Author: Michael AbercrombiePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biology
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The New Penguin Dictionary of Science
Author: M. J. ClugstonPublisher: Penguin Canada
ISBN:
Category : Ciència
Languages : en
Pages : 754
Book Description
Whether looking for the definition of "density" or trying to understand what a "Bravais lattice" is, readers need turn to only one book: The New Penguin Dictionary of Science. Completely updated in its second edition, this accessible work covers both fundamental and esoteric concepts within every field of scientific inquiry, from chemistry and astronomy to molecular biology and human anatomy. Definitions are succinct and backed by hundreds of illustrations and diagrams. Including appendices that cover the periodic table, the classification of living organisms, and more, this book is a vital tool for students, researchers, and lay enthusiasts.
The Penguin Dictionary of Biology
Author: Michael ThainPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0141013966
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 769
Book Description
Worried about your maternal effect or biological clock? Need to know a rhizoid from a rhizome? Think you’re going to fail your zoology or botany exam? The Penguin Dictionary of Biology is your saviour, defining some 6000 terms relating to this rich, complex and constantly expanding subject – from amino acids, bacteria and the cell cycle to X-ray diffraction, Y chromosome and zygotes. Long established as the definitive single-volume source, this dictionary has sold over 200,000 copies and is extensively updated for its eleventh edition.
A Dictionary of Biology
Author: Elizabeth MartinPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0198714378
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 673
Book Description
Fully revised and updated for the seventh edition, this market-leading dictionary is the perfect guide for anyone studying biology, either at school or university. With more than 5,500 clear and concise entries, it provides comprehensive coverage of biology, biophysics, and biochemistry. Over 250 new entries include terms such as Broca's area, comparative genomic hybridization, mirror neuron, and Pandoravirus. Appendices include classifications of the animal and plant kingdoms, the geological time scale, major mass extinctions of species, model organisms and their genomes, Nobel prizewinners, and a new appendix on evolution. Entry-level web links to online resources can be accessed via a companion website.
Author: Jill BaileyThe Penguin Dictionary of Human Biology
Author: Michael ThainPublisher: Penguin Global
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 934
Book Description
The Penguin Dictionary of Human Biologyis the essential guide to this diverse and constantly evolving subject, ranging from ADHD to genome mapping, and sexual orientationto zymogens.It recognizes the need for a specific resource devoted to this expanding science, which has tended to be regarded as part of the 'umbrella' discipline of biology. Aimed at A Level and beyond, it draws on many years of work by the author of the acclaimed Penguin Dictionary of Biology and is possibly the single most useful book of its kind. Contains over 7,000 entries Spans the essentials of human physiology, biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology and disease Links human biology to physical anthropology and psychology Ideal for students of medicine, nursing, science and pharmacology With extensive illustration and diagrams throughout
The Lives of a Cell
Author: Lewis ThomasPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101667052
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Elegant, suggestive, and clarifying, Lewis Thomas's profoundly humane vision explores the world around us and examines the complex interdependence of all things. Extending beyond the usual limitations of biological science and into a vast and wondrous world of hidden relationships, this provocative book explores in personal, poetic essays to topics such as computers, germs, language, music, death, insects, and medicine. Lewis Thomas writes, "Once you have become permanently startled, as I am, by the realization that we are a social species, you tend to keep an eye out for the pieces of evidence that this is, by and large, good for us."
Pierre the Penguin
Author: Jean MarzolloPublisher: Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN: 1585365815
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
When Pierre, an African penguin living at the California Academy of Sciences, begins to lose his feathers, the zoo staff is at a loss as to what to do. The lack of feathers causes Pierre to lose warmth, making him afraid to swim in the zoo pool. And the other penguins start to shy away, giving Pierre the "cold" shoulder. Unfortunately, heaters and medications fail to correct the situation. But one rainy day, inspiration strikes a biologist named Pam. While walking her dog in the rain, Pam notes that her pet wears a raincoat. Could a "raincoat," or wet suit, help Pierre? A tiny neoprene wet suit is designed especially for Pierre. But will it work? Told in rhyme by noted I SPY author Jean Marzollo, this true story of veterinary ingenuity charmingly comes to life. Jean Marzollo has written more than 100 children's books, including the award-winning I SPY series. With a graduate degree from Harvard, she has taught school, written books about teaching and parenting, and was the editor of Scholastic's Let's Find Out kindergarten magazine for 20 years. Jean lives in upstate New York. Nationally known for her many award-winning children's books that feature exotic flora and fauna, Laura Regan's artwork has been used to raise funds for many wildlife organizations. She is the illustrator of A is for Anaconda: A Rainforest Alphabet. Laura lives in the Bay Area in California.
Author: Michael AbercrombieFuture Science
Author: Max BrockmanPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191628182
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The next wave of science writing is here. Editor Max Brockman has talent-spotted 19 young scientists, working on leading-edge research across a wide range of fields. Nearly half of them are women, and all of them are great communicators: their passion and excitement makes this collection a wonderfully invigorating read. We hear from an astrobiologist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena about the possibilities for life elsewhere in the solar system (and the universe); from the director of Yale's Comparative Cognition Laboratory about why we keep making the same mistakes; from a Cambridge lab about DNA synthesis; from the Tanzanian savannah about what lies behind attractiveness; we hear about how to breed plants to withstand disease, about ways to extract significance from the Interne's enormous datasets, about oceanography, neuroscience, microbiology, and evolutionary psychology.
