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New York Times Bestseller National Bestseller Bill Bryson, bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything , takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As compulsively readable as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-read owner's manual for everybody. Bill Bryson once again proves himself to be an incomparable companion as he guides us through the human body--how it functions, its remarkable ability to heal itself, and (unfortunately) the ways it can fail. Full of extraordinary facts (your body made a million red blood cells since you started reading this) and irresistible Bryson-esque anecdotes, The Body will lead you to a deeper understanding of the miracle that is life in general and you, in particular. As Bill Bryson writes, "we pass our existence within this wobble of flesh and yet take it almost entirely for granted." The Body will cure that indifference with generous doses of wondrous, compulsively readable facts and information. |
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A New York Times bestseller and international sensation, this “stimulating and important book” ( Financial Times ) from the director of UC Berkeley’s Center for Human Sleep Science is a fascinating dive into the purpose and power of slumber. As the Guardian said, Walker explains “how a good night's shut-eye can make us cleverer, more attractive, slimmer, happier, healthier, and ward off cancer.” With two appearances on CBS This Morning and Fresh Air 's most popular interview of 2017, Matthew Walker has made abundantly clear that sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life. Until very recently, science had no answer to the question of why we sleep, or what good it served, or why we suffer such devastating health consequences when it is absent. Compared to the other basic drives in life—eating, drinking, and reproducing—the purpose of sleep remains more elusive. Within the brain, sleep enriches a diversity of functions, including our ability to learn, memorize, and make logical decisions. It recalibrates our emotions, restocks our immune system, fine-tunes our metabolism, and regulates our appetite. Dreaming creates a virtual reality space in which the brain melds past and present knowledge, inspiring creativity. In this “compelling and utterly convincing” ( The Sunday Times ) book, preeminent neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker provides a revolutionary exploration of sleep, examining how it affects every aspect of our physical and mental well-being. Charting the most cutting-edge scientific breakthroughs, and marshalling his decades of research and clinical practice, Walker explains how we can harness sleep to improve learning, mood and energy levels, regulate hormones, prevent cancer, Alzheimer’s and diabetes, slow the effects of aging, and increase longevity. He also provides actionable steps towards getting a better night’s sleep every night. Clear-eyed, fascinating, and accessible, Why We Sleep is a crucial and illuminating book. Written with the precision of Atul Gawande, Andrew Solomon, and Sherwin Nuland, it is “recommended for night-table reading in the most pragmatic sense” ( The New York Times Book Review ). |
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “One of the most important books I’ve ever read—an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.” – Bill Gates “Hans Rosling tells the story of ‘the secret silent miracle of human progress’ as only he can. But Factfulness does much more than that. It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly.” — Melinda Gates " Factfulness by Hans Rosling, an outstanding international public health expert, is a hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases." - Former U.S. President Barack Obama Factfulnes s: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends— what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; why the world’s population is increasing; how many girls finish school —we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. In Factfulness , Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens . They reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective —from our tendency to divide the world into two camps (usually some version of us and them ) to the way we consume media (where fear rules) to how we perceive progress (believing that most things are getting worse). Our problem is that we don’t know what we don’t know, and even our guesses are informed by unconscious and predictable biases. It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. That doesn’t mean there aren’t real concerns. But when we worry about everything all the time instead of embracing a worldview based on facts, we can lose our ability to focus on the things that threaten us most. Inspiring and revelatory, filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories, Factfulness is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world and empower you to respond to the crises and opportunities of the future. --- “This book is my last battle in my life-long mission to fight devastating ignorance…Previously I armed myself with huge data sets, eye-opening software, an energetic learning style and a Swedish bayonet for sword-swallowing. It wasn’t enough. But I hope this book will be.” Hans Rosling, February 2017. |
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Avec des mots simples, le docteur Jean-Jacques Hauw nous aide à comprendre les ressorts d’une maladie qui touche, directement ou indirectement, près de 3 millions de personnes. En cause : des lésions du cerveau, dont le mécanisme reste largement inconnu. Après avoir retracé l’histoire de sa découverte et présenté quelques cas typiques, il décrit les principaux symptômes de la maladie dans ses formes les plus communes (où prédominent les troubles de la mémoire) et celles qui sont plus atypiques (où peuvent dominer l’indifférence, les troubles du langage, de la pensée), ou encore les formes précoces, ainsi que les moyens modernes du diagnostic. La maladie résulte-t-elle du vieillissement du cerveau ? De lésions initiales ? Quels sont les facteurs de risque ? Quels traitements sont appropriés ? Un précieux outil pour prévenir Alzheimer, accompagner ses proches et faire un point sur les essais cliniques de nouveaux traitements et les pistes de la recherche, porteuse d’espoir pour l’avenir. |
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A hymn to walking, the mechanical magic at the core of our humanity. Walking upright on two feet is a uniquely human skill. It enabled us to migrate out of Africa and to spread as far as Alaska and Australia. Every day, we put one foot in front of the other—yet how many of us know how we do that, or appreciate the advantages it gives us? Neuroscientist Shane O’Mara invites us to marvel at the benefits walking confers on our bodies and brains. From walking’s evolutionary origins, traced back millions of years to life forms on the ocean floor, to new findings from cutting- edge research, he reveals how the brain and nervous system give us the ability to balance, weave through a crowded city, and run our “inner GPS” system. Walking, in turn, spurs our imaginations and boosts our moods. In Praise of Walking illuminates the joys, health benefits, and mechanics of walking—and reminds us to get out of our chairs and discover a happier, healthier, more creative self. |
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Ever since humans sketched primitive maps in the dirt, the quest to understand our surroundings has been fundamental to our survival. Studying geography revealed that the earth was round, showed our ancestors where to plant crops, and helped them appreciate the diversity of the planet.  Today, the world is changing at an unprecedented pace, as a result of rising sea levels, deforestation, species extinction, rapid urbanization, and mass migration. Modern technologies have brought people from across the globe into contact with each other, with enormous political and cultural consequences. As a subject concerned with how people, environments, and places are organized and interconnected, geography provides a critical window into where things happen, why they happen where they do, and how geographical context influences environmental processes and human affairs.  These perspectives make the study of geography more relevant than ever, yet it remains little understood. In this engrossing book, Alexander B. Murphy explains why geography is so important to the current moment. |
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In his bestselling work of popular science, Sir Roger Penrose takes us on a fascinating tour through the basic principles of physics, cosmology, mathematics, and philosophy to show that human thinking can never be emulated by a machine. |
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The USA TODAY bestseller is now in paperback with a new chapter on Global Warming! This all-encompassing guide to skeptical thinking from podcast host and academic neurologist at Yale University School of Medicine Steven Novella and his SGU co-hosts , which Richard Wiseman calls "the perfect primer for anyone who wants to separate fact from fiction." It is intimidating to realize that we live in a world overflowing with misinformation, bias, myths, deception, and flawed knowledge. There really are no ultimate authority figures-no one has the secret, and there is no place to look up the definitive answers to our questions (not even Google). Luckily, THE SKEPTICS' GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE is your map through this maze of modern life. Here Dr. Steven Novella-along with Bob Novella, Cara Santa Maria, Jay Novella, and Evan Bernstein-will explain the tenets of skeptical thinking and debunk some of the biggest scientific myths, fallacies, and conspiracy theories-from anti-vaccines to homeopathy, UFO sightings to N- rays. You'll learn the difference between science and pseudoscience, essential critical thinking skills, ways to discuss conspiracy theories with that crazy co- worker of yours, and how to combat sloppy reasoning, bad arguments, and superstitious thinking. So are you ready to join them on an epic scientific quest, one that has taken us from huddling in dark caves to setting foot on the moon? (Yes, we really did that.) DON'T PANIC! With THE SKEPTICS' GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE, we can do this together. "Thorough, informative, and enlightening, The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe inoculates you against the frailties and shortcomings of human cognition. If this book does not become required reading for us all, we may well see modern civilization unravel before our eyes." --Neil deGrasse Tyson "In this age of real and fake information, your ability to reason, to think in scientifically skeptical fashion, is the most important skill you can have. Read The Skeptics' Guide Universe ; get better at reasoning. And if this claim about the importance of reason is wrong, The Skeptics' Guide will help you figure that out, too." --Bill Nye |
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The 40th anniversary edition of the million copy international bestseller, with a new epilogue from the author. As relevant and influential today as when it was first published, this classic exposition of evolutionary thought, widely hailed for its stylistic brilliance and deep scientific insights, stimulated whole new areas of research. |
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Révolution numérique, transition énergétique, mutation écologique, etc… D’aucuns journalistes, politiques, chercheurs et prospectivistes, nous parlent d’un nouveau monde enfin affranchi des matières fossiles, des pollutions, des pénuries, des tensions politiques et militaires … Et bien cet ouvrage formidablement documenté, fruit de six ans d’enquête, nous montre qu’il n’en est rien ! En nous émancipant des énergies fossiles, nous sombrons en réalité dans une nouvelle dépendance : celle des métaux rares. Ils sont devenus indispensables au développement de la nouvelle société écologique (éoliennes, panneaux solaires, etc.) et numérique (ils se nichent dans nos smartphones, nos ordinateurs, tablettes et autre objets connectés de notre quotidien). Or, les coûts environnementaux, économiques, politiques de cette dépendance seront pires encore que ceux de notre société industrielle actuelle. |
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The blockbuster phenomenon that charts an amazing journey of the mind while revolutionizing our concept of memory An instant bestseller that is poised to become a classic, Moonwalking with Einstein recounts Joshua Foer's yearlong quest to improve his memory under the tutelage of top "mental athletes." He draws on cutting-edge research, a surprising cultural history of remembering, and venerable tricks of the mentalist's trade to transform our understanding of human memory. From the United States Memory Championship to deep within the author's own mind, this is an electrifying work of journalism that reminds us that, in every way that matters, we are the sum of our memories. |
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One of TIME’s Ten Best Nonfiction Books of the Decade "Meet the new Stephen Hawking . . . The Order of Time is a dazzling book." -- The Sunday Times From the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics , comes a concise, elegant exploration of time. Why do we remember the past and not the future? What does it mean for time to "flow"? Do we exist in time or does time exist in us? In lyric, accessible prose, Carlo Rovelli invites us to consider questions about the nature of time that continue to puzzle physicists and philosophers alike. For most readers this is unfamiliar terrain. We all experience time, but the more scientists learn about it, the more mysterious it remains. We think of it as uniform and universal, moving steadily from past to future, measured by clocks. Rovelli tears down these assumptions one by one, revealing a strange universe where at the most fundamental level time disappears. He explains how the theory of quantum gravity attempts to understand and give meaning to the resulting extreme landscape of this timeless world. Weaving together ideas from philosophy, science and literature, he suggests that our perception of the flow of time depends on our perspective, better understood starting from the structure of our brain and emotions than from the physical universe. Already a bestseller in Italy, and written with the poetic vitality that made Seven Brief Lessons on Physics so appealing, The Order of Time offers a profoundly intelligent, culturally rich, novel appreciation of the mysteries of time. |
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Mycelium Running is a manual for the mycological rescue of the planet. That’s right: growing more mushrooms may be the best thing we can do to save the environment, and in this groundbreaking text from mushroom expert Paul Stamets, you’ll find out how.   The basic science goes like this: Microscopic cells called “mycelium”--the fruit of which are mushrooms--recycle carbon, nitrogen, and other essential elements as they break down plant and animal debris in the creation of rich new soil. What Stamets has discovered is that we can capitalize on mycelium’s digestive power and target it to decompose toxic wastes and pollutants (mycoremediation), catch and reduce silt from streambeds and pathogens from agricultural watersheds (mycofiltration), control insect populations (mycopesticides), and generally enhance the health of our forests and gardens (mycoforestry and myco-gardening).   In this comprehensive guide, you’ll find chapters detailing each of these four exciting branches of what Stamets has coined “mycorestoration,” as well as chapters on the medicinal and nutritional properties of mushrooms, inoculation methods, log and stump culture, and species selection for various environmental purposes. Heavily referenced and beautifully illustrated, this book is destined to be a classic reference for bemushroomed generations to come. |
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Книга-сенсация ‒ №1 среди книг по самопомощи. Нет необходимости смиряться с реальностью и постоянно подстраиваться, ведь в любой момент мы можем изменить свою жизнь. Автор мировых бестселлеров по развитию мозга, профессор нейрохимии и нейробиологии, доктор Джо Диспенза предлагает научный подход к изменению жизни. Его уникальная программа рассчитана на 4 недели, за это время она научит вас работать со своим подсознанием, чтобы достичь желаемого ‒ вам остается только решить, что конкретно вы хотите изменить в своей жизни. Эта умная, содержательная и насыщенная практическим материалом книга поможет вам освободиться из плена эмоций, наполнить жизнь здоровьем, счастьем и изобилием. Каждый, кто прочтет эту книгу и воспользуется методикой доктора Диспензы, не пожалеет о затраченных усилиях. Эта книга: доступно объяснит работу подсознания;изменит ваше представление о том, как устроен ваш мозг;научит вас проникать в сферу подсознания и перепрограммировать его;раскроет эффективные техники медитации. Обратите внимание на полезное дополнение к книге: практические медитации от доктора Диспензы теперь доступны в удобном аудиоформате! «Медитации к Силе подсознания» |
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Excerpts from Beyond Words: The Healing Power of Horses The space between words is where we live with horses. In the silence we are truly heard. ******* So much of our sadness, our discontent, our addictions and compulsions are driven by the emptiness we experience when, without being aware of it, we detach from our emotional selves. We often mistake this emptiness as boredom, anxiety, hunger, and/or loneliness. Horses, in their honesty and compassion, help us to reconnect to ourselves, to our humanness. ******* What I have come to believe is that no matter what orientation you bring to psychotherapy, or what equine certification you achieve, the one variable that has been shown to be critically important is the trusting, respectful, and compassionate relationship that develops between therapist and client; whether the therapist has two or four legs is irrelevant! ********** The goal of Beyond Words: The Healing Power of Horses is to connect the advances made in the treatment and understanding of mental health issues with the knowledge we have accrued through the years about the nature of horses. The key is to integrate the two professional worlds of equine specialists and psychotherapists, so that each can appreciate, communicate, and work together to further enhance the practice of Equine Experiential Psychotherapy. |
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Dans cet essai, le sociologue et philosophe américain George Marshall propose une nouvelle approche à l’une des plus épineuses questions de notre temps : alors que le réchauffement climatique se manifeste par un nombre croissant de signaux, comment se fait-il que nous puissions encore ignorer son impact sur notre planète ? Il a découvert que nos valeurs, nos opinions, nos préjugés ont leur vie propre. Par le biais d’histoires vécues et sur la base de longues années de recherches, Marshall soutient que ce qui nous amène à nier notre responsabilité dans les changements climatiques repose sur la manière dont nos cerveaux sont formatés. Après avoir assimilé ce qui stimule et menace notre intellect et nos motivations, l’auteur nous amène à envisager le changement climatique comme un problème soluble. |
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A very big welcome to my book titled "The Reality of Climate Change" and I hope you grab a copy of the book to gauge what is really going on, and how our lives are being affected now. Many of the views and reports today being aired surrounding climate change by the United Nations, Governments and Institutions, can very often seem distant issues and have no bearing, or relevance, to folks real lives. To most folk 40 to 50 years ago "climate change" was probably not on anyone's radar. However, even back in the 1960's and 1970's there did exist signs of change then and not for the better. Please read on.... since writing the book, I am pleased to see more folk in the media are now starting to feature "Climate Change" and especially welcome Sky Broadcasting launching "Ocean Sea Rescue" exposing the plight to our dying Seas, Rivers and Oceans. "On the 12th of October 2015 BBC's Newsnight Team Broadcast a News Feature on Air Pollution which confirms my findings in this 'NEW' Book on Climate Change regarding serious Health issues including Respiratory Disorders, Dementia, Alzheimer's etc." "On Monday the 22nd of November 2015 there was a Special Sky News Report, where HRH Prince Charles accurately stated the planet faces catastrophe and needs to be put on life support now to prevent ever increasing disasters as a result of Climate Change." At the time of writing this book, there are two specific numbers you need to remember and these are 275 and 400! What relevance are the above numbers you may rightly ask? FACT: 275 Is the parts per million number of Carbon Dioxide for starting all of life on Earth and in layman terms, many millions of years ago. FACT: 400 Is the parts per million number of Carbon Dioxide today in the Earth's atmosphere and these factual measurements are courtesy of friends and colleagues at NASA (nasa.gov). CONTENTS INSIDE THIS BOOK: Introduction The Reality Check for Humankind Climate Change to Our Seas Climate Change to Our Lands Climate Change Reality to Human Health Climate Change Human Industrialization Climate Change Technology, Trades and Crafts Can Embrace Change Climate Change Eminent Quotations Acknowledgements |
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The classic guide to the night sky, now in its fifth edition as part of the authoritative ‘Collins Guide’ series. A comprehensive guide to all the stars and celestial objects visible with the use of binoculars or an average-sized telescope, this fully revised edition features updated and extended text, improved sky charts, and new diagrams and photographs. Includes: • Monthly sky maps of the northern and southern hemispheres, so you can identify constellations and bright stars from various latitudes throughout the year • Descriptions of all the 88 constellations and their stars opposite a specially prepared chart showing the constellation in relation to the surrounding skies • Detailed information on stars, nebulae, galaxies, the Moon and the Solar System • Practical advice on choosing and using binoculars and telescopes In addition to the charts and diagrams, the text is accompanied by many photographs throughout, making this the most practical and comprehensive guide to the night sky. Reviews ‘…by far the best of the currently available, pocket-sized guides and is one to be warmly recommended.’ The Observatory About the author Ian Ridpath has been a full-time writer, broadcaster, and lecturer on astronomy and space since 1972. He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, as well as a member of the Society of Authors and of the Association of British Science Writers. Wil Tirion is the world's leading celestial cartographer, having designed the first ever star atlas in 1981. Together Ian and Wil have also produced ‘Collins Pocket Guide Stars and Planets’ and ‘Collins Gem Stars’. www.ianridpath.com www.wil-tirion.com |
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Миллионам людей не хватает уверенности, чтобы полностью раскрыть свой потенциал и достичь успеха в карьере и личной жизни. В своей книге, основанной на многочисленных исследованиях и личном опыте, Роберт Келси расскажет, что такое уверенность и как ее можно достичь, а также какие мифы и препятствия заставляют нас терять веру в себя. Вы справитесь со своим страхом, тревогой и стрессом, научитесь легко налаживать отношения с окружающими и достигнете высот в карьере и личной жизни, о которых раньше могли только мечтать. |
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El origen del hombre (en el original inglés The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex), traducido también como El origen del hombre y la selección en relación al sexo es un libro inglés sobre la teoría de la evolución centrada en la evolución humana del científico y naturalista Charles Darwin, publicado por primera vez en el original inglés la 24 de febrero de 1871 y en español en 1880. |
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"Prepping: The Ultimate Survival Guide" is a great way to help the novice to be prepared for an emergency. The ultimate prepper need not have this guide as they will already be prepared for any disaster. This guide will be for the individual that wants to learn how to start getting things prepared in case something happens. Some people are of the opinion that a prepper is extreme but in the long run it does pay to be prepared in the eventuality that there is an emergency and you may need to evacuate in a hurry. The book is also ideal to help the reader to learn how to put a first aid kit together and how to prepare things for persons that may need to have medications or those that have special needs. |
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DO MESMO AUTOR DE A DANÇA DO UNIVERSO E O FIM DA TERRA E DO CÉU, VENCEDORES DO PRÊMIO JABUTI Quanto podemos conhecer do mundo? Será que podemos conhecer tudo? Ou será que existem limites fundamentais para o que a ciência pode explicar? Se estes limites existem, até que ponto podemos compreender a natureza da realidade? Estas perguntas, e suas consequências surpreendentes, são o foco deste livro, um ensaio sobre como compreendemos o Universo e a nós mesmos. · É autor, entre outros livros, dos best-sellers A dança do universo, O fim da Terra e do Céu e Criação imperfeita, este último tendo vendido mais de 35 mil exemplares no Brasil. · Marcelo Gleiser é professor titular de Filosofia Natural e de Física e Astronomia no Dartmouth College, um cientista de renome mundial e colunista da Folha de S.Paulo, participando frequentemente de documentários para a TV no Brasil e no exterior. |
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An examination of the structure of the huge polymer, DNA starts this unit. From there, the focus turns to a consideration of the three essential functions of DNA, namely replication, protein synthesis (transcription and translation) and three types of gene mutations. Complete rationales for each function is included along with useful examples. A special feature of this unit is an interactive Genetic Code for use with determining amino acid sequences. The unit is supported by original artwork and labeled diagrams and contains many questions such as short answer and multiple choice that are linked to their answers for self-testing. It also includes sets of written answer questions to help build one’s understanding of the concepts presented. The unit features an interactive Glossary with hundreds of contextually explained terms. DNA is extracted from Biology 12 Study Guide, which is the sixth edition of a student study guide written to match the curriculum of British Columbia. The concepts presented are applicable to the biology curricula of other educational jurisdictions as well. |
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Primarily directed towards the function and structure of animal cells, Cell Structures starts with the nucleus and its interaction with the rest of the cell. A second major focus in the unit is the secretory pathway where the functional inter-relationships between several membrane-bound organelles (such as ER, Golgi bodies and vesicles) are considered. The energy relationship between mitochondria and chloroplasts, and intracellular digestion by lysosomes also receive attention before it concludes with a brief discussion of structures comprised of protein filaments such as the cytoskeleton and cilia. The unit is supported by original artwork and labeled diagrams and contains many questions such as short answer and multiple choice that are linked to their answers for self-testing. It also includes sets of written answer questions to help build one’s understanding of the concepts presented. The unit features an interactive Glossary with hundreds of contextually explained terms. Cell Structures is extracted from Biology 12 Study Guide, which is the sixth edition of a student study guide written to match the curriculum of British Columbia. The concepts presented are applicable to the biology curricula of other educational jurisdictions as well. |
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The Chemistry of Life is an essential topic for understanding how and why tissues and organ-systems function the way they do. Starting with the water molecule, this unit goes on to consider acids and bases before it delves into the biochemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids. Throughout this topic, chemical structures are presented through the combining of monomers into the various polymers. The unit is supported by original artwork and labeled diagrams and contains many questions such as short answer and multiple choice that are linked to their answers for self-testing. It also includes sets of written answer questions to help build one’s understanding of the concepts presented. The unit features an interactive Glossary with hundreds of contextually explained terms. Chemistry of Life is extracted from Biology 12 Study Guide, which is the sixth edition of a student study guide written to match the curriculum of British Columbia. The concepts presented are applicable to the biology curricula of other educational jurisdictions as well. |
