Biology, Life Sciences

Personal genome testing, gene editing for life-threatening diseases, synthetic life: once the stuff of science fiction, twentieth- and twenty-first...

For decades, the field of bioethics has shaped the way we think about ethical problems in science, technology, and medicine. But its traditional em...

This book assembles concisely written chapters by world-leaders in the field summarizing recent advances in understanding microbial responses to hy...

This volume provides an overview of microbial toxins from diverse bacterial and fungal origins. These molecules, produced by various species and co...

The surge of evolutionary and neurological analyses of art and its effects raises questions of how art, culture, and the biological sciences influe...

This monumental work by Dankmar Bosse presents, for the first time, a comprehensive picture of the evolution of the earth and its natural kingdoms,...

How do you record the wildlife in a wood? This book explains ways to record the flora and fauna found in woodland and outlines the sources you can ...

The One Minute Cat Manager suggests 60-second techniques that anyone can practise with their cat. With expert insight into the inner workings of t...

'Daring, learned and humane ... A revelatory restoration of wonder' Stephen Greenblatt. We no longer think, like the ancient Chinese did, that the ...

An argument that more people should have children with Down syndrome, written from a pro-choice, disability-positive perspective. The rate at wh...

Cavernous malformations can lead to significant neurologic symptoms - from nerve pain, weakness and coordination difficulties to visual loss, memor...

In this first-ever examination of Charles Darwin's sketches, drawings, and illustrations, Julia Voss presents the history of evolutionary theory to...

Bringing together the ideas of experts from around the world, this incisive text offers cutting-edge perspectives on the risk analysis and governan...