Life Sciences: General Issues

This open access book is a one-stop shop for all stakeholders interested in a deep understanding of the status quo of the healthcare sector in the ...

Biomedical research is changing the both the format and the functions of human beings. Very soon the human race will be faced with a choice: do we ...

Darwin's theory of evolution was for more than a century dogged by a major problem: the evidence proving the connections between the main groups of...

Long regarded as biological waste, the placenta is gaining momentum as a viable product for clinical use. Due to their unique properties, placental...

Fundamentals of Pediatric Imaging, Third Edition presents the foremost techniques of pediatric medical image analysis and processing. It includes a...

Obwohl Gesundheit für alle Menschen essentiell ist, unterliegt das Verständnis des Begriffs »Gesundheit« jeweils historisch, regional und kulturell...

What is the material basis of the thoughts that occur inside our heads?Where do imaginative, creative, or spiritual thoughts come from - can these ...

Legendary record producer-turned-brain scientist explains why you fall in love with music.'Extraordinary insights about music, emotion and the brai...

Manufacturing Techniques for Materials: Engineering and Engineered provides a cohesive and comprehensive overview of the following: (i) prevailing ...

In the World Library of Psychologists series, international experts present themselves career-long collections of what they judge to be their fines...

While the chemistry, physics, and optical properties of simple atoms and molecules are quite well understood, this book demonstrates that there is ...

This book presents key concepts for students to understand chemical resistance in agriculture and apply that knowledge to achieving global food sec...

In 2009, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) authored the report Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward. In it, the...

The marsupial family Dasyuridae has a history of study extending from 18th century naturalists to the modern genomics era. The Evolution of Dasyuri...

An ecologist explores how life itself shapes Earth using the elemental constituents we all shareIt is rare for life to change Earth, yet three orga...

4E cognition (embodied, embedded, enactive, and extended) is a relatively young and thriving field of interdisciplinary research. It assumes that c...

When published in 1980, Benjamin B. Beck's Animal Tool Behavior was the first volume to catalog and analyze the complete literature on tool use an...

Winner of the Inaugural Book Prize from the Australia & Aotearoa New Zealand Environmental History NetworkA compelling environmental history of...

Vitamins and Minerals in Neurological Disorders offers readers a comprehensive reference addressing their relationship to brain health in a wide va...

A new human species will soon come to co-exist with us. This new species, 'Homo nouveau,' will be created using artificial intelligence and genetic...