Download or read book CRYO A Changed World written by G. Wakeling and published by G. Wakeling. This book was released on 2014-12-08 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you awoke to find that humankind had been annihilated, could you survive? John's dreams have crumbled. A global corporation, CRYO, kidnapped him, froze him and sent him to the future, only to fade into history as he slept. Now, John and his podmates are in a new and strange world that's far from anything they've ever known. With a strange creature having cut their already dwindled numbers, the fight for survival has begun. There's already discontent amongst the small group of survivors. And, as John heads out into the unknown with a small splinter group, there's just one question; what will he find? **** The CRYO story; 1. Rise of the Immortals 2. A Changed World Themes: Sci-fi, dystopian, cryonics, cryogenics, futuristic, technology, science fiction series, future, competition, lottery, science technology, hypersleep, time travel, love, friendship, aliens, alien attack, alien race, nature, changing environment, genetic engineering, genetics, environmental, science fiction colonisation

Download or read book Cryopolitics written by Joanna Radin and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2017-03-24 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The social, political, and cultural consequences of attempts to cheat death by freezing life. As the planet warms and the polar ice caps melt, naturally occurring cold is a resource of growing scarcity. At the same time, energy-intensive cooling technologies are widely used as a means of preservation. Technologies of cryopreservation support global food chains, seed and blood banks, reproductive medicine, and even the preservation of cores of glacial ice used to study climate change. In many cases, these practices of freezing life are an attempt to cheat death. Cryopreservation has contributed to the transformation of markets, regimes of governance and ethics, and the very relationship between life and death. In Cryopolitics, experts from anthropology, history of science, environmental humanities, and indigenous studies make clear the political and cultural consequences of extending life and deferring death by technoscientific means. The contributors examine how and why low temperatures have been harnessed to defer individual death through freezing whole human bodies; to defer nonhuman species death by freezing tissue from endangered animals; to defer racial death by preserving biospecimens from indigenous people; and to defer large-scale human death through pandemic preparedness. The cryopolitical lens, emphasizing the roles of temperature and time, provokes new and important questions about living and dying in the twenty-first century. Contributors Warwick Anderson, Michael Bravo, Jonny Bunning, Matthew Chrulew, Soraya de Chadarevian, Alexander Friedrich, Klaus Hoeyer, Frédéric Keck, Eben Kirksey, Emma Kowal, Joanna Radin, Deborah Bird Rose, Kim TallBear, Charis Thompson, David Turnbull, Thom van Dooren, Rebecca J. H. Woods

Download or read book Frozen written by Larry Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2011-04-25 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At first, the job as clinical director at Alcor Life Extension Foundation was an exciting change for veteran paramedic Larry Johnson: a well-funded research facility pushing the limits of modern biotech. But as he gained the trust of his eccentric coworkers and was promoted to acting COO, Larry was thrust into a nightmare world of scandalous controversy, gruesome practices, and deadly secrets.One secret Larry unearthed was the full, tragic, never-before-heard story of what truly happened to the body of baseball icon and American hero Ted Williams.Compelled by this and other horrific discoveries, Larry began copying documents, taking secret pictures, and ultimately wearing a wire every day at Alcor. He started living two lives-Alcorian by day, whistleblower by night.Beyond the senseless animal experiments, beyond the dumping of toxic chemicals and AIDS-contaminated blood into the public sewage system, these people saw themselves as the elite, the immortal saviors of mankind who would lead us into the future. Inside this cultlike mentality, anything seemed justified. Maybe even murder.Then Alcor found out. The death threats began.Fleeing from state to state, Larry was stalked and threatened again and again. They chased him through the streets. They left death threats under his windshield wipers. They terrorized his family. Larry Johnson never wanted to be a whistleblower. But he knows this story must be told.Written in Larry's own memorable voice, illustrated with never-before-seen photographs from inside Alcor, and verified by actual transcripts of his secret recordings, Frozen reads like a medical thriller-but every word is shockingly true.

Download or read book Tarmachan written by G. Wakeling and published by G. Wakeling. This book was released on 2017-05-04 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Plant and Microbe Adaptations to Cold in a Changing World written by Ryozo Imai and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-09-14 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ​This book includes papers from keynote lecture and oral presentations of Plant and Microbe Adaptations to Cold (PMAC) 2012, an international conference on winter hardiness of crop and pathogenic microbes. The PMAC has been started in 1997 in Japan as an interdisciplinary forum for scientists and extension people working in the field in plant pathology, plant physiology, microbiology, and crop breeding to increase our knowledge and improve our understanding of overwintering of crops, forages and grasses and solve the problems associated with losses due to freezing and heavy snow cover. Successive meetings have been held in Iceland (2000), Canada (2003), Italy (2006), and Norway (2009). PMAC2012 will be a special meeting with a focus on global climate change, food security and agriculture sustainability and the whole program will be arranged to reflect this theme. The topics covered by this proceedings includes, global warming in agricultural environment, plant adaptations to cold, microbial adaptations to cold, plant-microbe interaction under cold, and molecular breeding for winter hardiness. The researches range from molecular biology to ecology and breeding. Experts in the field will report cutting edge research and thoughtful strategies for sustainability.​

Download or read book The Tower of Souls written by G. Wakeling and published by G. Wakeling. This book was released on 2014-07-19 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you conquer a curse, there's always going to be repercussions. Roberta has battled ancient and evil forces before, but after rising above her latest demon, she'd always thought that life could finally get back to normal. However, after surviving the terror lurking in Ridgewood's forest, she comes to discover that her troubles have only just begun. Removed from the friends who aided her quest before, Roberta is now alone in a foreign world with no idea how to escape. Familiar faces are everywhere, but behind every friend, lays a stranger waiting to kill her, or worse...turn her over to her greatest nemesis. Whilst she may have fought a curse before, this time it's worse. This time her enemy knows Roberta inside and out, and if there's any hope of survival, she'll have to go against every instinct she has. Book 1: Inside Evil Book 2: The Tower of Souls Book 3: Spirits of the Middlelands Book 4: New Alliances Book 5: To Kill A Curse Inside Evil is an epic fantasy and science fiction series that includes elements of mystery, horror and suspense. Set in a small British town, the events that unfold see the cast battling paranormal activity, possible magic, parallel worlds and a variety of fantasy creatures. Themes; fantasy, magic, parallel worlds, fantasy creatures, parallel world, murder, murder mystery, mystery, Britain, Scotland, London, paranormal, urban fantasy, contemporary fantasy

Download or read book RENOVO written by G. Wakeling and published by G. Wakeling. This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Once I began reading Renovo, I could not put it down." "From the moment you start Renovo, you are immersed in an action packed story with subtle twists and turns leaving you on the edge of your seat...This was a fast paced read, that definitely leaves you wanting to know what happens next!" Her ship is exploding. Her flight team is missing. Dr. Rachel Galliance is lost in space with no rescue team to save her. Can she survive the RENOVO's destruction? On her rookie mission to Mars, Rachel's resupply vessel is thrown off course. When she wakes, she's far from home with a crew of strangers, none of whom know how to fly. With a ship that's falling apart, and the mystery of her journey to uncover, Rachel must fight to save herself and her crew. ____________________________________________ If you love space operas, colonization novels, mysteries and space thrillers, you'll love RENOVO. With the tense ambiance of Aliens, the mystery of Dark Matter and the feisty female leads of Battlestar Galactica, this is spaceship novel NOT to miss.

Download or read book To Kill A Curse written by G. Wakeling and published by G. Wakeling. This book was released on 2014-10-13 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roberta's had a year of hell. From fighting an ancient curse, to discovering a parallel realm hiding in the shadows of her own world, she's narrowly missed death on many occasions. As both friends and foe have fallen, she's miraculously survived. Though, with giant wolves, doppelgängers and her greatest nemesis's minions around every corner, she's not sure how. Now, torn from her loved ones and trying to survive in an alien land, she's tasked with her most difficult challenge to date; destroy an the evil and save two worlds whilst she's at it. In the world of Gathin, Roberta's had to rely on those once considered the enemy, and their relationships are strained even further in her last attempt to find vengeance for those she's lost. Meanwhile, with Susan and Sam battling to protect Ridgewood from it's greatest ever threat, the burden to survive and conquer until the bitter end is once again placed upon Roberta's shoulders. Book 1: Inside Evil Book 2: The Tower of Souls Book 3: Spirits of the Middlelands Book 4: New Alliances Book 5: To Kill A Curse Inside Evil is an epic fantasy and science fiction series that includes elements of mystery, horror and suspense. Set in a small British town, the events that unfold see the cast battling paranormal activity, possible magic, parallel worlds and a variety of fantasy creatures. Themes; fantasy, magic, parallel worlds, fantasy creatures, parallel world, murder, murder mystery, mystery, Britain, Scotland, London, paranormal, urban fantasy, contemporary fantasy

Download or read book The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate written by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-04-30 with total page 755 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international body for assessing the science related to climate change. It provides policymakers with regular assessments of the scientific basis of human-induced climate change, its impacts and future risks, and options for adaptation and mitigation. This IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate is the most comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the observed and projected changes to the ocean and cryosphere and their associated impacts and risks, with a focus on resilience, risk management response options, and adaptation measures, considering both their potential and limitations. It brings together knowledge on physical and biogeochemical changes, the interplay with ecosystem changes, and the implications for human communities. It serves policymakers, decision makers, stakeholders, and all interested parties with unbiased, up-to-date, policy-relevant information. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Download or read book The New Arctic written by Birgitta Evengård and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-06-11 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late 18th century explorers and scientists started venturing into the Arctic in a heroic and sometimes deadly effort to understand and unveil the secrets of the unforgiving and mysterious polar region of the high north. Despite that the Arctic was already populated mattered less for the first wave of polar researchers and explorations who nevertheless, brought back valuable knowledge. Today the focus in Arctic science and discourse has changed to one which includes the peoples and societies, and their interaction with the world beyond. The image of a static Arctic - heralded first by explorers - prevailed for a long time, but today the eyes of the World see the Arctic very differently. Few, if any, other places on Earth are currently experiencing the kind of dramatic change witnessed in the Arctic. According to model forecasts, these changes are likely to have profound implications on biophysical and human systems, and will accelerate in the decades to come. “The New Arctic” highlights how, and in what parts, the natural and political system is being transformed. We’re talking about a region where demography, culture, and political and economic systems are increasingly diverse, although many common interests and aspects remain; and with the new Arctic now firmly placed in a global context. Settlements range from small, predominantly indigenous communities, to large industrial cities, and all have a link to the surrounding environment, be it glaciers or vegetation or the ocean itself. “The New Arctic” contributes to our further understanding of the changing Arctic. It offers a range of perspectives, which reflect the deep insight of a variety of scientific scholars across many disciplines bringing a wide range of expertise. The book speaks to a broad audience, including policy-makers, students and scientific colleagues.

Download or read book Single particle Cryo electron Microscopy written by Joachim Frank and published by World Scientific Publishing Company. This book was released on 2017-12-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book reproduces 55 of more than 300 articles written by the author, representing milestones in methods development of single-particle cryo-EM as well as important results obtained by this technique in the study of biological macromolecules and their interactions. Importantly, neither symmetries nor ordered arrangements (as in two-dimensional crystals, helical assemblies, icosahedral viruses) are required. Although the biological applications are mainly in the area of ribosome structure and function, the elucidation of membrane channel structures and their activation and gating mechanisms are represented, as well. The book is introduced by a commentary that explains the original development of concepts, describes the contributions of the author's colleagues and students, and shows how challenges were overcome as the technique matured. Along the way, the ribosome served as an example for a macromolecule with intricate structure and conformational dynamics that pose challenges for three-dimensional visualization. Toward the end of the book -- bringing us to the present time -- molecular structures with near-atomic resolution are presented, and a novel type of computational analysis, manifold embedding, is introduced. Single-particle cryo-EM is currently revolutionizing structural biology, presenting a powerful alternative to X-ray crystallography as a means to solve the structure of biological macromolecules. The book presents in one place a number of articles containing key advances in mathematical and computational methods leading up to the present time. Secondly, the development of the technique over the years is reflected by ever-expanding discoveries in the field of ribosome structure and function. Thirdly, as all histories of ideas, the history of concepts pertaining to this new method of visualization is fascinating all in itself.

Download or read book RENOVO Cascade written by G. Wakeling and published by G. Wakeling. This book was released on 2018-04-07 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the crew of the RENOVO crash landed, they couldn't have imagined the inhospitable planet of 'Howler' had always been their intended destination. Having cobbled together what scant resources they had to hand, their minds were solely occupied with escape. Then Dr. Rachel Galliance's curiosity led her to follow a strange beacon and discover the Hendrickson. Now, the power on the Hendrickson is failing, and it's crew are dangerously close to awakening. There aren't enough rations for everyone, and the RENOVO crew wanted to salvage the empty pods and head back to Earth. With Rachel elevated to the position of 2nd in command, she's solely responsible for the Hendrickson wreckage. And when the crew start to wake, she discovers that life on their new home will never be the same again.

Download or read book Proceedings of the U S Geological Survey Global Change Research Forum written by John A. Kelmelis and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The proceedings of an interdisciplinary meeting to review the diverse topics represented in global change research, held March 18-20, 1991, in Herndon, VA. Covers: climate, hydrology, precipitation, desert processes, energy, permafrost, & much more. Covers all aspects of the subject in over 100 presentations & poster sessions. Comprehensive!!

Download or read book Proceedings of the U S Geological Survey Global Change Research Forum Herndon Virginia March 18 20 1991 written by John A. Kelmelis and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Noggin written by John Corey Whaley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2014 National Book Award Finalist A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) Travis Coates has a good head…on someone else’s shoulders. A touching, hilarious “tour de force of imagination and empathy” (Booklist, starred review) from John Corey Whaley, author of the Printz and Morris Award–winning Where Things Come Back. Listen—Travis Coates was alive once and then he wasn’t. Now he’s alive again. Simple as that. The in between part is still a little fuzzy, but Travis can tell you that, at some point or another, his head got chopped off and shoved into a freezer in Denver, Colorado. Five years later, it was reattached to some other guy’s body, and well, here he is. Despite all logic, he’s still sixteen, but everything and everyone around him has changed. That includes his bedroom, his parents, his best friend, and his girlfriend. Or maybe she’s not his girlfriend anymore? That’s a bit fuzzy too. Looks like if the new Travis and the old Travis are ever going to find a way to exist together, there are going to be a few more scars. Oh well, you only live twice.

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Environmental Change written by John A Matthews and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2013-12-13 with total page 1490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accessibly written by a team of international authors, the Encyclopedia of Environmental Change provides a gateway to the complex facts, concepts, techniques, methodology and philosophy of environmental change. This three-volume set illustrates and examines topics within this dynamic and rapidly changing interdisciplinary field. The encyclopedia includes all of the following aspects of environmental change: Diverse evidence of environmental change, including climate change and changes on land and in the oceans Underlying natural and anthropogenic causes and mechanisms Wide-ranging local, regional and global impacts from the polar regions to the tropics Responses of geo-ecosystems and human-environmental systems in the face of past, present and future environmental change Approaches, methodologies and techniques used for reconstructing, dating, monitoring, modelling, projecting and predicting change Social, economic and political dimensions of environmental issues, environmental conservation and management and environmental policy Over 4,000 entries explore the following key themes and more: Conservation Demographic change Environmental management Environmental policy Environmental security Food security Glaciation Green Revolution Human impact on environment Industrialization Landuse change Military impacts on environment Mining and mining impacts Nuclear energy Pollution Renewable resources Solar energy Sustainability Tourism Trade Water resources Water security Wildlife conservation The comprehensive coverage of terminology includes layers of entries ranging from one-line definitions to short essays, making this an invaluable companion for any student of physical geography, environmental geography or environmental sciences.

Download or read book RENOVO Symbiosis written by G. Wakeling and published by G. Wakeling. This book was released on 2017-02-09 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: