Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Immunology Immunology Peter M. Lydyard "BIOS Instant Notes in Immunology, Third Edition, is the perfect text for undergraduates looking for a concise introduction to the subject, or a study guide to use before examinations. Each topic beg… OL15901633W
Practical rendering and computation with Direct3D 11 Practical rendering and computation with Direct3D 11 Jason Zink "This book provides readers with practical knowledge of the Direct3D 11 API. The first half of the text introduces the API, examines the main concepts of the rendering pipeline, details the new compu… OL15936066W
Do chocolate lovers have sweeter babies? Do chocolate lovers have sweeter babies? J. Pincott "Where Baby Mama meets the Discovery Channel, a bright book of brain candy about the wild science behind pregnancy"-- "While other pregnancy books are heavy on the how-to, Do Chocolate Lovers Have S… OL15946771W
Incognito Incognito David Eagleman "This book will shine light on some of the hard-to-reach places in the brain, showing the ways in which we are not the ones driving the boat. Why does the conscious mind know so little? What do visua… OL15999455W
Statistics and data analysis for microarrays using R and Bioconductor Statistics and data analysis for microarrays using R and Bioconductor Sorin Drăghici "Richly illustrated in color, Statistics and Data Analysis for Microarrays Using R and Bioconductor, Second Edition provides a clear and rigorous description of powerful analysis techniques and algor… OL16190860W
Getting published in the life sciences Getting published in the life sciences Richard J. Gladon "The goal of this book is to make it easier for scientists, especially those new to scientific writing, to write about their results and to get their manuscripts accepted in peer-reviewed journals. … OL16307194W
Agent-based and individual-based modeling Agent-based and individual-based modeling Steven F. Railsback "Agent-based modeling is a new technique for understanding how the dynamics of biological, social, and other complex systems arise from the characteristics and behaviors of the agents making up these… OL16597035W
Introduction to bioorganic chemistry and chemical biology Introduction to bioorganic chemistry and chemical biology David L. Van Vranken "Introduction to Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology integrates organic chemistry with biological concepts that are fundamental to biology, physiology, and medicine. This problems-driven textbo… OL16688305W
10% Human 10% Human Alanna Collen You are just 10% human. For every one of the cells that make up the vessel that you call your body, there are nine impostor cells hitching a ride. You are not just flesh and blood, muscle and bone, b… OL17189039W
The brain The brain David Eagleman "The dramatic story of the brain's role in creating our world, our experience of it, and ourselves; the basis for a PBS television series by the bestselling David Eagleman. How does a three pound mas… OL19662511W
Annoying Annoying Joe Palca "Two crackerjack science journalists from NPR look at why some things (and some people!) drive us crazy It happens everywhere? offices, schools, even your own backyard. Plus, seemingly anything can t… OL19826757W
The obesity paradox The obesity paradox Carl J. Lavie "Most of us think that longevity hinges on maintaining a normal Body Mass Index. But research conducted over the last decade hit the media in January with explosive news: Overweight and even moderate… OL19976061W
Sensation Sensation Thalma Lobel "Like the revolutionary bestsellers Predictably Irrational and Emotional Intelligence, Sensation is an exciting, completely new view of human behavior--a new psychology of physical intelligence (or e… OL19978038W
How the body knows its mind How the body knows its mind Sian Beilock "Takes you inside the amazing science of how the body affects the mind, and shows how to use that wisdom to live smarter and maximize what your body teaches your mind"-- OL19992346W
Eternal ephemera Eternal ephemera Niles Eldredge All organisms and species are transitory, yet life endures. The origin, extinction, and evolution of species - interconnected in the web of life as "eternal ephemera" - are the concern of evolutionar… OL20006695W
Essential Cell Biology Essential Cell Biology Keith Roberts,Bruce Alberts,Martin Raff,Peter Walter,Karen Hopkin,Julian Lewis,Dennis Bray,Alexander D Johnson Cell biology is taught in classrooms around the world to provide students with a firm conceptual grounding in biology. This text provides basic, core knowledge about how cells work and uses colour im… OL7938487W