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Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters

From Dating, Shopping, and Praying to Going to War and Becoming a Billionaire---Two Evolutionary Psychologists Explain Why We Do What We Do

de Satoshi Kanazawa, Alan S. Miller ...

Narrado por Stephen Hoye ...

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6 hora 11 minutos

A lively and provocative look at how evolution shapes our behavior and our lives.Contrary to conventional wisdom, our brains and bodies are hardwired to carry out an evolutionary mission that determines much of what we do, from life plans to everyday decisions.With an accessible tone and a healthy disregard for political correctness, this lively and eminently readable book popularizes the latest ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

A lively and provocative look at how evolution shapes our behavior and our lives.Contrary to conventional wisdom, our brains and bodies are hardwired to carry out an evolutionary mission that determines much of what we do, from life plans to everyday decisions.With an accessible tone and a healthy disregard for political correctness, this lively and eminently readable book popularizes the latest
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Spite

The Upside of Your Dark Side

de Simon McCarthy-Jones ...

Narrado por Chris Clarkson ...

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6 hora 5 minutos

Spite angers and enrages us, but it also keeps us honest. In this provocative account, a psychologist examines how petty vengeance explains human thriving.Spite seems utterly useless. You don't gain anything by hurting yourself just so you can hurt someone else. So why hasn't evolution weeded out all the spiteful people?As psychologist Simon McCarthy-Jones argues, spite seems pointless because we ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

Spite angers and enrages us, but it also keeps us honest. In this provocative account, a psychologist examines how petty vengeance explains human thriving.Spite seems utterly useless. You don't gain anything by hurting yourself just so you can hurt someone else. So why hasn't evolution weeded out all the spiteful people?As psychologist Simon McCarthy-Jones argues, spite seems pointless because we
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Blue

In Search of Nature's Rarest Color

de Kai Kupferschmidt ...

Narrado por Jonathan Yen ...

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6 hora 15 minutos

A globe-trotting quest to find blue in the natural world—and to understand our collective obsession with this bewitching colorBlue is a rare color—natural blue, that is. From morpho butterflies in the rain forest to the blue jay flitting past your window, vanishingly few living things are blue—and most that appear so are doing sleight of hand with physics or complex chemistry. Flowers modify the ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

A globe-trotting quest to find blue in the natural world—and to understand our collective obsession with this bewitching colorBlue is a rare color—natural blue, that is. From morpho butterflies in the rain forest to the blue jay flitting past your window, vanishingly few living things are blue—and most that appear so are doing sleight of hand with physics or complex chemistry. Flowers modify the
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Das Basteln der Evolution

Walter J. Gehring erzählt eine genetische Theorie der Entwicklung

de Walter J. Gehring, Klaus Sander ...

Narrado por Walter J. Gehring ...

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2 hora 1 minutos

Inhalt: Das Wunder der Metamorphose 01 Schmetterlinge auf dem Estrich 02 Drosophila melanogaster Ein kurzer Blick in die Geschichte 03 Entdeckung der Gene: Gregor Mendel 04 Die Natur der Gene: Friedrich Miescher 05 Der genetische Code Homeotische Mutationen 06 Nasobemia und Antennapedia 07 Exkurs: Transdetermination 08 Walking along the chromosome 09 Homeobox 10 Ein Molch mit Froschmund 11 Die ... Leer más

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Inhalt: Das Wunder der Metamorphose 01 Schmetterlinge auf dem Estrich 02 Drosophila melanogaster Ein kurzer Blick in die Geschichte 03 Entdeckung der Gene: Gregor Mendel 04 Die Natur der Gene: Friedrich Miescher 05 Der genetische Code Homeotische Mutationen 06 Nasobemia und Antennapedia 07 Exkurs: Transdetermination 08 Walking along the chromosome 09 Homeobox 10 Ein Molch mit Froschmund 11 Die
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Natural Selection

de J. Phil Gibson, Terri R. Gibson ...

Narrado por Christopher Prince ...

Series series Science Foundations
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2 hora 24 minutos

An informative introduction to Darwin's discovery. In his groundbreaking book Natural Selection, Charles Darwin explained his theory that evolution is driven by adaptation of species to their environmental surroundings. From the tiniest microbe to the largest whale, all organisms have changed over vast expanses of time due to the forces of natural selection. This title in the Science Foundations ... Leer más

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An informative introduction to Darwin's discovery. In his groundbreaking book Natural Selection, Charles Darwin explained his theory that evolution is driven by adaptation of species to their environmental surroundings. From the tiniest microbe to the largest whale, all organisms have changed over vast expanses of time due to the forces of natural selection. This title in the Science Foundations
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Full House

The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin

de Stephen Jay Gould ...

Narrado por Efrem Zimbalist Jr. ...

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7 hora 26 minutos

Few would question that humankind is the crowning achievement of evolution—that history yields progress over time from the primitive and simple to the more advanced and complex—or that identifying an existing trend can be helpful in making important life decisions. We have always identified trends as bad or good. But Stephen Jay Gould argues that this mode of interpretation is a bias that needs ... Leer más

$34.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Few would question that humankind is the crowning achievement of evolution—that history yields progress over time from the primitive and simple to the more advanced and complex—or that identifying an existing trend can be helpful in making important life decisions. We have always identified trends as bad or good. But Stephen Jay Gould argues that this mode of interpretation is a bias that needs
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Assembling Life

How Can Life Begin on Earth and Other Habitable Planets?

de David Deamer ...

Narrado por Stephen R. Thorne ...

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7 hora 40 minutos

In Assembling Life, David Deamer addresses questions that are the cutting edge of research on the origin of life. For instance, how did non-living organic compounds assemble into the first forms of primitive cellular life? What was the source of those compounds and the energy that produced the first nucleic acids? Did life begin in the ocean or in fresh water on terrestrial land masses? Could life ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

In Assembling Life, David Deamer addresses questions that are the cutting edge of research on the origin of life. For instance, how did non-living organic compounds assemble into the first forms of primitive cellular life? What was the source of those compounds and the energy that produced the first nucleic acids? Did life begin in the ocean or in fresh water on terrestrial land masses? Could life
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Bioinformatics Scientist - The Comprehensive Guide

de Viruti Shivan ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Mike G ...

Series series Vanguard Professionals
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4 hora 24 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Unlocking the Code of Life: Mastering Data to Pave the Future of BiologyDive into the groundbreaking realm of bioinformatics with "Bioinformatics Scientist- The Comprehensive Guide," your ultimate resource for mastering the intricacies of biological data analysis. This guide demystifies the complex world of genetic codes, protein databases, and ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Unlocking the Code of Life: Mastering Data to Pave the Future of BiologyDive into the groundbreaking realm of bioinformatics with "Bioinformatics Scientist- The Comprehensive Guide," your ultimate resource for mastering the intricacies of biological data analysis. This guide demystifies the complex world of genetic codes, protein databases, and
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How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog)

Visionary Scientists and a Siberian Tale of Jump-Started Evolution

de Lee Alan Dugatkin, Lyudmila Trut ...

Narrado por Joe Hempel ...

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7 hora 17 minutos

Tucked away in Siberia, there are furry, four-legged creatures with wagging tails and floppy ears that are as docile and friendly as any lapdog. But, despite appearances, these are not dogs—they are foxes. They are the result of the most astonishing experiment in breeding ever undertaken—imagine speeding up thousands of years of evolution into a few decades. In 1959, biologists Dmitri Belyaev and ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

Tucked away in Siberia, there are furry, four-legged creatures with wagging tails and floppy ears that are as docile and friendly as any lapdog. But, despite appearances, these are not dogs—they are foxes. They are the result of the most astonishing experiment in breeding ever undertaken—imagine speeding up thousands of years of evolution into a few decades. In 1959, biologists Dmitri Belyaev and
... Leer más
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Living on Earth

Forests, Corals, Consciousness, and the Making of the World

de Peter Godfrey-Smith ...

Narrado por Peter Godfrey-Smith, Mitch Riley ...

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9 hora 59 minutos

**"Listening to Godfrey-Smith's exploration of animal consciousness will rattle every nook and cranny of your brain with an onslaught of interesting questions...the author leaves listeners with a radical new perspective." —AudioFile on MetazoaThis program is read by the author.The bestselling author of Other Minds shows how we and our ancestors have reinvented our planet.**If the history of the ... Leer más

$26.99 USD

**"Listening to Godfrey-Smith's exploration of animal consciousness will rattle every nook and cranny of your brain with an onslaught of interesting questions...the author leaves listeners with a radical new perspective." —AudioFile on MetazoaThis program is read by the author.The bestselling author of Other Minds shows how we and our ancestors have reinvented our planet.**If the history of the
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The Animals Among Us

How Pets Make Us Human

de John Bradshaw ...

Narrado por Graeme Malcolm ...

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11 hora 39 minutos

A leading anthrozoologist and the bestselling author of Dog Sense and Cat Sense explains why we are so drawn to pets.Historically, we relied on our pets to herd livestock, guard homes, and catch pests. But most of us don't need animals to do these things anymore. Pets have never been less necessary. And yet, pet ownership has never been more common than it is today: half of American households ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

A leading anthrozoologist and the bestselling author of Dog Sense and Cat Sense explains why we are so drawn to pets.Historically, we relied on our pets to herd livestock, guard homes, and catch pests. But most of us don't need animals to do these things anymore. Pets have never been less necessary. And yet, pet ownership has never been more common than it is today: half of American households
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Gendered Species

A Natural History of Patriarchy

de Tamas David-Barrett ...

Narrado por Tamas David-Barrett ...

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15 hora 4 minutos

Why do all human societies have gender norms, and why do they vary so widely across cultures and history?In Gendered Species: A Natural History of Patriarchy, Dr. Tamás Dávid-Barrett, an evolutionary behavioural scientist at the University of Oxford, takes us on a captivating journey to uncover the scientific logic behind one of humanity’s most enduring and contentious questions.With an ... Leer más

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Why do all human societies have gender norms, and why do they vary so widely across cultures and history?In Gendered Species: A Natural History of Patriarchy, Dr. Tamás Dávid-Barrett, an evolutionary behavioural scientist at the University of Oxford, takes us on a captivating journey to uncover the scientific logic behind one of humanity’s most enduring and contentious questions.With an
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Between Ape and Human

An Anthropologist on the Trail of a Hidden Hominoid

de Gregory Forth ...

Narrado por Mike Cooper ...

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8 hora 59 minutos

While doing fieldwork on the remote Indonesian island of Flores, anthropologist Gregory Forth came across people talking about half-apelike, half-humanlike creatures that once lived in a cave on the slopes of a nearby volcano. Over the years he continued to record what locals had to say about these mystery hominoids while searching for ways to explain them as imaginary symbols of the wild or other ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

While doing fieldwork on the remote Indonesian island of Flores, anthropologist Gregory Forth came across people talking about half-apelike, half-humanlike creatures that once lived in a cave on the slopes of a nearby volcano. Over the years he continued to record what locals had to say about these mystery hominoids while searching for ways to explain them as imaginary symbols of the wild or other
... Leer más
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H. sapiens: The Last 12,000 Years

de Fil Munas M.D. ...

Narrado por Sean Cordry Ph.D. ...

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10 hora 52 minutos

A COSMIC CONUNDRUM—This astonishing book follows our ascendancy from just another hominin on the open African savannah to the alpha hegemon on Earth today endangering its entire future. Along the way, humans methodically outwitted their competition with phenomenal efficiency and indifference, to emerge in the modern 21st century as the linchpin of a major mass extinction of countless other ... Leer más

$14.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

A COSMIC CONUNDRUM—This astonishing book follows our ascendancy from just another hominin on the open African savannah to the alpha hegemon on Earth today endangering its entire future. Along the way, humans methodically outwitted their competition with phenomenal efficiency and indifference, to emerge in the modern 21st century as the linchpin of a major mass extinction of countless other
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Ends of the Earth

Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search of Life, the Cosmos, and Our Future

de Neil Shubin ...

Narrado por Fred Berman ...

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7 hora 43 minutos

****Shortlisted for the 2025 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize**The bestselling author of Your Inner Fish takes readers on an epic adventure to the North and South Poles to reveal the secrets locked in the ice about life, the cosmos, and our planet’s future.“Urgent [and] prescient…The book captures Shubin’s reverence for both the beauty and the mysteries hidden in the cold, barren tundra.” ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

****Shortlisted for the 2025 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize**The bestselling author of Your Inner Fish takes readers on an epic adventure to the North and South Poles to reveal the secrets locked in the ice about life, the cosmos, and our planet’s future.“Urgent [and] prescient…The book captures Shubin’s reverence for both the beauty and the mysteries hidden in the cold, barren tundra.”
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Sleep Secrets: Unveiling the Wonders of Nighttime Transformation

Unlock Sleep Secrets: Dive into Audio Lessons for Ultimate Nighttime Transformation!

de Elias Thornton ...

Narrado por Nick Porter ...

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2 hora 5 minutos

Sleep Secrets: Unveiling the Wonders of Nighttime Transformation⭐⭐ Simplified Audio Guide ⭐⭐Are you looking to progress in your career and solidify your knowledge by successfully unlocking profound sleep wisdom for ultimate rejuvenation?Seeking a comprehensive guide that provides all necessary elements to unlock profound sleep wisdom for ultimate rejuvenation?Your search ends here!</... ... Leer más

$5.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Sleep Secrets: Unveiling the Wonders of Nighttime Transformation⭐⭐ Simplified Audio Guide ⭐⭐Are you looking to progress in your career and solidify your knowledge by successfully unlocking profound sleep wisdom for ultimate rejuvenation?Seeking a comprehensive guide that provides all necessary elements to unlock profound sleep wisdom for ultimate rejuvenation?Your search ends here!</...
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How To Keep Dinosaurs

The perfect mix of humour and science

de Robert Mash ...

Narrado por Neil Gardner ...

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5 hora

Perfect Christmas gift for any dinosaur enthusiast!'Who could resist a handbook about potential pets that has a little symbol for "likes children" and a separate one for "likes children to eat"... wonderful' GUARDIANHollywood and the popular press would have us believe that all dinosaurs are gigantic, hostile and untameable. In fact, there are many species that make charming and even useful ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

Perfect Christmas gift for any dinosaur enthusiast!'Who could resist a handbook about potential pets that has a little symbol for "likes children" and a separate one for "likes children to eat"... wonderful' GUARDIANHollywood and the popular press would have us believe that all dinosaurs are gigantic, hostile and untameable. In fact, there are many species that make charming and even useful
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At Day's Close

A History of Nighttime

de Professor A. Roger Ekirch ...

Narrado por Roger Davis ...

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14 hora 43 minutos

A fascinating and colourful social history of the nighttime.'A wonderful revelation of a vanished age of darkness' SPECTATOR'Fascinating' SUNDAY TIMES'A splendid book ... great entertainment' Sir Patrick Moore'A triumph of social history. Almost every page contains something to surprise the reader ... one of the most enjoyable literary experiences of the year' MAIL ON SUNDAYFrom blan... ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

A fascinating and colourful social history of the nighttime.'A wonderful revelation of a vanished age of darkness' SPECTATOR'Fascinating' SUNDAY TIMES'A splendid book ... great entertainment' Sir Patrick Moore'A triumph of social history. Almost every page contains something to surprise the reader ... one of the most enjoyable literary experiences of the year' MAIL ON SUNDAYFrom blan...
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The Huxleys

An Intimate History of Evolution

de Alison Bashford ...

Narrado por Jennifer M. Dixon ...

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17 hora 48 minutos

This momentous biography tells the story of the Huxleys: the Victorian natural historian T. H. Huxley ("Darwin's Bulldog") and his grandson, the scientist, conservationist, and zoologist Julian Huxley. Between them, they communicated to the world the great modern story of the theory of evolution by natural selection. In The Huxleys, celebrated historian Alison Bashford writes about these ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

This momentous biography tells the story of the Huxleys: the Victorian natural historian T. H. Huxley ("Darwin's Bulldog") and his grandson, the scientist, conservationist, and zoologist Julian Huxley. Between them, they communicated to the world the great modern story of the theory of evolution by natural selection. In The Huxleys, celebrated historian Alison Bashford writes about these
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Sex Machines

de Charles Muller, Peggy Sastre ...

Narrado por Alan Cook ...

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3 hora 54 minutos

Is there a desire gene? Can love at first sight be reproduced in the laboratory? Why do celebrities multiply their partners? Can the genes for homosexuality be manipulated? Why does the size of a man's penis matter? What role does the face play in sexual success? Is frigidity hereditary? Can you judge your partner's fidelity by observing his brain? Will implants stimulate our orgasms? In 50 ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

Is there a desire gene? Can love at first sight be reproduced in the laboratory? Why do celebrities multiply their partners? Can the genes for homosexuality be manipulated? Why does the size of a man's penis matter? What role does the face play in sexual success? Is frigidity hereditary? Can you judge your partner's fidelity by observing his brain? Will implants stimulate our orgasms? In 50
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Science in the Soul

Selected Writings of a Passionate Rationalist

de Richard Dawkins ...

Narrado por Richard Dawkins, Lalla Ward, Gillian Somerscales ...

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14 hora 40 minutos

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The legendary biologist and bestselling author mounts a timely and passionate defense of science and clear thinking with this career-spanning collection of essays, including twenty pieces published in the United States for the first time.For decades, Richard Dawkins has been a brilliant scientific communicator, consistently illuminating the wonders of nature and ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The legendary biologist and bestselling author mounts a timely and passionate defense of science and clear thinking with this career-spanning collection of essays, including twenty pieces published in the United States for the first time.For decades, Richard Dawkins has been a brilliant scientific communicator, consistently illuminating the wonders of nature and
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The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire

Why Our Species Is on the Edge of Extinction

de Henry Gee ...

Narrado por Henry Gee ...

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7 hora 27 minutos

**"Henry Gee presents a pithy, fascinating account of the stages of biological evolution. ... a meditative and friendly listening experience. —AudioFile on A (Very) Short History of Life on EarthWritten and read by the award-winning author of A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: a history of humanity on the brink of decline.**A Next Big Idea Club Must-Read SelectionWe are living through a ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

**"Henry Gee presents a pithy, fascinating account of the stages of biological evolution. ... a meditative and friendly listening experience. —AudioFile on A (Very) Short History of Life on EarthWritten and read by the award-winning author of A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: a history of humanity on the brink of decline.**A Next Big Idea Club Must-Read SelectionWe are living through a
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The Language of Butterflies

How Thieves, Hoarders, Scientists, and Other Obsessives Unlocked the Secrets of the World's Favorite Insect

de Wendy Williams ...

Narrado por Angela Brazil ...

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8 hora 38 minutos

In this “deeply personal and lyrical book” (Publishers Weekly) from the New York Times bestselling author of The Horse, Wendy Williams explores the lives of one of the world’s most resilient creatures—the butterfly—shedding light on the role that they play in our ecosystem and in our human lives.“[A] glorious and exuberant celebration of these biological flying machines…Williams takes us on a ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

In this “deeply personal and lyrical book” (Publishers Weekly) from the New York Times bestselling author of The Horse, Wendy Williams explores the lives of one of the world’s most resilient creatures—the butterfly—shedding light on the role that they play in our ecosystem and in our human lives.“[A] glorious and exuberant celebration of these biological flying machines…Williams takes us on a
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What Is Life?

Five Great Ideas in Biology

de Paul Nurse ...

Narrado por Paul Nurse ...

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5 hora 6 minutos

The Nobel Prize–winning scientist's elegant explanation of the fundamental ideas in biology and their uses today.The renowned biologist Paul Nurse has spent his career revealing how living cells work. In What Is Life?, he takes up the challenge of describing what it means to be alive in a way that every listener can understand.It is a shared journey of discovery; step-by-step Nurse illuminates ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

The Nobel Prize–winning scientist's elegant explanation of the fundamental ideas in biology and their uses today.The renowned biologist Paul Nurse has spent his career revealing how living cells work. In What Is Life?, he takes up the challenge of describing what it means to be alive in a way that every listener can understand.It is a shared journey of discovery; step-by-step Nurse illuminates
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