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Life's edge : the search for what it means to be alive / by Zimmer, Carl,1966-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."We all assume we know what life is, but the more scientists learn about the living world--from protocells to brains, from zygotes to pandemic viruses--the harder they find it is to locate life's edge"--
Subjects: Life (Biology); Life sciences.;
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Seven Deadly Sins : The Biology of Being Human. by Leschziner, Guy.;
Gluttony. Greed. Sloth. Pride. Envy. Lust. Wrath. These are The Seven Deadly Sins, the vices of humankind that define immorality. But do these sins really represent moral failings, or are they important biological functions that humans need to survive? Instead of being acts of immorality, are they just a result of how our bodies, our psyches, and our brains are wired? In 'Seven Deadly Sins', Guy Leschziner explores the underlying nature of the seven deadly sins, their neuroscientific and psychological basis, and their origin in our genes.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Neuroscience & Cognitive Neuropsychology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience;
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The Lost World of the Dinosaurs : Uncovering the Secrets of the Prehistoric Age. by Schmitt, Armin.;
'The Last World of the Dinosaurs' is an enrapturing tale of the age of the dinosaurs, tracing their earliest origins, their astounding 200-million-year reign, and their infamous demise. Lots has changed in paleontology in the last six years. A new dinosaur is discovered almost each week.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: NATURE / Animals / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biological Diversity; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution; SCIENCE / Paleontology;
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The grieving brain : the surprising science of how we learn from love and loss. by O'Connor, Mary-Frances.;
"From grief expert and neuroscientist Mary-Frances O'Connor PhD, The Grieving Brain utilizes cutting-edge research to guide us through how our brains process love and loss-and how we can learn to heal"--Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Death, Grief, Bereavement; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Love & Romance; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience; SELF-HELP / Death, Grief, Bereavement;
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In ascension / by MacInnes, Martin,author.;
"An astonishing novel about a young microbiologist investigating an unfathomable deep vent in the ocean floor, leading her on a journey that will encompass the full trajectory of the cosmos and the passage of a single human life. Leigh grew up in Rotterdam, drawn to the waterfront as an escape from her unhappy home life and volatile father. Enchanted by the undersea world of her childhood, she excels in marine biology, traveling the globe to study ancient organisms. When a trench is discovered in the Atlantic Ocean, Leigh joins the exploration team, hoping to find evidence of Earth's first life forms--what she instead finds calls into question everything we know about our own beginnings. Her discovery leads Leigh to the Mojave Desert and an ambitious new space agency. Drawn deeper into the agency's work, she learns that the Atlantic trench is only one of several related phenomena from across the world, each piece linking up to suggest a pattern beyond human understanding. Leigh knows that to continue working with the agency will mean leaving behind her declining mother and her younger sister, and faces an impossible choice: to remain with her family, or to embark on a journey across the breadth of the cosmos. Exploring and celebrating the natural world with wonder and reverence, In Ascension is a compassionate, deeply inquisitive epic that reaches outward to confront the greatest questions of existence, looks inward to illuminate the smallest details of the human heart, and shows how--no matter how far away we might be and how much we have lost hope--we will always attempt to return to the people and places we call home"--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Novels.; Discoveries in science; Evolution (Biology); Life on other planets; Marine biologists; Women scientists;
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The diversity of life / by Wilson, Edward Osborne,1929-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-390) and index.
Subjects: Biological diversity; Biological diversity conservation;
© 1992., Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,
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Wonders of life : exploring the most extraordinary force in the universe / by Cox, Brian,1968-; Cohen, Andrew,science broadcaster.; Science Channel (Television network);
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Subjects: Life (Biology); Evolution (Biology);
© c2013., HarperCollinsPublishers,
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Strange new species : astonishing discoveries of life on Earth / by Kelsey, Elin.;
Subjects: Biology.; Species.; Discoveries in science.;
© c2005., Maple Tree Press,
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Brief candle in the dark : my life in science / by Dawkins, Richard,1941-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Explores the influences of fame on the author's career, shares memories about his intellectual peers, and evaluates the events and ideas that have shaped his beliefs.
Subjects: Dawkins, Richard, 1941-; Biologists; Evolution (Biology);
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Seas and oceans / by Meucci, Antonella.; Chesi, Matteoill.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Provides an assortment of facts about life in the sea, including what science deems the first multicellular organisms, the world's highest mountain, and the longest alga.
Subjects: Marine biology; Marine ecology;
© c2000., Gareth Stevens Pub.,
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