Life is the most extraordinary phenomenon in the known universe; but how does it work? It is remarkable that in this age of cloning and even synthetic biology, nobody has ever made anything living entirely out of dead material. Life remains the only way to make life. Are we missing a vital ingredient in its creation? Like Richard Dawkins' The Selfish Gene which provided a new perspective on evolution by shifting the focus of natural selection from...

This book gets to the heart of what radiology is and what radiologists do. As a relatively young speciality, there is no guide for radiologists to act as a moral compass. Until now, that is. You will not find any dry technical matters in here. You will not find any clues about how to interpret images better. This book details the 'other 50%': the rest of the working week when a radiologist is not reading scans or performing procedures. The essence...

Las respuestas de la química de la vida al prodigio de la biodiversidad. Todas las claves fisicoquímicas que desentrañan el "misterio de la vida": desde el agua y el carbono hasta los grandes complejos macromoleculares y las técnicas industriales y clínicas que han cambiado la sociedad: La estructuración de la materia viva, la biología molecular y el genoma, la bioenergética y el metabolismo, la bioquímica aplicada y la genética. ¿Se puede...

Get the Summary of James DiNicolantonio's The Obesity Fix in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Obesity Fix" by James DiNicolantonio explores the multifaceted causes of the obesity epidemic, challenging the simplistic calorie in vs. calorie out model. The book traces the historical context of obesity, noting that it was once rare and considered a sign of wealth. The Industrial Revolution led to improved nutrition...

Découverts en 1868 par le biologiste suisse Friedrich Mischer dans les noyaux cellulaires, d'o leur nom (du latin nucleus, noyau), mais également présents dans le cytoplasme, les acides nucléiques sont des molécules d'origine naturelle qui jouent un rle fondamental dans la vie et la reproduction des cellules animales...

El desarrollo de medicamentos nos recuerda a un iceberg. De la gran mole de hielo flotante, tan sólo vemos una pequeña parte que sobresale por encima del nivel de la mar. De igual modo, desconocemos en gran medida todo lo que subyace al desarrollo de fármacos. Se trata de un proceso de enorme complejidad y de altísima regulación, y en el que llevamos trabajando de una forma profesional no más de cien años. Durante este tiempo hemos entendido...

In this groundbreaking book, John Morrison examines the theory of evolution currently being taught in high schools and colleges across the world. This planet was once nothing but liquid and gas but somehow, over billions of years, the countless number of living organisms currently on earth came into existence. This includes humans descending from apes. Once the currently taught theory is understood, John then proceeds to explain what the textbooks...

Epigenetics can potentially revolutionize our understanding of the structure and behavior of biological life on Earth. It explains why mapping an organism's genetic code is not enough to determine how it develops or acts and shows how nurture combines with nature to engineer biological diversity. Surveying the twenty-year history of the field while also highlighting its latest findings and innovations, this volume provides a readily understandable...