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Author | : Lewis I. Held |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 275 |
Release | : 2009-05-29 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0521518482 |
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This book introduces students to basic concepts in evolutionary developmental biology, for undergraduate and graduate courses.
Author | : Lewis I. Held, Jr |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 275 |
Release | : 2009-05-29 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1139477757 |
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With the emergence of the new field of evolutionary developmental biology we are witnessing a renaissance of Darwin's insights 150 years after his On the Origin of Species. Thus far, the exciting findings from 'evo-devo' have only been trickling into college courses and into the domain of non-specialists. With its focus on the human organism, Quirks of Human Anatomy opens the floodgates by stating the arguments of evo-devo in plain English, and by offering a cornucopia of interesting case studies and examples. Its didactic value is enhanced by 24 schematic diagrams that integrate a host of disparate observations, by its Socratic question-and-answer format, and by its unprecedented compilation of the literature. By framing the 'hows' of development in terms of the 'whys' of evolution, it lets readers probe the deepest questions of biology. Readers will find the book educational and enjoyable, as it revels in the fun of scientific exploration.
Author | : Maria Birmingham |
Publisher | : Owlkids |
Total Pages | : 39 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : JUVENILE NONFICTION |
ISBN | : 9781771470100 |
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Describes seventeen ways in which some people are unlike everyone else because of differerences in their bodies or their brains, and interviews people with these conditions, many of whom did not know there was anyone else like them.
Author | : Nathan H. Lents |
Publisher | : HarperCollins |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : 2018-05-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1328974677 |
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A biology professor’s “funny, fascinating” tour of the physical imperfections—from faulty knees to junk DNA—that make us human (Discover). We humans like to think of ourselves as highly evolved creatures. But if we are supposedly evolution’s greatest creation, why do we have such bad knees? Why do we catch head colds so often—two hundred times more often than a dog does? How come our wrists have so many useless bones? Why is the vast majority of our genetic code pointless? And are we really supposed to swallow and breathe through the same narrow tube? Surely there’s been some kind of mistake? As professor of biology Nathan H. Lents explains in Human Errors, our evolutionary history is indeed nothing if not a litany of mistakes, each more entertaining and enlightening than the last. The human body is one big pile of compromises. But that is also a testament to our greatness: as Lents shows, humans have so many design flaws precisely because we are very, very good at getting around them. A rollicking, deeply informative tour of humans’ four-billion-year-and-counting evolutionary saga, Human Errors both celebrates our imperfections and offers an unconventional accounting of the cost of our success. “An insightful and entertaining romp through the myriad ways in which the human body falls short of an engineering ideal—and the often-surprising reasons why.” —Ian Tattersall, author of The Monkey in the Mirror
Author | : Armand Marie Leroi |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 449 |
Release | : 2005-01-25 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1101562765 |
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Visit Armand Marie Leroi on the web: http://armandleroi.com/index.html Stepping effortlessly from myth to cutting-edge science, Mutants gives a brilliant narrative account of our genetic code and the captivating people whose bodies have revealed it—a French convent girl who found herself changing sex at puberty; children who, echoing Homer’s Cyclops, are born with a single eye in the middle of their foreheads; a village of long-lived Croatian dwarves; one family, whose bodies were entirely covered with hair, was kept at the Burmese royal court for four generations and gave Darwin one of his keenest insights into heredity. This elegant, humane, and engaging book “captures what we know of the development of what makes us human” (Nature).
Author | : Leanne Boucher Gill |
Publisher | : American Psychological Association |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 2021-06-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1433835789 |
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2022 KIDS' BOOK CHOICE AWARDS WINNER FOR BEST INFO MEETS GRAPHICS! Readers are welcomed to the Lobe Labs and Dr. Brain activities in this brightly illustrated, highly engaging book that uses science to answer interesting questions that kids have about the brain and human behavior. This is a fun primer on psychology and neuroscience that makes complex psychological phenomenon and neural mechanisms relatable to kids through illustrations, interesting factoids, and more. Chapters include: What is the brain made up of and how does it work? Why can’t I tickle myself? Why do they shine a light in my eyes when I hit my head in the game? Answers draw from both psychology and neuroscience, giving ample examples of how the science is relevant to the question and to the reader’s life experiences.
Author | : Donald M. Silver |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2013-01-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 048649084X |
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How does the brain control the rest of the body? How does it enable the senses, regulate speech, affect balance, and influence sleep and dreams? These 30 full-page illustrations to color help explain every aspect of the brain's big job, from communicating with the central nervous system to retaining memories.
Author | : Ken Okona-Mensah |
Publisher | : Hachette UK |
Total Pages | : 647 |
Release | : 2020-03-05 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 1788402235 |
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From your dividing cells to your beating heart, this book takes a comprehensive look at the human body and reveals the extraordinary way your anatomy and physiology intertwine. In 13 illustrated chapters, Cracking Anatomy makes sense of all the body's systems, explains medical terminology and explores questions including: · How does your brain really see you? · How does age affect your muscles and bones? · How and why cells die? · Why the shape of a criminal's hands could be used to help identify them? · Can you exercise too much? · Which of the five senses is most important? · What triggers puberty? · Why your immune system has more than one line of defence? · Why anatomical quirks are more important than you think? · How long does it take for your body to digest food? · How many times does your heart beat in a day? · Why do we sleep? An accessible, comprehensive and fully illustrated guide to this absorbing area, Cracking Anatomy will both educate and excite all readers.
Author | : Robert R. Provine |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2012-08-31 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0674067223 |
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Provine boldly goes where other scientists seldom tread—in search of hiccups, coughs, yawns, sneezes, and other lowly, undignified, human behaviors. Our earthiest instinctive acts bear the imprint of our evolutionary origins and can be valuable tools for understanding how the human brain works and what makes us different from other species.
Author | : Steven Heller |
Publisher | : Rockport Publishers |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2009-03-01 |
Genre | : Design |
ISBN | : 1610601580 |
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