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Biomimetics: Advancing Nanobiomaterials and Tissue Engineering (Biomaterials Science, Engineering and Technology) by Murugan (edt) Ramalingam Publisher Comments Provides cutting-edge advances in biologically inspired, biomimetically-designed materials and systems for developing the next generation of nanobiomaterials and tissue engineering Humans have been trying to learn biomimetics for centuries by... (read more) Your price: $195.00 New - Hardcover
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University of California Publications in Zoology #136: A Checklist of Host-Parasite Interactions of the Order Crocodylia by Marisa Tellez Publisher Comments Records of parasitism in crocodilians date back to the early 1800s, distributed among various types of published and unpublished materials. Analyzing parasite-host specificity, geographic distribution, and taxonomy can provide otherwise cryptic details... (read more) Your price: $76.25 New - Trade Paper
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Home Ground: A Guide to the American Landscape by Barry (edt) Lopez Synopsis Hailed by book reviewers as a "masterpiece," "gorgeous and fascinating," and "sheer pleasure," Home Ground: Language for an American Landscape was published in fall 2006 in hardcover. It was met with outstanding reviews and strong sales, going into three... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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Identically Different: Why We Can Change Our Genes by Tim Spector Publisher Comments If you share most of the same genetic material, what makes you so different from your siblings? How much are the things you choose to do everyday--what you eat, how you vote, who you love--determined by your genes, and how much is your own free will... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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Cracking the AP Biology Exam (Princeton Review: Cracking the AP Biology) by Kim Magliore Publisher Comments US... (read more) Your price: $18.99 New - Trade Paper
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Pandemics: What Everyone Needs to Know (What Everyone Needs to Know) by Peter C Doherty Publisher Comments Nobel Laureate Peter Doherty offers a level-headed guide to all aspects of pandemics-what they are, how they spread, and what we can do to prevent them Pandemics. The word conjures up images of horrific diseases sweeping the globe and killing everyone in... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Invasive Species: What Everyone Needs to Know (What Everyone Needs to Know) by Daniel Simberloff Publisher Comments Invasive species come in all sizes, from plant pathogens like the chestnut blight in eastern North America, to the red imported fire ant that has spread throughout the South, the predatory Indian mongoose now found in the Caribbean and Hawaii, and the... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Tangled Bank: An Introduction to Evolution by Carl Zimmer Publisher Comments Used widely in non-majors biology classes, The Tangled Bank is the first textbook about evolution intended for the general reader. Zimmer, an award-winning science writer, takes readers on a fascinating journey into the latest discoveries about evolution.... (read more) Your price: $93.50 New - Trade Paper
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Microbiology Super Review, 3rd Ed. (Super Reviews Study Guides) by Editors Of Rea Publisher Comments MICROBIOLOGY SUPER REVIEW Need help with microbiology? Want a quick review or refresher for class? This is the book for you! CONCISE SUBJECT REVIEW Covers the material students typically learn in an introductory microbiology course. Clear, easy-to... (read more) Your price: $9.95 New - Trade Paper
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Darwin and His Children: His Other Legacy by Tim M. Berra Publisher Comments While much has been written about the life and work of Charles Darwin, the lives of his wife and ten children remain largely unexamined. How did Darwin reconcile his own metaphysical views with those of his wife Emma Wedgwood, his first cousin and a... (read more) Your price: $36.75 New - Hardcover
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Hide-And-Seek Science: Animal Camouflage by Emma Stevenson PW Review "Illustrator Stevenson makes her debut as an author by taking readers through seven ecosystems and asking them to find animals hidden in each scene. 'For animals,' she explains, hide-and-seek 'isn't just a game. It's a matter of life and death.' Although... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.00 Used - Hardcover
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Anatomy of a Scientific Discovery: The Race to Find the Body's Own Morphine by Jeff Goldberg Publisher Comments In late 1973, scientists John Hughes and Hans Kosterlitz spent the majority of their time in an underfunded, obscure, and cramped laboratory in Aberdeen, Sweden. While working on the brains of pigs, the duo discovered a nonaddictive narcotic chemical... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Year in Immunology (Annals of the New York Academy of Science) by Noel R. Rose Publisher Comments This volume of The Year in Immunology series features reviews of topics in human immunology, including B1 B cells, BCL-2 family members, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, reverse vaccinology, anti-b2-glycoprotein I, the role of autoimmunity In thromboangiitis... (read more) Your price: $134.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Universal Sense: How Hearing Shapes the Mind by Seth S Horowitz Publisher Comments Every day, we are beset by millions of sounds-ambient ones like the rumble of the train and the hum of air conditioner, as well as more pronounced sounds, such as human speech, music, and sirens. How do we know which sounds should startle us, which... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Mortal Rituals by Matthew J. Rossano PW Review "The premise of Rossano's latest (after Supernatural Selection) is exciting, but the execution will leave some readers hungry. The Southeastern Louisiana University psychology prof draws heavily on previous accounts of the harrowing experiences of a... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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W. L. Moody, Jr., Natural History #48: Wildlife of the Concho Valley by Terry C. Maxwell Publisher Comments The Concho Valley, named from the abundant mussel shells found in its principal river by seventeenth-century Spanish explorers, occupies a transitional position between the Chihuahuan Desert to the west and the Balcones Canyonlands to the east. As... (read more) Your price: $36.75 New - Hardcover
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Spiders in Your Neighborhood: A Field Guide to Your Local Spider Friends by Patrick Stadille Your price: $5.95 New - Trade Paper
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Alien Universe: Extraterrestrial Life in Our Minds and in the Cosmos by Don Lincoln Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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Digital Microscopy by Greenfield (edt) Sluder Your price: $191.75 New - Hardcover
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Alice's Adventures in Molecular Biology by Arieh Ben-naim Your price: $29.95 New - Trade Paper
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