„To najcudowniejsza z map stworzonych dotąd przez ludzkość” – powiedział w 2000 r. prezydent USA Bill Clinton o pierwszym ludzkim genomie odczytanym przez uczonych. Wszyscy spodziewali się wówczas rewolucji w medycynie – nowych, skuteczniejszych testów i leków, pokonania chorób, które nękają nas od zarania dziejów. Ta rewolucja dokonuje się na naszych oczach, choć oczywiście wolniej, niż byśmy chcieli. Dlaczego tak trudno jest rozszyfrować nasze DNA? Ja

Wydawnictwo: G+J Gruner+Jahr Polska

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Wydawnictwo: AGORA

This Fifth Edition continues the BRS tradition of an outline-format review for USMLE and course exams, with review questions at the end of each chapter and a comprehensive USMLE-format examination at the end of the book. Each chapter also features a high-yield section on clinical correlations. The book is concise and well illustrated, with line drawings and electron micrographs. This edition features updated content, additional electron micrographs, new conceptual line drawings, and review quest

Wydawnictwo: LWW

The Cell presents current comprehensive science in a readable and cohesive text that students can master in the course of one semester. This new edition retains the overall organization, themes, and special features of the Fourth Edition, including Key Experiment and Molecular Medicine essays, chapter sidebars that highlight areas of interest and clinical applications, and end-of-chapter questions with answers at the back of the book.The Fifth Edition has been updated throughout to reflect major

Wydawnictwo: SINAUER

This compact atlas provides medical, dental, allied health, and biologystudents with an outstanding collection of histology images for all ofthe major tissue classes and body systems. The Fourth Edition featuresa completely re-digitized image collection, along with other hallmarksof this atlas that have been proven over time, including its concisewriting style, compact size/format, and quick introduction/backgroundfor each chapter that reviews essential concepts, histophysiology, andclinical con

Wydawnictwo: LWW

Concise, current, and richly illustrated, this one-of-a-kind text encompasses cellular and molecular biological concepts as well as classical morphology to present histology from a functional perspective. A wealth of superb illustrations?including light and electron micrographs as well as schematic diagrams and three-dimensional drawings?make all concepts easy to understand, and clinical correlations underscore the practical relevance of the material. Helpful tables and summary statements summar

Wydawnictwo: SAUNDERS

Student authorship -- take it from the medical students who've been their -- and get the no-nonsense, battle-tested insights you need to succeed Study-enhancing illustrations, mnemonics, and charts -- pefect for last-minute cramming A clinical vignette chapter lets you review highly relevant scenarious likely to appear on course exams and the USMLE Step 1 Edition:FirstPub Date:November 2006Pages:200 Illustrations CoverPaperback

Wydawnictwo: MCGRAW HILL

Essential Cell Biology, Second Edition contains basic, core knowledge about how cells work. It has a proven track record in providing students with a conceptual and accessible grounding in cell biology. The text and figures have been prepared to be easy-to-follow, accurate, clear and engaging for the introductory student. Each section follows logically from the previous one, telling a story, rather than being a collection of facts. Questions integrated throughout each chapter encourage the reade

Wydawnictwo: GARLAND SCIENCE

Essential Cell Biology provides an accessible introduction to the fundamental concepts of cell biology. Its lively writing and exceptional illustrations make it the ideal textbook for a first course in cell and molecular biology. The text and figures are easy-to-follow, accurate, clear, and engaging for the introductory student. Molecular detail has been kept to a minimum in order to provide the reader with a cohesive, conceptual framework of the basic science that underlies our current understa

Wydawnictwo: GARLAND SCIENCE

The Problems Book helps students appreciate the ways in which experiments and simple calculations can lead to an understanding of how cells work by introducing the experimental foundation of cell and molecular biology. Each chapter will review key terms, test for understanding basic concepts, and pose research-based problems. The Problems Book has been designed to correspond with the first twenty chapters of Molecular Biology of the Cell, Fifth Edition.Includes the solutions to the end-of-chapte

Wydawnictwo: GARLAND SCIENCE

For nearly a quarter century, Molecular Biology of the Cell has been the leading cell biology textbook. This tradition continues with the new Fifth Edition, which has been completely revised and updated to describe our current, rapidly advancing understanding of cell biology. To list but a few examples, a large amount of new material is presented on: EpigeneticsStem cellsRNAiComparative genomicsThe latest cancer therapiesApoptosis (now its own separate chapter)Cell cycle control and the mechanic

Wydawnictwo: GARLAND SCIENCE

For nearly a quarter century, Molecular Biology of the Cell has been the leading cell biology textbook. This tradition continues with the new Fifth Edition, which has been completely revised and updated to describe our current, rapidly advancing understanding of cell biology. To list but a few examples, a large amount of new material is presented on: EpigeneticsStem cellsRNAiComparative genomicsThe latest cancer therapiesApoptosis (now its own separate chapter)Cell cycle control and the mechanic

Wydawnictwo: GARLAND SCIENCE

Take your understanding of histology one step further with this set of Flash Cards. Specially designed to help you master what you need to know, these cards are designed to reinforce your understanding of how the human body works in health as well as illness and injury. Classic illustrations from medical illustrator Frank H. Netter, MD provide strong visual aids and memorable diagrams to facilitate learning. Extensive additional images including light and electron micrographs, provide an even mo

Wydawnictwo: SAUNDERS

John Sulston never meant to become involved in the three ring circus of the Human Genome Project. All he wanted was to read the genetic code of the nematode worm. He couldn't have imagined how the worm was going to lead him into one of the most momentous enterprises in modern science. The Common Thread is the inside story of the race to sequence human DNA in its entirety and to offer the world the secrets of life that lie within that sequence. It takes us behind the scenes of one of the largest

Wydawnictwo: Corgi Books

Created through a "student-tested, faculty-approved" review process, LIFE is an engaging and accessible solution to accommodate the diverse lifestyles of today's learners at a value-based price. Offering busy students a variety of learning options, LIFE provides streamlined chapters, in-text support, and online tools to make learning more flexible. An appealing layout, interesting photos, and relevant real-life examples motivate and connect with non-science majors. Overall, LIFE will help you

Wydawnictwo: Brooks/Cole

short introductory biochemistry text for non-biochemistry majors in first or second year who have a basic knowledge of biology and chemistry. This new edition includes new material on molecular biology topics and added information on nutrition and agricultural applications. Each of the four parts opens with an eminent scientist to make the material interesting and highly accessible. As in previous editions, numerous study aids such as an annotated bibliography and chapter overviews, combined wit

Wydawnictwo: Thomson Learning

Reasoning in Biological Discoveries brings together a series of essays which focus on one of the most heavily debated topics of scientific discovery today. Collected together and richly illustrated for the first time in this edition, Darden's essays represent a ground-breaking foray into one of the major problems facing scientists and philosophers of science. Divided into three sections, the essays focus on broad themes, notably historical and philosophical issues at play in discussions of biol

Wydawnictwo: Cambridge University Press

Fundamental Genetics is a concise, nontraditional textbook that explains major topics of modern genetics in 42 mini-chapters. It is designed as a textbook for an introductory general genetics course. Fundamental Genetics is also a useful reference or refresher on basic genetics for professionals and students in health sciences and biological sciences. It is organized for ease of learning, beginning with molecular structures and progressing through molecular processes to population genetics and e

Wydawnictwo: Cambridge University Press

Almost eighty years after the Scopes trial, the debate over the teaching of evolution continues to rage. There is no easy resolution--it is a complex topic with profound scientific, religious, educational, and legal implications. How can a student or parent understand this issue, which is such a vital part of education? Evolution vs. Creationism provides a badly needed, comprehensive, and balanced survey. Written by one of the leading advocates for the teaching of evolution in the United states,

Wydawnictwo: University of California Press