Lewis Wolpert

Developmental Biology (Book)

Lewis Wolpert

ISBN:9780199601196

The development of a single fertilized egg into a fly, an elephant, or a human baby is one the most remarkable near-miracles achieved by nature. This Very Short Introduction...more details
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How We Live & Why We Die: The Secret Lives of Cells (Book)

Lewis Wolpert

ISBN:9780393339383

Everything about our existence-movement and memory, imagination and reproduction, birth, and ultimately death-is governed by our cells. They are the basis of all life in the universe...more details
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How We Live and Why We Die: The Secret Lives of Cells (Book)

Lewis Wolpert

ISBN:9780393072211

Everything about our existence-movement and memory, imagination and reproduction, birth and, ultimately, death-is governed by our cells. They are the basis of all life in the universe...more details
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MALIGNANT SADNESS ANATOMY OF DEPRESSION (Book)

Lewis Wolpert

ISBN:9780571207275

Some years ago Lewis Wolpert had a severe depressive episode: despite a happy marriage and a successful scientific career, he could think only of suicide. When he eventually recovered...more details

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Malignant Sadness (Book)

Lewis Wolpert

ISBN:9780571230785

Several years ago, Lewis Wolpert had a severe depressive episode. Despite a happy marriage and successful scientific career, he could think only of suicide. When eventually he did recover...more details
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Principles of Development (Book)

Lewis Wolpert

ISBN:9780199554287

The process of biological development is an amazing feat of tightly regulated cellular behaviors--differentiation, movement, and growth--powerful enough to result in the emergence of a highly complex living organism from a single cell...more details
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Science, Technology and Social Responsibility (Volume 1); A Discussion Meeting Organized by L. Wolpert, I. Nussey and A. MacDonald, and Held at

Lewis Wolpert

ISBN:9781153551830

Title: Science, Technology and Social Responsibility: a Discussion Meeting Organized by L. Wolpert, I. Nussey and A. Macdonald, and Held at the Royal Society on Tuesday 16 March 1999 Volume: 1 Publisher: London: Royal Society Publication date: 1999 Subjects: Science Technology Notes: This is an OCR reprint...more details
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Science, Technology and Social Responsibility (Volume 10); A Discussion Meeting Organized by L. Wolpert, I. Nussey and A. MacDonald, and Held

Lewis Wolpert

ISBN:9781153552356

Title: Science, Technology and Social Responsibility: a Discussion Meeting Organized by L. Wolpert, I. Nussey and A. Macdonald, and Held at the Royal Society on Tuesday 16 March 1999 Volume: 10 Publisher: London: Royal Society Publication date: 1999 Subjects: Science Technology Notes: This is an OCR reprint...more details
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Science, Technology and Social Responsibility (Volume 12); A Discussion Meeting Organized by L. Wolpert, I. Nussey and A. MacDonald, and Held

Lewis Wolpert

ISBN:9781153552363

Title: Science, Technology and Social Responsibility: a Discussion Meeting Organized by L. Wolpert, I. Nussey and A. Macdonald, and Held at the Royal Society on Tuesday 16 March 1999 Volume: 12 Publisher: London: Royal Society Publication date: 1999 Subjects: Science Technology Notes: This is an OCR reprint...more details
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Science, Technology and Social Responsibility (Volume 13); A Discussion Meeting Organized by L. Wolpert, I. Nussey and A. MacDonald, and Held

Lewis Wolpert

ISBN:9781153552776

Title: Science, Technology and Social Responsibility: a Discussion Meeting Organized by L. Wolpert, I. Nussey and A. Macdonald, and Held at the Royal Society on Tuesday 16 March 1999 Volume: 13 Publisher: London: Royal Society Publication date: 1999 Subjects: Science Technology Notes: This is an OCR reprint...more details
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Science, Technology and Social Responsibility (Volume 14); A Discussion Meeting Organized by L. Wolpert, I. Nussey and A. MacDonald, and Held

Lewis Wolpert

ISBN:9781153552783

Title: Science, Technology and Social Responsibility: a Discussion Meeting Organized by L. Wolpert, I. Nussey and A. Macdonald, and Held at the Royal Society on Tuesday 16 March 1999 Volume: 14 Publisher: London: Royal Society Publication date: 1999 Subjects: Science Technology Notes: This is an OCR reprint...more details
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Science, Technology and Social Responsibility (Volume 15); A Discussion Meeting Organized by L. Wolpert, I. Nussey and A. MacDonald, and Held

Lewis Wolpert

ISBN:9781153552790

Title: Science, Technology and Social Responsibility: a Discussion Meeting Organized by L. Wolpert, I. Nussey and A. Macdonald, and Held at the Royal Society on Tuesday 16 March 1999 Volume: 15 Publisher: London: Royal Society Publication date: 1999 Subjects: Science Technology Notes: This is an OCR reprint...more details
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Science, Technology and Social Responsibility (Volume 16); A Discussion Meeting Organized by L. Wolpert, I. Nussey and A. MacDonald, and Held

Lewis Wolpert

ISBN:9781153552806

Title: Science, Technology and Social Responsibility: a Discussion Meeting Organized by L. Wolpert, I. Nussey and A. Macdonald, and Held at the Royal Society on Tuesday 16 March 1999 Volume: 16 Publisher: London: Royal Society Publication date: 1999 Subjects: Science Technology Notes: This is an OCR reprint...more details
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Science, Technology and Social Responsibility (Volume 6); A Discussion Meeting Organized by L. Wolpert, I. Nussey and A. MacDonald, and Held at

Lewis Wolpert

ISBN:9781153551854

Title: Science, Technology and Social Responsibility: a Discussion Meeting Organized by L. Wolpert, I. Nussey and A. Macdonald, and Held at the Royal Society on Tuesday 16 March 1999 Volume: 6 Publisher: London: Royal Society Publication date: 1999 Subjects: Science Technology Notes: This is an OCR reprint...more details
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Science, Technology and Social Responsibility (Volume 7); A Discussion Meeting Organized by L. Wolpert, I. Nussey and A. MacDonald, and Held at

Lewis Wolpert

ISBN:9781153551861

Title: Science, Technology and Social Responsibility: a Discussion Meeting Organized by L. Wolpert, I. Nussey and A. Macdonald, and Held at the Royal Society on Tuesday 16 March 1999 Volume: 7 Publisher: London: Royal Society Publication date: 1999 Subjects: Science Technology Notes: This is an OCR reprint...more details
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Science, Technology and Social Responsibility (Volume 8); A Discussion Meeting Organized by L. Wolpert, I. Nussey and A. MacDonald, and Held at

Lewis Wolpert

ISBN:9781153552332

Title: Science, Technology and Social Responsibility: a Discussion Meeting Organized by L. Wolpert, I. Nussey and A. Macdonald, and Held at the Royal Society on Tuesday 16 March 1999 Volume: 8 Publisher: London: Royal Society Publication date: 1999 Subjects: Science Technology Notes: This is an OCR reprint...more details
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Science, Technology and Social Responsibility (Volume 9); A Discussion Meeting Organized by L. Wolpert, I. Nussey and A. MacDonald, and Held at

Lewis Wolpert

ISBN:9781153552349

Title: Science, Technology and Social Responsibility: a Discussion Meeting Organized by L. Wolpert, I. Nussey and A. Macdonald, and Held at the Royal Society on Tuesday 16 March 1999 Volume: 9 Publisher: London: Royal Society Publication date: 1999 Subjects: Science Technology Notes: This is an OCR reprint...more details
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Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast (Book)

Lewis Wolpert

ISBN:9780571209200

In Through the Looking Glass, the White Queen tells Alice that to believe in a wildly improbable fact she simply needs to try: 'draw a long breath and shut your eyes'. Alice finds this advice ridiculous. but don't almost all of us...more details
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Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast (Book)

Lewis Wolpert

ISBN:9780571231683

Why do so many people believe so many daft things? Why do even 'sensible' people even touch wood, believe in angels and avoid walking under ladders? Professor Lewis Wolpert investigates the nature of belief and its causes...more details
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Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast: The Evolutionary Origins of Belief (Book)

Lewis Wolpert

ISBN:9780393064490

In Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass, the White Queen tells Alice that to believe in a wildly improbable fact she simply needs to "draw a long breath and shut her] eyes." Alice finds this advice ridiculous. But don't almost all of us...more details
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Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast: The Evolutionary Origins of Belief (Book)

Lewis Wolpert

ISBN:9780393332032

Why do 70 percent of Americans believe in angels, while others are convinced that they were abducted by aliens? What makes people believe in improbable things when all the evidence points to the contrary? And don't almost all of us...more details
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The Triumph of the Embryo (Book)

Lewis Wolpert

ISBN:9780486469294

An age old mystery, the development of the microscopic embryo into exceedingly complex plants and animals--into roses and cacti, elephants and blue whales...more details
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The Unnatural Nature of Science (Book)

Lewis Wolpert

ISBN:9780674929814

How is it that nobody--except maybe scientists--sees science for what it is? In this entertaining and provocative book, Lewis Wolpert draws on the entire history of science...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:191

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Unnatural Nature of Science (Book)

Lewis Wolpert

ISBN:9780571169726

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...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:208

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You're Looking Very Well - The Surprising Nature of Getting Old (Book)

Lewis Wolpert

ISBN:9780571250653

Release Date: 01 June 2012
The essential book on ageing from acclaimed scientist and broadcaster Lewis Wolpert....more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:200

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You're Looking Very Well - The Surprising Nature of Getting Old (Book)

Lewis Wolpert

ISBN:9780571250646

We now live longer today than at any time in history. In the UK, more people are aged over sixty-five than under sixteen and by 2050, over a third of the developed world will be over sixty. How should we deal with this phenomenon? What are the scientific reasons for ageing? And can - or should - we prevent it? Lewis Wolpert...more details
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Principles of Development Das Original Mit Ubersetzungshilfen (Book)

Lewis Wolpert;Elliot Lawrence PeterMeyerowitz

ISBN:9783827418562

Easy Reading: Das Original mit Aoebersetzungshilfen - der neue Weg zur englischen Fachsprache Von Studierenden der Biowissenschaften wird heute erwartet...more details
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How We Live and Why We Die (Book)

Wolpert Lewis

ISBN:9780571239122

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...more details
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How We Live and Why We Die: A Short History of the Cell (Book)

Wolpert Lewis

ISBN:9780571239115

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...more details
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