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1	Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast: The Evolutionary Origins of Belief more books like this by Lewis Wolpert add to wishlist A unique, scientific look into why we are all believers. see all copies from $2.09! new only from $2.09! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Principles of development more books like this by Lewis Wolpert add to wishlist "Principles of Development" is designed for undergraduates. The emphasis is on principles and key concepts. Central to the authors' approach is that development can best be understood by understanding how genes control cell behaviour. They have assumed that students have some basic familiarity with cell biology and genetics, but all key concepts, ... see all copies from $4.75! new only from $28.59! \| SVS
3	The Triumph of the Embryo more books like this by Wolpert add to wishlist This book for the general reader addresses a fundamental and important biological question: How is it that a single cell, the fertilized egg, gives rise to the complete forms that make up the adult? How does it make so many millions of cells, many of very different specialized functions, in just the right proportions? How do they come to be ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.02! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Malignant Sadness: The Anatomy of Depression more books like this by Lewis Wolpert add to wishlist Biologist Lewis Wolpert's humane and nonclinical perspective on what he deems a natural emotion drives this touching analysis/memoir of depression. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
5	The Unnatural Nature of Science more books like this by Lewis Wolpert add to wishlist This book shows that many of our understandings about scientific thought can be corrected once we realise just how "unnatural" science actually is. Quoting scientists from Aristotle to Einstein, the author argues that scientific ideas are, with rare exceptions, counter-intuitive and that common sense often makes no sense at all. A passionate ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.94! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Passionate Minds: The Inner World of Scientists more books like this by Lewis Wolpert (Editor), Alison Richards (Editor) add to wishlist The popular stereotype of the scientist as mad boffin or weedy nerd has been peddled widely in film and fiction, with the implication that the world of science is far removed from the intellectual and emotional messiness of other human activities. In Passionate Minds, distinguished scientist Lewis Wolpert investigates the style and motivation of ... see all copies from $4.25! new only from $36.00! \| first editions
7	Principles of Development more books like this by Bruce C. Wolpert, Jeremy Brockes, Lewis Wolpert add to wishlist This textbook has been written by one of the most influential development biologists of the 20th century, Lewis Wolpert. Developmental biology is at the core of all biology and deals with the processes by which the genes in the fertilized egg control cell behaviour in the embryo and so determine its pattern, its form, and much of its behaviour. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $89.22!
8	A Passion for Science more books like this by Lewis Wolpert (Editor), Alison Richards (Editor) add to wishlist This book comprises of a collection of conversations with Professor Lewis Wolpert, in which scientists from all different fields, ranging from cosmology to psychology, give insights into their lives in the profession. In a series of non-technical accounts, science is revealed as human enterprise with incidents and personal characteristics, such as ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Science and Mathematics in Ancient Greek Culture more books like this by C J Tuplin (Editor), T E Rihll (Editor), Lewis Wolpert add to wishlist Ancient Greece was the birthplace of science, which developed in the Hellenized culture of ancient Rome. This volume locates science within ancient Greek society and culture, investigates its impact upon that society, and identifies it as a cultural phenomenon deserving no less attention than literary or artistic creativity. Chapters by seventeen ... see all copies from $86.41! new only from $170.12! \| SVS
10	How We Live and Why We Die: The Secret Lives of Cells more books like this by Lewis Wolpert add to wishlist Biologist Lewis Wolpert eloquently narrates the basics of human life through the lens of its smallest component-the cell. see all copies from $11.09! new only from $12.55! \| SVS
11	How We Live and Why We Die: The Secret Lives of Cells by Lewis Wolpert add to wishlist Cells are the basis of all life in the universe. Our bodies are made up of billions of them: an incredibly complex society that governs everything, from movement to memory and imagination. When we age, it is because our cells slow down; when we get ill, it is because our cells mutate or stop working. In "How We Live and Why we Die", Wolpert ... see all copies from $17.86! new only from $17.86!
12 view cover	Principles of Development/Das Original Mit Ubersetzungshilfen more books like this by Lewis Wolpert, Peter Lawrence, Elliot Meyerowitz add to wishlist Easy Reading: Das Original mit Ubersetzungshilfen - der neue Weg zur englischen FachspracheVon Studierenden der Biowissenschaften wird heute erwartet, dass sie im Laufe ihres Studiums englische Literatur problemlos lesen und verstehen und schlieblich auch Forschungsergebnisse auf Englisch kommunizieren konnen. Die vorliegende Version von Lewis ... see all copies from $50.98! new only from $50.98!
13 view cover	Understanding Depression: A Translational Approach more books like this by Randolph M Nesse, David Nutt, Lewis Wolpert add to wishlist Depression is a major cause of morbidity throughout the world. Given that between 8 and 12% of the population (in most countries) will suffer from depression at some point in their lives, it is clearly a significant public health problem. As our knowledge of this illness has expanded in recent years, it has become clear that depression can no ... see all copies from $63.33! new only from $63.33!
14	Unglaubliche Wissenschaft by Werner; Wolpert Bartens, Lewis add to wishlist see all copies from $71.84!
15	Le Triomphe De L'Enbryon by Lewis Wolpert add to wishlist see all copies from $56.11!
16	A Psicologia Da Depressao by Lewis Wolpert add to wishlist see all copies from $24.23!

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