Biological Sciences

Houghton Mifflin, 2001 Near-new condition - NO remainder marks or price clippings - Number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 - Price inside dustcover: $25.00 - Tight spine - Bright pages - 252 pages - NO writing, marks or tears - Award-winning science writer Jennifer Ackerman investigates the endless mysteries of genetics, offering an elegant natural history of humanity as seen through the lens of our genes and cells. Combining the gifts of vision and language with in-depth knowledge, Ackerman explores the ways in which, at the most fundamental level. humans are genetically linked to every part of the natural world. Chance in the House of Fate is a rich and often personal tour through the surprising turns of heredity, informed by the ways genetic inheritance has affected Ackerman's own life. From a younger sister's profound retardation and her mother's illness to the births of her own healthy daughters, Ackerman presents her experiences as telling touchpoints, ultimately illuminating the hidden biological connections among all forms of life.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Saint Louis: The C.V. Mosby Company, 1972 No tears - Tight spine - A few pages have underlining by previous owner - Illustrations (medical) throughout. Over-sized hardback (8 1/4 x 10 1/4) - 174 Pages - Partial Contents: The body as a whole - Systems that form the framework of the body and move it - Systems that control body functions - Syatems that process and distribute foods and eliminate wastes - Systems that reproduce the body . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking, 1998 In this elegant stiletto of a book -- a primer for reclaiming the knowledge and power that is rightfully ours -- Bryan Appleyard explores the promise and the danger of genetic manipulation and forges a link between this scientific juggernaut and its moral and ethical implications. Only by making this connection, he insists, can non-scientists accept responsibility for grave decisions that have no historical precedent. In the end, Brave New Worlds is an eloquent plea to realign technological advances with human values. . Hard Cover. Fine/Near-Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Arlin R. Liss , 1990 Near-new copy of this SCARCE book - NO writing or tears inside book - Tight spine - Bright pages - 837 pages - NO remainder marks or price clippings. This volume reviews the state of the art in biological control of insect pests, mites, nematodes, plant pathogens, and weeds in agricultural production. The proceedings of a 1989 UCLA colloquium, New Directions in Biological Control brings together a distinguished group of specialists from the fields of entomology, plant pathology, nematology, and weed science with the goal of assessing current research in biological control, identifying impediments to use of this pest and disease suppression tactic, and pointing the way for future research. With biological control assuming ever greater urgency, owing to widespread dissatisfaction with chemical pesticides and rapid advances in biotechnology, this text offers a timely and up-to-date discussion of crucial issues in the field.. Hard Cover. Near-Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Paramus, NJ, U.S.A.: Prentice Hall PTR, 1997 Like-new copy except a few pages have highlighting. 351 pages - Illustrated throughout. - In this comprehensive text, Bearden and Fuquay profile the reproductive process of animals in vivid detail. Designed for readers with little, if any background in physiology, the authors present the material in a clear, informative manner. The first five sections of the text focus on terminology, a necessary prerequisite to discussing and understanding the physiological processes controlling reproduction. For those hoping for more in-depth coverage, the sections that follow elaborate on the physiological processes and discuss artificial insemination encompassing collection, evaluation, storage, and utilization of semen. . Hard Cover. Near-Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Nashville, Tennessee: Regency, 1989 Two-Volume Set - Fine / Like-New - Vol I has 551 pages; Vol II has 563 pages - BOTH are illustrated - Volume I Science Volume II Philosophy Of Science Philosophy Of Religion History, Education, And Constitutional Issues The Origin of Species Revisited is a comprehensive, thoroughly documented investigation of one of the great ongoing battles of this or any age: Darwin's theory of evolution versus the theory of creation and the theory of abrupt appearance. W.R. Bird, who argued the major case on the issue before the U.S. Supreme Court, presents an in-depth comparison of the two theories, in two volumes containing 2000 quotations and 5,400 footnotes. Volume I assesses scientific claims of the two chief views concerning the origins of the universe, the first life, and plants and animals. It sketches punctuationist, macromutationist, neutral selectionist, structuralist, and other challenges to orthodox Darwinism, as well as the natural order systematics, transformed cladist, panspermia, discontinuitist, and creationist attacks on macroevolutions. Volume II compares the scientific, non-religious, historical, educational, and constitutional natures of the theory of evolution and the theory of abrupt appearance. It discusses the definitions of science and religion and their applicability to theories of origins, the educational rationale for alternative explanations and nonindoctrination, and the constitutional requirements of academic freedom and separation of church and state. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Addison-Wesley Publishing, 1968 No writing - No tears - Tight spine - Very-nice copy. Bresler was with Tufts University - 289 pages. Illustrated. . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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The MacMillan Company, 1930 A photo of this book is available. Stated THIRD EDITION. Green boards with gilt lettering. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, clean pages. NO foxing. Pages show light tanning. Illustrated throughout. 532 pages. NO tears inside book. 48 pages show light writing/underlining. Does NOT interfere with reading. Estelle Buchanan was Assistant Professor of Botany - Iowa State College. Robert Earle Buchanan was Professor of Bacteriology, Iowa State College and Bacteriologist of the Iowa Agricultural Experiement Station.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: William Morrow and Company, 1992 Near-new condition. Stated First Edition. Price inside dustcover: $18.00. NO remainder marks or price clippings. 190 pages. Tight spine, bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. - Angered by the animal rights movement, the author, assistant managing editor of U.S. News & World Report , attempts to demonstrate that domestication of animals is a natural product of evolution rather than a human invention. Drawing on recent scientific research, he expounds the theory that since the end of the Ice Age domesticated animals, as well as mice, rats and other such creatures have been biologically motivated to throw their lot in with humans for food and protection. Therefore, when we catch a house mouse and release it in the woods or stop a farmer from docking the tail of a lamb, we arrogantly interfere with a complex evolutionary process. He claims that an understanding of the true nature of domestication should make us take our obligation to animals more seriously, but he doesn't explain how. This biased book offers little for readers genuinely concerned about humans' capacity to destroy nature. It does, however, provide plenty of ammunition for those who seek to discredit animal rights advocates in particular and the environmental movement in general.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near-Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Hyperion Books, 1996 Near-fine condition. Stated First Edition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $24.95. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 354 pages. Tight spine, bright pages. Dustcover shows light wear (NO tears). Synopsis In Aug. 1991 a neurologist announced the finding of a physiological difference between the brains of heterosexuals & homosexuals. This was science that not only challenged accepted beliefs but carried profound legal, political, & social implications. Two years later a team of geneticists reported finding a likely genetic basis for homosexuality in men. This book explores the rich & varied research that is currently being carried out in neurobiology, endocrinology, & genetics. It also considers the awesome ramifications of research that may well come to explain the origins of one of the fundamental components of our humanity. Publishers Weekly Burr's detailed, elegantly written report takes us to the front lines of research into a possible biological or genetic basis for homosexuality. He dispassionately reviews the scientific and political controversy surrounding the report in 1991 by gay British neuroanatomist Simon LeVay that a cluster of cells in the brain's hypothalamus is larger in straight men than in gay men. National Cancer Institute molecular geneticist Dean Hamer's 1993 finding that a specific region of the X chromosome is linked to homosexuality in some men led to intense debate over how a "gay gene" might function in creating a homosexual orientation. Boston University geneticist Richard Pillard theorizes that the sexual centers of gay men's brains are not "defeminized"a hormone-regulated process that routinely occurs in the embryonic brains of male heterosexuals. Burr, whose 1993 cover story in the Atlantic Monthly led to this book, ponders the ethical issues swirling around Affymetrix, a Santa Clara, Calif., company that is building a semiconductor chip made of silicon and human DNA that may make possible widespread testing for a gay gene. Illustrated. Author tour.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near-Fine/Near-Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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W.B. Saunders Company, 1942 Very-nice copy of this 1942 book - Previous owner's name stamp (small) in book front - on blank page - Illustrated throughout - No tears - Tight spine - 388 pages. Hard Cover. Near-Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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MIT Press, 1995 Near-new condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings Tight spine - Bright pages. 385 pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. - From the Publisher In this sweeping account, Gary Cziko integrates various scientific disciplines within a universal selection theory that attempts to account for all cases of fit involving living organisms, including those that might appear miraculous. Cziko's bold assertion is that all novel forms of adapted complexity - whether single-celled organisms or scientific theories - emerge form an evolutionary process involving cumulative blind variation and selection. From The Critics Library Journal Cziko, an educational psychologist, critically examines puzzles of fit on many levels, from providential through instructionist to selectionist theories of explanation. His naturalistic and mechanistic interpretation of evolution rejects miracles, innatism, teleology, and natural theology. Especially influenced by zoologist Richard Dawkins and psychologist Donald T. Campbell, Cziko argues that the emergence of global diversity and ongoing adaptive complexity in and among organisms (e.g., the immune system and instinctive behavior), as well as throughout the human world from neurons to computers, is due to the pervasive process of cumulative variation and selection. In particular, his universal selection framework includes an ultra-Darwinian explanation for the emergence of language, acquisition of knowledge, and development of science and technology. Cziko even maintains that blind variation and hindsighted selection also apply to advances in drug design, genetic engineering, and directed molecular evolution. The result is similar to Daniel Dennett's Darwin's Dangerous Idea (LJ 4/15/95). Fascinating and unique, this strictly Darwinian presentation balances current attacks on Darwinism. Highly recommended for academic and larger public library science collections.-H. James Birx, Canisius Coll., Buffalo, N.Y. Booknews Cziko (educational psychology, U. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) integrates several scientific disciplines within the perspective of universal selection theory to account for cases of fit involving living organisms, even those that appear miraculous. He asserts that all novel forms of adapted complexity, from single-celled organisms to scientific theories, emerge from an evolutionary process involving cumulative blind variation and selection, and describes the ongoing "second Darwinian revolution." Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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John Wiley & Sons, 1964 A photo of this book is available. Near-fine copy. NO remainder marks or clippings. Gold boards with gilt animal art on front. Black lettering on spine. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 231 pages. Very-nicely illustrated throughout. Tight spine, bright pages. Author was Associate Professor, Humboldt State College, Arcata, California.. Hard Cover. Near-Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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W W Norton & Co Inc, 1987 Very-good ex-libris copy. Usual library markings. Inner pages are free from writing and tears. Tight spine - Bright pages. 270 pages. Stated First Edition. - From The Critics Library Journal Desowitz, a professor at the University of Hawaii School of Medicine and the author of New Guinea Tapeworms and Jewish Grandmothers , here offers a highly readable discussion of the state of the art of immunology, with an eye to the future. He gives some history of immunologic theory: e.g., Jenner and smallpox vaccine, and Metchnikoff, who determined that phagocytes ``eat bacteria'' as a thorn is absorbed by a starfish. He then discusses the dietary effects of selenium, zinc, and vitamins A and C on immunity; effects of smoking on the immune system; AIDs; and psychoimmunology. The scientific terminology is abundant but well explained in the text. Recommended for general readers. (Index not seen.) Jean E. Crampon, Hancock Marine Biology & Oceanography Lib., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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McGraw-Hill, 1978 Nice copy of this 452-page animal behavior book - NO tears - Tight spine - Illustrated throughout - Sveral pages have writing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Harper & Brothers, 1894 Very-good copy of this 1894 hardback. Apparent First Edition. Dark-blue boards with gilt lettering. Boards show minor wear and slight chipping at top of the spine. 422 pages. NO foxing. Pages are remarkably bright in light of the age (show only slight tanning) - Tight spine - Clean pages. NO tears. ONLY writing/mark inside is previous owner's name stamp in book front on blank page: "Library of A.J. O'Reilly, St. Louis" Dodge was Professor of Biology in The university of Rochester. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Ginn and Company, 1909 A photo of this book is available. Very-good+, clean copy of this 1909 hardback. Apparent First Edition. Apparent First Edition. Country Life Education Series. Light brown boards with black lettering (clean - shows light wear). ONLY writing/mark inside book is bookseller stamp in book front, on blank page. ON that same page is the remnant of a piece of paper that was pasted to the page. Illustrated throughout. NO tears inside book. Tight spine, clean pages. NO foxing. Pages show light tanning. 508 pages plus ads in back of book. Author was Professor of Plant Physiology in the New York State College of Agriculture, Cornell University. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Basic Books, 1989 Near-fine condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $21.95. ONLY writing/mark inside is previous owner's signature in book front (Etta Porter). Remnant of her name label in book front, on blank page NO tears inside book. Illustrated. Tight spine, bright pages. 186 pages. Booknews The embryologist responsible for the first successful in vitro fertilization (the child, Louise Brown) describes the promises of the latest reproductive technologies and their drawbacks and potential for abuse.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1969 Nice ex-libris (college library) copy of this book - Minimal library markings - Inner pages show no writing, marks or tears - Tight spine - Illustrated with drawings and photographs - 488 pages. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Guilford Pubn, 1999 Near-new condition. Appears unread. NO remainder marks or price clippings. 272 pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine, bright pages. Illustrated. PARTIAL TABLE OF CONTENTS Figures and Tables Ch. 1 Introduction 1 Ch. 2 The Basics: Epidemiologic Foundations of Psychiatric Genetics 15 Ch. 3 Variations on a Theme: Causal and Clinical Heterogeneity 46 Ch. 4 Mathematical Models of Inheritance 93 Ch. 5 Molecular Genetics and Mental Illness 115 Ch. 6 Clinical Applications of Psychiatric Genetics 159 Ch. 7 The Future of Psychiatric Genetics 196 Glossary 235 Readings in Psychiatric Genetics 247 Internet Resources for Psyciatric Genetics 257 Index 260.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pica Press , 1977 Very-nice, clean copy of this 1977 hardback. Dustcover shows wear and 3 closed tears. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Book is in Fine Condition. Black boards are clean and bright (light-blue lettering). 189 pages. Illustrated throughout. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine, bright pages. . Hard Cover. Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Aspen Publishers, 1999 Good condition. NO tears inside book. Tight spine. Writing/highlighting throughout book. Does NOT interfere with reading. Illustrated throughout with tables and charts. 506 pages. - Epidemiology for Public Health Practice, Second Edition has updated data and statistics which are essential to understanding the importance of epidemiology to public health. A new chapter has been added on molecular and genetic epidemiology and the research methods chapter has been expanded and split into two chapters: cross—sectional and case—control studies, and cohort designs. Case studies throughout the book also have been updated to reflect how epidemiologic principles are applied to current real—life situations and settings. There is an Instructor's Manual to support this book. Synopsis Friis (health science, California State University) and Sellers (director, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida) survey topics in epidemiology, from study designs to quantitative measures, in this introductory text for undergraduate and graduate students. Written in an accessible style, the text includes chapter questions and exercises, plus real-world applications of epidemiology. This third edition includes updated data and statistics, and new discussions of contemporary issues, such as anthrax, bioterrorism, and the SARS epidemic.. Trade Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Penguin Books, 1995 Near-new copy - NO remainder marks or price clippings - Tight spine - Bright pages - 750 pages - NO writing, marks or tears inside book. - An alarming look at the last 50 years and our destiny in the face of humanity's nightmare--the eruption of newfound viruses, mysterious microbes, and a global epidemic of immunodeficiency. Annotation In this gripping, often harrowing study, Laurie Garrett takes readers on a 50-year journey through the world's battles with microbes, and examines the conditions that have culminated in recurrent outbreaks of newly discovered diseases, epidemics of diseases migrating to new areas, and mutated old diseases that are no longer curable. A New York Times Notable Book in 1994. From the Publisher Unpurified drinking water. Improper use of antibiotics. Local warfare. Massive refugee migration. Changing social and environmental conditions around the world have fostered the spread of new and potentially devastating viruses and diseases--HIV, Lassa, Ebola, and others. Laurie Garrett takes you on a fifty-year journey through the world's battles with microbes and examines the worldwide conditions that have culminated in recurrent outbreaks of newly discovered diseases, epidemics of diseases migrating to new areas, and mutated old diseases that are no longer curable. She argues that it is not too late to take action to prevent the further onslaught of viruses and microbes, and offers possible solutions for a healthier future.. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Penguin Group USA, 1988 Near-fine condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. Illustrated. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Covers are clean (NO tears). 354 pages. Synopsis Chaos records the birth of a new science. This new science offers a way of seeing order and pattern where formerly only the random, the erratic, the unpredictable - in short, the chaotic - had been observed. In the words of Douglas Hofstadter, "It turns out that an eerie type of chaos can lurk just behind a facade of order - and yet, deep inside the chaos lurks an even eerier type of order." Although highly mathematical in origin, chaos is a science of the everyday world, addressing questions every child has wondered about: how clouds form, how smoke rises, how water eddies in a stream. Chaos is a history of discovery. It chronicles, in the words of the scientists themselves, their conflicts and frustrations, their emotions and moments of revelation. After reading Chaos, you will never look at the world in quite the same way again. . Trade Paperback. Near-Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Bantam Books, 1989 Very-good condition. NO writing or tears inside book. Tight spine - NO remainder marks or price clippings. 228 pages. - Annotation This chronicles the fascinating discovery of endorphins, the body's natural painkiller. From The Critics Publishers Weekly An international race during the 1970s among scientists in the U.S. and Scotland to isolate endorphinsnatural, morphine-like substances present in the brainis recounted in clear and colorful detail by science writer Goldberg (coauthor of Flowers in the Blood). He gives an account of the discovery (by the team of Hans Kosterlitz and John Hughes, in a poorly funded lab in Aberdeen) of a nonaddictive narcotic chemical in pigs' brains, and then follows with a contrasting account of the high-tech research conducted by scientists at American universities on opiate receptors and experiments designed to stimulate natural pain-blocking, much of the American effort motivated by the need to combat heroin addiction. In 1976, the controversy-fraught laboratory competition was superceded by the race among drug companies to develop the most successful of the 20 types of opiate peptides; the prize would be domination of a market serving an estimated 20 million chronic pain sufferers in the U.S. alone. While some researchers have sought inconclusively to establish a relationship between endorphins and mental illness, others have focused on a proposed linkage between endorphins and pleasure, learning, stress and sexual response.. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Houghton Mifflin Company, 1988 Very-nice copy! No writing or marks - No tears - Tight spine. Illustrated with photos throughout. - This best-selling classic tells the story of one of the world's greatest scientific adventures. Jane Goodall was a young secretarial school graduate when the legendary Louis Leakey chose her to undertake a landmark study of chimpanzees in the wild. In the Shadow of Man is an absorbing account of her early years at Gombe Stream Reserve, telling us of the remarkable discoveries she made as she got to know the chimps and they got to know her. This paperback edition, illustrated with 80 photographs, includes an introduction by Stephen Jay Gould and a postscript by Goodall. During Goodall's forty years of studying chimpanzees, she has become one of the world's most honored scientists. She tells of the later years in THROUGH A WINDOW, also available in Mariner paperback. AFRICA IN MY BLOOD: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN LETTERS tells the story, through her letters, of childhood through the early years at Gombe.. Trade Paperback. Very Good +/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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The Macmillan Co., 1968 A photo of this book is available. Stated First Edition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Green boards with metallic-copper lettering (clean and bright). NO tears inside book. Tight spine. Previous owner's signature in book front on blank page (Robert T. Gordon). Illustrated throughout. 560 pages. Over-sized book. Writing/underlining present throughout book. Does NOT interfere with reading. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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W W Norton & Co Inc, 1992 Near-fine, clean condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 540 pages. Illustrated. - Stephen Jay Gould is world class. He sets the standard. When it comes to popular scientific essays, he leads the (small) pack. This collection of 35 pieces, all first appeared in Natural History magazine. It includes essays on language, the role of chance in history, the evolution of life and the human family tree. And Gould treats us to his favorite, "In a Jumbled Drawer," where he examines racism in 19th century science. "Gould combines information with charm and humor," (Atlantic) and "extols advances in science like the space probe Voyager." (Kirkus Reviews) . Trade Paperback. Near-Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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W W Norton & Co Inc, 1989 Very-nice, clean copy - NO tears inside book. ONLY writing/mark inside book is a small, numerical note in book front, on blank page - Tight spine, clean pages - Illustrated throughout - 347 pages - NO remainder marks or dustcover clippings. Pages show slight tanning. Tucked into the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. Discovered early in the century, the shale holds the remains of an ancient sea that nurtured more varities of life than can be found in all of our modern oceans. Darwinian theory says that animals living so long ago were necessarily simple in design and limited in scope. But more recent interpretations unexpectedly reveal the great diversity locked in the shale. Explosive stuff, for it blasts the belief that the history of life has been a broadening of options and challenges the idea that humans crown the evolutionary process. Stephen Jay Gould advocates the role played in this process by chance. Things could easily have gone differently. It makes the reader wonder what might have been, and lets each of us provide our own answer. . Hard Cover. Near-Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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W W Norton & Co Inc, 1991 Very-good+ condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine, clean pages. NO writing or tears inside book. 540 pages. Illustrated. Covers are clean (NO tears). Stephen Jay Gould is world class. He sets the standard. When it comes to popular scientific essays, he leads the (small) pack. This collection of 35 pieces, all first appeared in Natural History magazine. It includes essays on language, the role of chance in history, the evolution of life and the human family tree. And Gould treats us to his favorite, "In a Jumbled Drawer," where he examines racism in 19th century science. "Gould combines information with charm and humor," (Atlantic) and "extols advances in science like the space probe Voyager." (Kirkus Reviews) . Trade Paperback. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Ginn and Company, 1928 Very-good copy of this 1928 hardback. Dark-maroon boards with black lettering. 329 pages. Illustrated throughout. Tight spine - Clean pages. NO foxing. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Hilliard was Professor of Biology and Health, Simmons College. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Wm. C. Brown Publishers , 1991 Over-Sized Hardback - 8 3/4 x 11 1/4 - 652 pages - Illustrated throughout. Tight spine - No tears - No writing or highlighting. Hard Cover. Fine/Poor. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Ginn and Company, 1910 A photo of this book is available. Very-good copy of this 1910 hardback. Apparent First Edition. Decorative light-green boards with dark-green lettering. ONLY writing inside book is previous owner's signature and address in book front, in pencil - on blank page (John E. Wood - Jacksonville, Illinois). 342 pages. NO foxing. Pages show light tanning. NO tears inside book. Nicely illustrated throughout. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Baltimore: William Wood & Company, 1935 A few pages have pencil notations by previous owner - 290 Pages - Illustrated - No tears - Partial Contents: The Chemistry of Cell Constituents - Carbohydrates - Lipins - Proteins - Nucleoproteins and Nucleic Acids - Hydrogen Ion Concentrates - The Chemistry of the Digestive Tract - Salivary Digestion - Gastric Digestion - Intestinal Digestion - Bile - Blood And Urine - Blood And Hemoglobin - The Quantitative Analysis of Urine - The Chemical Examination of Urine for Pathological Conditions . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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W.H. Freemand and Company, 1992 Near-fine condition - A very few pages have highlighting and notation by previous owner. No tears - Tight spine! Over-sized hardback - Illustrated throughout. NO remainder marks or clippings. 585 pages - Drawing on her extensive classroom experience, the editor provides a clearly written contemporary introduction to the body's responses to disease. She brings a strong experimental/clinical focus to the study of immunology at the molecular and cellular levels, employing a range of effective pedagogical tools not found in other introductory books on the subject. A glossary, chapter summaries, and study questions using clinical cases are included. Hard Cover. Near-Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Scientific American Library / A Division of HPHLP, 1991 A photo of this book is available. Fine Condition. Over-sized book. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine, clean pages. 241 pages. Very-nicely illustrated throughout. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Synopsis Viruses encapsulates for the lay reader the enormous scientific and medical contributions that have come from the field of virology. Dr. Arnold Levine presents the story of the scientists behind our current understanding of these infective agents and explains how that knowledge has helped us comprehend life at both the molecular and the human level. Many intriguing facets of viral behavior are explored, as Dr. Levine provides a clear account of their natural history, the mechanisms by which they spread and survive, and the toll they exact on their animal, plant, and bacterial hosts.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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WGBH Pubns, 1993 Near-new condition. Appears unread. Stated First Edition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Prce inside dustcover: $24.95. Illustrated. Tight spine, bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears. 280 pages. Synopsis DNA's power is global - it has orchestrated the history of life on earth for three and a half billion years. Yet its touch is intimate - it determines your chances of getting cancer, the amount of cholesterol in your father's blood, and the color of your daughter's eyes. Over the past three decades, advances in our knowledge of DNA have transformed our understanding of the living world and reached into every corner of biological research. Already the rewards of this new biology have been extraordinary - genetically engineered crops, a deeper understanding of evolutionary theory, and nearly every advance in the struggle against AIDS. But molecular biology, through abilities that draw us ever closer to "playing God" with DNA, also raises awesome ethical and moral questions that didn't exist a half-century ago. The Secret of Life takes both the newly curious and the seasoned biology reader on a guided tour of this ongoing scientific revolution and its impact on our daily lives. Biologist and science writer Joe Levine and geneticist David Suzuki reveal how scientists' ability to crack and manipulate the genetic code - learning which genes do what and how - is transforming medicine, especially the treatment of inherited diseases. They show us how this knowledge is leading to experimental treatments such as gene therapy - molecular surgery with the power to cure and alter the next generation. They introduce us to the brave new world of "designer" plants and transgenic animals like Tracy (a ewe whose genetically altered mammary glands secrete valuable proteins into her milk), and to the controversies over altering these living creatures for human benefit. And they examine the contentious field of human behavioral genetics, asking whether it is reasonable to suggest that genes can fine-tune subtle aspects of personality and be linked to complex conditions such as alcoholism and schizophrenia. Through tales of scientific discovery, personal case studies, engaging histor . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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W W Norton & Co Inc, 1996 Near-new condition - NO writing, marks or tears - Tight spine - Bright pages - 636 pages - As gripping as a novel, this tale of science, medicine, politics, and the jealousies, passions, and dedication of the human heart is certain to be recognized as one of the major nonfiction works of the decade. Seven years in the making, Altered Fates chronicles the saga of gene therapy, a medical revolution unparalleled in human history. Scientists armed with powerful new tools of genetic engineering are attacking such deadly disorders as lung cancer, heart disease, and AIDS by repairing and replacing defective genes. Further, they are racing to find the genes responsible for depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, and other psychiatric and neurologic disorders, and they are consummating the marriage of genetics and reproductive technology, raising the possibility of human cloning and the production of "designer" babies. In the pages of this rich and detailed narrative, whose characters include the field's leading scientists as well as key patients and their families, the Pulitzer Prize-winning authors tell the story of the race to be the first to do gene therapy (a feat almost certain to garner a Nobel Prize and a place in medical history), uncovering the behind-the-scenes machinations and rivalries among the prima-donna researchers at some of the world's leading medical centers, including the National Institutes of Health. They also reveal the details of the initial human experiments in gene transfer, and the agonizing decisions faced by the families of the first children to be submitted to the therapy.. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House , 1954 Near-fine copy of this SCARCE book. Only writing is nicely written gift inscription in book front: "To Mister Leplie Kanatzar with best wishes - Elena Lasareva - 15.7.58 - - Frontispiece photograph of author Lysenko. Book measure 10 1/4 x 7 - Leather binding - decorative "wheat grain" spine. - Illustrated throughout with photographs. - 636 Pages - Tight spine - No tears. - Partial Contents: The Theoretical Principles Of Vernalization - Plant Breeding And The Theory Of Phasic Development Of Plants - The Reorganization Of Seed Growing - The Intravarietal Crossing Of Self-Pollinating Plants - Two Trends In Genetics - Colective-Farm Laboratories And Agronomic Science - ntravarietal Crossing And Mendel's So-Called "Law" Of Segregation - The Mentor Must Be based On Michurin's Theory - Rye Seeds - Elite Cereals - The Creator Of Soviet Agrobiology - Michurin's Theory At The All-Union Agricultural Exhibition - Ways Of Controlling Plant Organisma - New Achievements In Controlling The Nature Of Plants - Organism And Environment - Engels And Certain Problems Of Darwinism - What Is Michurin Genetics? - K.A. Timaryazev And The Tasks Of Our Agrobiology - Heredity And Its Variability - Natural Selection And Intraspecific Competition - Genetics - The Tasks Of The Lenin Academy Of Agricultural Sciences Of The U.S.S.R - Why Bourgeois Science Is Up In Arms Against The Works Of Soviet Scientists - The Situation In Biological - Experimental Hill Sowing Of Forest Belts - New Developments In The Science Of Biological Species - Vitality Of Plant And Animal Organisms - Bibliography And Index . Full-Leather. Near-Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Pantheon Books, 1967 Dustcover shows minor wear & has been price-clipped - Book is in Fine Condition - Decorative blue-green boards with silver lettering - ONLY writing/mark inside book is previous owner's signature in book front - on blank page - 227 pages . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Barnes & Noble, 1999 Near-new condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 397 pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. - "Level 4 is the highest degree of laboratory containment for isolation and experimentation on microbiological organisms. Level-4 organisms produce lethal illnesses in humans and, for the most part, have no treatment and no prevention. Among the most infamous are Ebola and Lass." —from Level 4 Virus Hunters of the CDC In their book, Level 4 Virus Hunters of the CDC, husband-wife team Dr. Joseph B. McCormick and Dr. Susan Fisher-Hoch invite you to join them in their search for those who may be infected by these lethal viruses. You will travel through equatorial Africa, the ghettos and rainforests of Brazil, and through settlements in northern Pakistan-all in the search of these killer viruses. Both Dr. McCormick and Dr. Fisher-Hoch will offer their scientific knowledge about how and why these viruses are so lethal to humans and what can be done to prevent any kind of devastating epidemic from ever breaking out. Though unsettling, Level 4 Virus Hunters of the CDC is truly a read that will keep you aware of the power of Mother Nature. . Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Irvington, New York, U.S.A.: Columbia Univ Pr, 1994 Very-nice, clean condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Very-nicely illustrated. Tight spine, bright pages. 344 pages. NO tears. 3 pages show light writing in margins. Does NOT interfere with reading. IF not for this, I would have rated the book as Fine Confition. Synopsis A bold step forward from Gaia, Hypersea is a new theory of how life moved from the sea to the harsher environment of land, and how on land life diversified more than marine life ever has. Presented now for the first time in a book, the concept of Hypersea will revolutionize the way we perceive and study life on Earth. In the sea nutrients pass with relative ease between organisms. But when life first invaded land, it needed to evolve far more complex relationships to sustain itself - instead of accepting nutrients passively, land life was compelled to cooperatively direct the flow of nutrients. As a result, life on land displays an extraordinary degree of connectedness - to the point where it can be seen as one inclusive terrestrial land form. It is this intimately connected land form the authors call Hypersea. Hypersea theory presses us to reconsider ourselves as functional parts of a greater life form. Indeed, the propensity for organisms to dwell within other organisms gives life on land an intricate nested quality not found in marine life. The ground-breaking new paradigm of Hypersea will stimulate a range of research that matches the diversity of land life itself, prompting new insights into evolutionary biology, conservation science and management, paleontology, and medical science - from more effective malarial treatments to new perspectives for thinking about AIDS. Enhanced by nearly one hundred illustrations, many of them never before published, Hypersea: Life on Land is an adventure for everyone who is curious about nature - scientists included. Mark and Dianna McMenamin invite us to look through the Hypersea lens, which offers a view that will alter forever the way we experience the living world. Annotation The next step beyond Gaia, Hypersea is a radical new theory of how life moved from the sea to the harsh environment on land. Published here for the first time in book form, Hypersea will revolutionize the way we perceive and study the diversity of our world. 65 photos and 33 illustrations. Whole Earth Review This book is a significant advance in holistic biological thinking. It gives us a new view of the biosphere, in which symbiosis and cooperation are as important as predation and competition. . Hard Cover. Near-Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Simon & Schuster, 2001 Price inside dustcover: $27.00 - In the wake of the anthrax letters following the attacks on the World Trade Center, Americans have begun to grapple with two difficult truths: that there is no terrorist threat more horrifying -- and less understood -- than germ warfare, and that it would take very little to mount a devastating attack on American soil. In Germs, three veteran reporters draw on top sources inside and outside the U.S. government to lay bare Washington's secret strategies for combating this deadly threat. Featuring an inside look at how germ warfare has been waged throughout history and what form its future might take (and in whose hands), Germs reads like a gripping detective story told by fascinating key figures: American and Soviet medical specialists who once made germ weapons but now fight their spread, FBI agents who track Islamic radicals, the Iraqis who built Saddam Hussein's secret arsenal, spies who travel the world collecting lethal microbes, and scientists who see ominous developments on the horizon. With clear scientific explanations and harrowing insights, Germs is a masterfully written -- and timely -- work of investigative journalism. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. more information

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Simon & Schuster, 2001 Near-new condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $27.00. Tight spine, bright pages. 383 pages. Upper top corners of book show light bumping. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. In the wake of the anthrax letters following the attacks on the World Trade Center, Americans have begun to grapple with two difficult truths: that there is no terrorist threat more horrifying -- and less understood -- than germ warfare, and that it would take very little to mount a devastating attack on American soil. In Germs, three veteran reporters draw on top sources inside and outside the U.S. government to lay bare Washington's secret strategies for combating this deadly threat. Featuring an inside look at how germ warfare has been waged throughout history and what form its future might take (and in whose hands), Germs reads like a gripping detective story told by fascinating key figures: American and Soviet medical specialists who once made germ weapons but now fight their spread, FBI agents who track Islamic radicals, the Iraqis who built Saddam Hussein's secret arsenal, spies who travel the world collecting lethal microbes, and scientists who see ominous developments on the horizon. With clear scientific explanations and harrowing insights, Germs is a masterfully written -- and timely -- work of investigative journalism. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Touchstone Books, 2002 Near-fine condition. Small remainder mark on bottom. NO clippings. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Covers are clean (NO tears). 409 pages. Tight spine, clean pages. Synopsis In this groundbreaking work of investigative journalism, Judith Miller, Stephen Engelberg, and William Broad of The New York Times uncover the truth about biological weapons and show why bio-warfare and bio-terrorism are fast becoming our worst national nightmare. Among the startling revelations in Germs: * How the CIA secretly built and tested a model of a Soviet-designed germ bomb, alarming some officials who felt the work pushed to the limits of what is permitted by the global treaty banning germ arms. * How the Pentagon embarked on a secret effort to make a superbug. * Details about the Soviet Union's massive hidden program to produce biological weapons, including new charges that germs were tested on humans. * How Moscow's scientists made an untraceable germ that instructs the body to destroy itself. * The Pentagon's chaotic efforts to improvise defenses against Iraq's biological weapons during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. * How a religious cult in Oregon in the 1980s sickened hundreds of Americans in a bio-terrorism attack that the government played down to avoid panic and copycat strikes. * Plans by the U.S. military in the 1960s to attack Cuba with germ weapons. Annotation A frightening and unforgettable narrative of cutting-edge science and spycraft, Germs shows us why advances in biology and the spread of germ weapons expertise to such countries as Iran, Iraq, and North Korea could make germs the weapon of the twenty-first century.. Trade Paperback. Near-Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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W W Norton & Co Inc, 2004 Near-fine condition. Stated THIRD EDITION. Covers are clean (NO tears). Remainder marks present. NO clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. Illustrated throughout. 352 pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Synopsis Taking a balanced view of major theoretical approaches, including liberalism, Marxism, feminism, and constructivism, Mingst (University of Kentucky) provides analytical tools students need to understand world political affairs at the individual, state, and international system levels. Updated to reflect recent developments and debates in world politics, this third edition provides expanded coverage of intergovernmental organizations, such as the UN, and of both terrorist and peaceful nongovernmental organizations.. Trade Paperback. Near-Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Time Books, 1994 Very-good condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $24.00. Dustcover is clean and bright (NO tears). Tight spine. NO tears inside book. 291 pages. Previous owner's name (Leonhard) and 3 marks are on the outside-page edges. 28 pages inside book show writing/underlining. Does NOT interfere with reading. Synopsis We can cure hundreds of ailments, but we understand remarkably little about why diseases exist at all. Why do we crave the very things that make us sick? Why, after thousands of generations, hasn't natural selection eliminated cancer, schizophrenia, and other scourges and evolved us into perfect human beings? Such questions are at the heart of the new discipline called Darwinian medicine, which applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the problems of medicine. The result of a unique collaboration between the chief architects of this new science - a groundbreaking Darwinian physician and one of the pioneers of modern evolutionary theory - Why We Get Sick offers a whole new set of scientific questions and suggests new ways of understanding illness. Finding evolutionary explanations for why we get sick - infectious agents that evolve faster than we do, environmental novelties, genes that are selected despite the fact that they cause disease, defenses, design compromises, evolutionary legacies - can help us uncover new, more effective methods of treatment. It can help resolve medical quandaries - for example, when is it best to let a fever run its course and when best to bring it down with medication? It offers a new view of disease that changes the relationship between our bodies and ourselves. Why We Get Sick takes the first major step toward reconceiving medicine as we approach the twenty-first century. Incorporating an evolutionary perspective into our understanding of illness will revolutionize the art and science of medicine and enable its practitioners to come close to achieving its ancient goals: To cure, sometimes. To help, often. To console, always. Annotation Describes evolutionary explanations for getting sick, incl. environmental novelties/design compromises/defenses/etc. Publishers Weekly Nesse and Williams have written a lively discourse on the application of the principles of evolutionary biology to the dilemmas of modern medicine. Nesse, a physician and an associate professor of psychiatry, and Williams, a professor of ecology and evolution, provide a primer on Darwin's theory of natural selection. They explain that the functional design of organisms-e.g., our bodies-may suggest new ways of addressing illness. The book begins with a look at the causes of disease and their evolutionary influences. But the book mainly assesses the concept of adaptation by natural selection, and illustrates the ways Darwinian thinking can be applied to medical problems. As one example, the authors examine the use of penicillin over the past 60 years against bacterial infections. The book's quirky information may speak to a broad audience: researchers, for instance, have found that relatives of schizophrenics have an unusually high frequency of inclusion in Who's Who-which may counterbalance drawbacks of the disorder in evolutionary terms. The tendency toward child abuse, too, may be influenced, the authors say, by evolution and the passing on of genes. And there may well be an evolutionary reason to welcome morning sickness, they argue: nausea and food aversions during pregnancy apparently evolved to impose dietary restrictions on the mother so as to correspond with fetal vulnerability and, thereby, minimize fetal exposure to food toxins. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Delacorte Press, 2000 Near-new condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $24.95. Number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 - NO writing, marks or tears. 234 pages. Tight spine, bright pages. - The question isn't whether we will face a terrorist attack with a deadly viral or bacterial weapon, but when and where - and how devastating it will be. In this eye-opening account, one of the leading experts on bioterrorism reveals the unprecedented threat of biological attack - and America's startling lack of preparedness. Combining all too plausible glimpses into future annihilation with a cold-eyed assessment of our vulnerability, epidemiologist Dr. Michael T. Osterholm joins John Schwartz of The Washington Post to offer a strategy for survival - for ourselves, our families, and our way of life. Synopsis America is one killer organism away from a living nightmare that threatens all we hold dear.... A deadly cloud of powdered anthrax spores settles unnoticed over a crowded football stadium.... A school cafeteria lunch is infected with a drug-resistant strain of E. coli.... Thousands in a bustling shopping mall inhale a lethal mist of smallpox, turning each individual into a highly infectious agent of suffering and death.... Dr. Michael Osterholm knows all too well the horrifying scenarios he describes. In this eye-opening account, the nation's leading expert on bioterrorism sounds a wake-up call to the terrifying threat of biological attack - and America's startling lack of preparedness. He demonstrates the havoc these silent killers can wreak, exposes the startling ease with which they can be deployed, and asks probing questions about America's ability to respond to such attacks. Are most doctors and emergency rooms able to diagnose correctly and treat anthrax, smallpox, and other potential tools in the bioterrorist's arsenal? Is the government developing the appropriate vaccines and treatments? The answers are here in riveting detail - what America has and hasn't done to prevent the coming bioterrorist catastrophe. Impeccably researched, grippingly told, Living Terrors presents the unsettling truth about the magnitude of the threat. And more important, it presents the ultimate insider's prescription for change: what we must do as a nation to secure our freedom, our future, our lives. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Harper & Brothers, 1961 Very-nice copy of this 1961 book - Dustcover shows mild wear - Book is in Fine Condition - 273 pages. Hard Cover. Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Simon & Schuster, 1995 Price inside dustcover: $24.00 - In this book, Paul Raeburn, an award-winning science writer, gives us an eye-opening account of how the genetic manipulation of American crops threatens our food supply - and what we must do to try to avert this disaster. As consumers, we want our produce large, attractive, and unblemished. The problem, as Raeburn tells us in this harrowing tale, is that we are getting exactly what we want. But there is a price to pay that goes beyond what most of us can imagine. To accommodate our desires, our crops are being genetically altered to produce perfectly uniform, unmarred fruits, vegetables, and grains. This uniformity poses a serious threat to American agriculture - a danger that became evident as early as 1970, when 15 percent of our corn crop was wiped out by a fungus that thrived because of the corn's genetic uniformity. New threats to our environment - global warming, depletion of the ozone layer, polluted air - also endanger our crops. As the environment deteriorates, plant breeders are losing the means to adapt. The agricultural gene pool is being drained dry. The tropical and sub tropical areas where wild-crop relatives can be harvested are rapidly shrinking. And scientifically priceless crop varieties developed by peasant farmers over thousands of years are becoming extinct as the Third World discards them in favor of modern commercial crops. The Last Harvest is the first book to explore this important issue. Raeburn alerts us to the full scope of the problem and describes the scientific race to collect the seeds of traditional and wild-crop varieties that may be our only hope of averting catastrophe.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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