Phylogeny --- Evolution (Biology) --- History. --- evolutietheorie (evolutieleer, darwinisme) --- théorie de l'évolution (darwinisme) --- History
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For centuries, parasites have lived in nightmares, horror stories, and the darkest shadows of science. In Parasite Rex, Carl Zimmer takes readers on a fantastic voyage into the secret universe of these extraordinary life-formswhich are not only among the most highly evolved on Earth, but make up the majority of lifes diversity. Traveling from the steamy jungles of Costa Rica to the parasite-riddled war zone of southern Sudan, Zimmer introduces an array of amazing creatures that invade their hosts, prey on them from within, and control their behavior. He also vividly describes parasites that can change DNA, rewire the brain, make men more distrustful and women more outgoing, and turn hosts into the living dead. This comprehensive, gracefully written book brings parasites out into the open and uncovers what they can teach us all about the most fundamental survival tactics in the universethe laws of Parasite Rex.
Medical microbiology, virology, parasitology --- parasitologie --- Parasites. --- Parasites
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Je ogen heb je van je vader. Je lach van je moeder. Maar waarom verschillen jullie zo in lengte? En is intelligentie ook erfelijk? Sinds het menselijk genoom in kaart is gebracht, weten we: de mens is opgebouwd uit een mozaïek van DNA dat we van onze voorouders hebben meegekregen. Wie we zijn, wordt voor een groot deel door deze kleine stukjes bepaald. Maar we erven niet alleen onze bouwstenen, maar ook microben, gedrag en technologieën. Dat we weten hoe we onze genen moeten lezen, betekent ook dat we ze kunnen manipuleren. We zetten niet alleen de wereld naar onze hand, maar ook onszelf. Ook onze toekomst, zowel voor de mens als soort als voor onszelf, staat in ons DNA geschreven. Wij zijn onze genen. Carl Zimmer neemt ons mee op een reis door onze genen. Wie zijn we? Waar komen we vandaan? Hoe zijn we geworden wie we nu zijn? En hoe ziet onze toekomst eruit? "Ze heeft haar moeders lach" is het alomvattende verhaal over wat we krijgen van onze voorouders, wat we doorgeven aan onze kinderen en over mens zijn.
664.1 Gezin --- Genetica --- 094 Biologie --- DNA --- Erfelijkheid
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"Viruses are the smallest living things known to science, and yet they hold the entire planet in their sway. We're most familiar with the viruses that give us colds or Covid-19. But viruses also cause a vast range of other diseases, including one disorder that makes people sprout branch-like growths as if they were trees. Viruses have been a part of our lives for so long that we are actually part virus: the human genome contains more DNA from viruses than our own genes. Meanwhile, scientists are discovering viruses everywhere they look: in the soil, in the ocean, even in deep caves miles underground. A Planet of Viruses pulls back the veil on this hidden world. It presents the latest research on how viruses hold sway over our lives and our biosphere, how viruses helped give rise to the first life-forms, how viruses are producing new diseases, how we can harness viruses for our own ends, and how viruses will continue to control our fate for years to come"--
Viruses --- Virus. --- Viruses - Popular works
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The human brain has long been a mystery, but twenty-first century science is beginning to reveal some of its inner workings. With microscopes and brain scans, with psychological experiments and breakthroughs in genetics, neuroscientists are developing new theories about every aspect of our minds?from the nature of consciousness to the causes of disorders like autism and schizophrenia. In Brain Cuttings, award-winning science writer Carl Zimmer takes readers on fascinating explorations of the frontiers of research, shedding light on our innermost existence?the speed of thought, our pe
Psychophysiology. --- Brain. --- Psychology. --- Mental health.
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