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An exploration of the most common life form on Earth-parasites-and how they provide insight into humanity's most difficult problems.
"In nature, as in society ...
If you think of an egg, what do you see in your mind's eye? A chicken egg, hardboiled? A slimy mass of frogspawn? Perhaps ...
Over the last half century, a quiet revolution has taken place. In a series of breathtaking discoveries, biochemist Thomas Cech and a diverse cast of ...
CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 BY WATERSTONES AND THE TIMES
The viruses that do us harm are vastly outnumbered by viruses that ...
From the bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies and The Gene, the stunning odyssey of the cell - the key to life ...
The fascinating and dramatic story of a forgotten, life-saving cure to conquer deadly bacterial infections - bacteriophages - and the remarkable scientists behind them
When antibiotics started ...
What with evolution and extinction, food chains and keystone species, rewilding and regeneration, the modern landscape of biodiversity is a vital place to explore. But ...
A leading scientist's spirited, confident guide to the way our immune system protects us-most of the time
Humans may be the most disease-ridden animals ...
'Timely, important and compelling' Philip Ball
'A new and stunning argument' Azra Raza
What defines who we are?
Until now, the biological answer has been ...
An exploration of the transformative ways in which nature has inspired the technological advancement of humankind. Biomimetics literally means emulating biology and in a broader ...
You wake up and feel a tickle in your throat. Your head hurts. You're mildly annoyed as you get the kids ready for school ...
An essential guide to help you demystify the complex topic of neurobiology and jump into this fascinating scientific field
Neurobiology is a notoriously difficult subject ...
A concise primer that complicates a convenient truth in biology-the divide between germ and somatic cells-with far-reaching ethical and public policy ramifications.
Scientists have long ...
A masterful, timely, fully authorized biography of the great and hugely influential biologist and naturalist E. O. Wilson, one of the most ground-breaking and controversial ...
