Язык:
Формат:
только полные версии  
Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human Body
Биология

Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human Body

Язык: английский
Год: 2005
полная версия

Stepping effortlessly from myth to cutting-edge science, Mutants gives a brilliant narrative account of our genetic code and the captivating people whose bodies have revealed it—a French convent girl who found herself changing sex at puberty;...
Lab 257: The Disturbing Story of the Government's Secret Germ Laboratory
Биология, Другие документальные

Lab 257: The Disturbing Story of the Government's Secret Germ Laboratory

Язык: английский
Год: 2005
полная версия

Strictly off limits to the public, Plum Island is home to virginal beaches, cliffs, forests, ponds — and the deadliest germs that have ever roamed the planet. Lab 257 blows the lid off the stunning true nature and checkered history of Plum...
Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea
Биология

Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea

Язык: английский
Год: 2006

This remarkable book presents a rich and up-to-date view of evolution that explores the far-reaching implications of Darwin’s theory and emphasizes the power, significance, and relevance of evolution to our lives today. After all, we ourselves are...
The Island of the Colorblind
Биология, Медицина

The Island of the Colorblind

Язык: английский
Год: 1997
полная версия

Oliver Sacks has always been fascinated by islands—their remoteness, their mystery, above all the unique forms of life they harbor. For him, islands conjure up equally the romance of Melville and Stevenson, the adventure of Magellan and Cook, and...
The Mind’s I: Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul
Биология, Другая компьютерная литература

The Mind’s I: Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul

Язык: английский
Год: 1981
полная версия

Brilliant, shattering, mind-jolting, The Mind’s I is a searching, probing nook—a cosmic journey of the mind—that goes deeply into the problem of self and self-consciousness as anything written in our time. From verbalizing chimpanzees to...