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    Why Geese Don't Get Obese (And We Do)

    by Eric Widmaier ...
    Narrated by Rick Adamson ...

    Abridged

    2 hours 46 min

    Imagine being able to consume 250,000 calories daily without gaining weight. If you had the metabolism of a shrew you could. And while most of us can't hold our breath for more than a few minutes, the Weddell seal can remain under water for a full 75 minutes!Through many amazing examples, Why Geese Don't Get Obese discusses the mechanisms humans and other creatures have evolved to gauge their need ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Why Geese Don't Get Obese (And We Do)

    How Evolution's Strategies for Survival Affect Our Everyday Lives

    by Eric P. Widmaier ...
    What drives us to eat and accounts for different appetites? Why is breathing at high altitudes easy for birds and difficult for humans? Why do animals have two sets of sensory organs--eyes, ears, nostrils, etc...?In Why Geese Don't Get Obese, physiologist Eric Widmaier describes the astonishing ways humans and other creatures have adapted to their environmental challenges in order to survive. ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • The Stuff of Life

    Profiles of the Molecules That Make Us Tick

    by Eric P. Widmaier ...
    In The Stuff of Life , Eric P. Widmaier deconstructs the fundamental processes of the human body and focuses on those vital biological substances that aren't particularly well understood. By examining the blueprints that dictate what we are, Widmaier answers questions, including:- Why are some fats worse than others?- Is cholesterol actually good for anything?- How does the stomach digest food?- ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

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    The Story of the Human Body

    Evolution, Health, and Disease

    by Daniel E. Lieberman ...
    Narrated by Sean Runnette ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 54 min

    In this landmark book of popular science, Daniel E. Lieberman—chair of the department of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University and a leader in the field—gives us a lucid and engaging account of how the human body evolved over millions of years, even as it shows how the increasing disparity between the jumble of adaptations in our Stone Age bodies and advancements in the modern world is ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Survival of the Sickest

    A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease

    by Jonathan Prince, Sharon Moalem ...
    Narrated by Eric Conger ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 39 min

    How did a deadly genetic disease help our ancestors survive the bubonic plagues of Europe? Was diabetes evolution's response to the last Ice Age? Will a visit to the tanning salon help bring down your cholesterol? Why do we age? Why are some people immune to HIV? Can your genes be turned on—or off?Survival of the Sickest reveals the answers to these and many other questions as it unravels the ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD

  • The Inner Workings of Life

    Vignettes in Systems Biology

    by Eberhard O. Voit ...
    Living systems are dynamic and extremely complex and their behaviour is often hard to predict by studying their individual parts. Systems biology promises to reveal and analyse these highly connected, regulated and adaptable systems, using mathematical modelling and computational analysis. This new systems approach is already having a broad impact on biological research and has potentially far ... Read more

    $48.99 CAD

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    Our Inner Ape

    A Leading Primatologist Explains Why We Are Who We Are

    by Frans de Waal ...
    Narrated by Alan Sklar ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 14 min

    We have long attributed man's violent, aggressive, competitive nature to his animal ancestry. But what if we are just as given to cooperation, empathy, and morality by virtue of our genes? What if our behavior actually makes us apes? What kind of apes are we?From a scientist and writer E. O. Wilson has called "the world authority on primate social behavior" comes a fascinating look at the most ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Introduction to Molecular Medicine

    by Dennis W. Ross ...
    How will increased understanding of the human genome affect our ability to diagnose and treat disease? The subject of recombinant DNA technology is no longer limited to the research laboratory; it is being discussed in ever-widening medical circles. Introduction to Molecular Medicine is especially written for the physician who is not a genetics expert but wishes to understand this new science and ... Read more

    $102.99 CAD

  • Calculations for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

    A Guide to Mathematics in the Laboratory

    by Frank H. Stephenson ...
    Calculations for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology: A Guide to Mathematics in the Laboratory, Second Edition, provides an introduction to the myriad of laboratory calculations used in molecular biology and biotechnology. The book begins by discussing the use of scientific notation and metric prefixes, which require the use of exponents and an understanding of significant digits. It explains the ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Clinical Decision Support

    The Road Ahead

    Edited by Robert Greenes ...
    This book examines the nature of medical knowledge, how it is obtained, and how it can be used for decision support. It provides complete coverage of computational approaches to clinical decision-making. Chapters discuss data integration into healthcare information systems and delivery to point of care for providers, as well as facilitation of direct to consumer access. A case study section ... Read more

    $106.99 CAD

  • The PCR Revolution

    Basic Technologies and Applications

    Edited by Stephen A. Bustin, PhD ...
    The invention of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1994 and remains one of the most important scientific discoveries of the twentieth century. More than 50,000 researchers in the United States use PCR replication technology, yet there is a significant absence of any recent publications on this subject. In this book, Dr Stephen A. Bustin, a world-renowned PCR ... Read more

    $61.99 CAD

  • Handbook of Immunohistochemistry and in situ Hybridization of Human Carcinomas

    Molecular Genetics: Liver and Pancreatic Carcinomas V3

    Edited by M. A. Hayat ...
    Immunohistochemistry is the use of specific antibodies to stain particular molecular species in situ. This technique has allowed the identification of many more cell types than could be visualized by classical histology, particularly in the immune system and among the scattered hormone-secreting cells of the endocrine system, and has the potential to improve diagnosis, prognosis and therapeutic ... Read more

    $255.99 CAD