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Genforschung, DNA, Gene und Genome, Genetik in Landwirtschaft und Medizin, in Erziehung und Psychologie - diese Begriffe sind nicht nur in der Fachwelt, sondern auch in den Feuilletons der Zeitungen, in Funk, Fernsehen und öffentlichen Debatten des 21....
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Springer
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2017-01-27
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The survival of plants on our planet is nothing short of miraculous. They are virtually stationary packages of food, providing sustenance for a vast array of organisms, ranging from bacteria and fungi, through to insects, and even other plants.
But plants are master...
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OUP Oxford
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2017-01-27
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The Heliconius butterflies are one of the classic systems in evolutionary biology and have contributed hugely to our understanding of evolution over the last 150 years. Their dramatic radiation and remarkable mimicry has fascinated biologists since the days of Bates,...
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OUP Oxford
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2017-01-27
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Hermann Sicius stellt ausführlich die Elemente der ersten Nebengruppe (Kupfer, Silber, Gold, Roentgenium) vor, deren physikalische und chemische Eigenschaften relativ ähnlich sind. Kupfer, Silber und Gold sind bereits seit Jahrtausenden bekannt. Beim Elementenpaar...
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Springer Spektrum
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2017-01-27
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'If we hope to meet the moral test of our times, then I think we're going to have to talk more about the "empathy deficit". The ability to put ourselves in somebody else's shoes, to see the world through somebody else's eyes . . .' Barack ObamaEmpathy is the power of...
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John Murray
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2017-01-26
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What is climate change? How does it work? Learn from the experts in the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIESLearn about one of the most important issues facing our world today in this clear, simple and enlightening introduction.From HRH The Prince of Wales, environmentalist...
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Penguin
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2017-01-26
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The Ladybird Expert Series
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What is quantum mechanics? Learn from the experts in the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIESA clear, simple and entertaining introduction to the weird, mind-bending world of the very, very small.Written by physicist and broadcaster Professor Jim Al-Khalili, Quantum Mechanics...
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Penguin
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2017-01-26
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The Ladybird Expert Series
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This book takes a holistic approach to plasma physics and controlled fusion via Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) techniques, establishing a new standard for clean nuclear power generation. Inertial Confinement Fusion techniques to enable laser-driven fusion have...
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Springer
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2017-01-26
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Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, Evolution is a clear, simple and entertaining introduction to Charles Darwin's pioneering and revolutionary theory of how all life changes through natural selection.Written by broadcaster, prize-winning author and geneticist...
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Penguin
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2017-01-26
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The Ladybird Expert Series
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This book reviews state of the art regarding strategies for generating and improving microbial strains designed for utilizing renewable raw materials. It discusses methods for genetically engineering of thermophilic bacteria, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Escherichia coli...
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Springer
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2017-01-26
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Humans have moved organisms around the world for centuries but it is only relatively recently that invasion ecology has grown into a mainstream research field. This book examines both the spread and impact dynamics of invasive species, placing the science of invasion...
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OUP Oxford
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2017-01-26
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This book examines the water-related impacts of climate change in the UNESCO Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve of the Mediterranean (IBRM) straddling Spain and Morocco.This is the first in-depth publication on a fascinating transboundary case study; while climate...
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Springer
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2017-01-25
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This book is the translated and commented autobiography of Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932), who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1909. It is the first translation of the German original version “Lebenslinien: Eine Selbstbiographie,” published by Ostwald in 1926/27, and...
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Springer
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2017-01-25
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This book is intended to give readers an appreciation of what the future holds, as cutting-edge technologies in synthetic biology and pathway engineering and advanced bioprocessing development pave the way for providing goods and services to benefit humankind that are...
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Springer
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2017-01-25
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This fifteenth volume of the Poincare Seminar Series, Dirac Matter, describes the surprising resurgence, as a low-energy effective theory of conducting electrons in many condensed matter systems, including graphene and topological insulators, of the...
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Birkhäuser
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2017-01-25
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The series Topics in Current Chemistry Collections presents critical reviews from the journal Topics in Current Chemistry organized in topical volumes.The scope of coverage is all areas of chemical science including the interfaces with related disciplines such as...
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Springer
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2017-01-25
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Topics in Current Chemistry Collections
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The first contribution describes apolar and polar molecular fossils and, in particular biomarkers, along the lines usually followed in organic chemistry textbooks, and points to their bioprecursors when available. Thus, the apolar compounds are divided in linear and...
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Springer
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2017-01-25
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This book provides recent developments and improvements in the modeling as well as application examples and is a complementary work to the previous Lecture Notes Vols. 77 and 80. It summarizes the fundamental work from scientists dealing with the development...
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Springer
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2017-01-25
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This book highlights the recent advances and state of the art in the use of functionalized nanostructured environments on catalysis. Nanoconfinements considered include well-defined molecular cages, imprinted self-assembled supramolecules, polymers made by living or...
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Springer
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2017-01-24
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Fundamental and Applied Catalysis
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The book describes the individual steps necessary for biomacromolecular fragments analysis, as well as a list of essential software tools. For each step, it also shows corresponding web-based tools in detail and provides practical examples of their use.
All tools and...
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Springer
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2017-01-24
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