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The Idea of the Brain: The Past and Future of Neuroscience
An "elegant", "engrossing" (Carol Tavris, Wall Street Journal) examination of what we think we know about the brain and why -- despite technological advances -- the workings of our …
The Idea of the Brain
Shortlisted for the 2020 Baillie Gifford Prize A New Statesman Book of the Year This is the story of our quest to understand the most mysterious object in the universe: the human …
As Gods: A Moral History of the Genetic Age
The thrilling and terrifying history of genetic engineering In 2018, scientists manipulated the DNA of human babies for the first time. As biologist and historian Matthew Cobb …
Smell: A Very Short Introduction
Our sense of smell - or olfaction as it is technically known - is our most enigmatic sense. It can conjure up memories, taking us back to very specific places and emotions, whilst …
Genetic Age
How fifty years of genetic engineering have brought us to the brink of a profound and disturbing future, from Baille Gifford-shortlisted scientist Matthew Cobb.
Black Box of Biology
In this masterful account, a historian of science surveys the molecular biology revolution, its origin and continuing impact.Since the 1930s, a molecular vision has been …
Eleven Days in August
A gripping day by day account of the liberation of Paris from the Nazis in August 1944
The Logic of Life
“The most remarkable history of biology that has ever been written.”—Michel FoucaultNobel Prize–winning scientist François Jacob’s The Logic of Life is a landmark book in the …
The Black Box of Biology
In this masterful account, a historian of science surveys the molecular biology revolution, its origin and continuing impact.Since the 1930s, a molecular vision has been …
The Eleventh Commandment: Caring for Creation - Words of Wisdom From the World's Great Faith Traditions
Life's Greatest Secret: The Race to Crack the Genetic Code
Everyone has heard of the story of DNA as the story of Watson and Crick and Rosalind Franklin, but knowing the structure of DNA was only a part of a greater struggle to understand …
Globalization and Transculturality from Antiquity to the Pre-Modern World
This book explores how globalization and transculturality are useful theoretical tools for studying pre-modern societies and their long-distance connections. Among the themes …