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Book Mutants

    Book Details:
  • Author : Armand Marie Leroi
  • Publisher : Penguin Books
  • Release : 2005-01-25
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 464 pages

Download or read book Mutants written by Armand Marie Leroi and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 2005-01-25 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stepping effortlessly from myth to cutting-edge science, "Mutants" gives a brilliant narrative account of man's genetic code and the captivating people whose bodies have revealed it.

Book The New Mutants

Download or read book The New Mutants written by Ramzi Fawaz and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2016-01-22 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How fantasy meets reality as popular culture evolves and ignites postwar gender, sexual, and race revolutions. 2017 The Association for the Studies of the Present Book Prize Finalist Mention, 2017 Lora Romero First Book Award Presented by the American Studies Association Winner of the 2012 CLAGS Fellowship Award for Best First Book Project in LGBT Studies In 1964, noted literary critic Leslie Fiedler described American youth as “new mutants,” social rebels severing their attachments to American culture to remake themselves in their own image. 1960s comic book creators, anticipating Fiedler, began to morph American superheroes from icons of nationalism and white masculinity into actual mutant outcasts, defined by their genetic difference from ordinary humanity. These powerful misfits and “freaks” soon came to embody the social and political aspirations of America’s most marginalized groups, including women, racial and sexual minorities, and the working classes. In The New Mutants, Ramzi Fawaz draws upon queer theory to tell the story of these monstrous fantasy figures and how they grapple with radical politics from Civil Rights and The New Left to Women’s and Gay Liberation Movements. Through a series of comic book case studies – including The Justice League of America, The Fantastic Four, The X-Men, and The New Mutants –alongside late 20th century fan writing, cultural criticism, and political documents, Fawaz reveals how the American superhero modeled new forms of social belonging that counterculture youth would embrace in the 1960s and after. The New Mutants provides the first full-length study to consider the relationship between comic book fantasy and radical politics in the modern United States.

Book Mutants and Mystics

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jeffrey J. Kripal
  • Publisher : University of Chicago Press
  • Release : 2011-11-15
  • ISBN : 0226453839
  • Pages : 392 pages

Download or read book Mutants and Mystics written by Jeffrey J. Kripal and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Account of how comic book heroes have helped their creators and fans alike explore and express a wealth of paranormal experiences ignored by mainstream science. Delving deeply into the work of major figures in the field - from Jack Kirby's cosmic superhero sagas and Philip K. Dick's futuristic head-trips to Alan Moore's sex magic and Whitley Strieber's communion with visitors - Kripal shows how creators turned to science fiction to convey the reality of the inexplicable and the paranormal they experienced in their lives. Expanded consciousness found its language in the metaphors of sci-fi - incredible powers, unprecedented mutations, time-loops and vast intergalactic intelligences - and the deeper influences of mythology and religion that these in turn drew from ; the wildly creative work that followed caught the imaginations of millions. Moving deftly from Cold War science and Fredric Wertham's anticomics crusade to gnostic revelation and alien abduction, Kripal spins out a hidden history of American culture, rich with mythical themes and shot through with an awareness that there are other realities far beyond our everyday understanding."--Jacket.

Book The Sixth grade Mutants Meet the Slime

Download or read book The Sixth grade Mutants Meet the Slime written by Laura E. Williams and published by Yearling. This book was released on 1997 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a science experiment goes awry, seven sixth graders are suddenly endowed with special mutant powers. At first it's scary, but then the kids realize that they can use the powers to their advantage. Being a mutant comes in handy, especially when there's a slimeball on the loose!

Book Mutants

    Book Details:
  • Author : Armand Marie Leroi
  • Publisher : HarperCollins UK
  • Release : 2005
  • ISBN : 0006531644
  • Pages : 468 pages

Download or read book Mutants written by Armand Marie Leroi and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2005 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full of bizarre cases of genetic mutation and irregularity, "Mutants" is an amazing exploration of the human form in all its beautiful and unique guises.

Book Young Mutants

Download or read book Young Mutants written by Isaac Asimov and published by HarperCollins Children's Books. This book was released on 1984 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of short stories by a variety of authors about children with one common characteristic--they are all mutants.

Book Mutants of Maize

Download or read book Mutants of Maize written by M. Gerald Neuffer and published by CSHL Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique work of reference provides quick and easy access to the remarkable diversity of mutant phenotypes expressed by the maize plant. Its major portion consists of over 400 color photographs of well-established mutants arranged by chromosome position, detailed descriptions of the mutants' gene loci, and a current summary of the physical structure of genes that have been characterized at the molecular level. First published in 1968 and long out of print, Mutants of Maizehas been entirely revised by three of the corn plant's most distinguished investigators, enlarged to cover twice the number of mutants, and redesigned with clarity and elegance. All maize biologists will want this magnificent book in their personal library. In addition, because mutant maize genes have counterparts in most species, the book can be considered a general guide to the consequences of mutation in the entire plant kingdom. All maize biologists will want this magnificent book in their personal library. In addition, because mutant maize genes have counterparts in most species, the book can be considered a general guide to the consequences of mutation in the entire plant kingdom.

Book X Men and the Mutant Metaphor

Download or read book X Men and the Mutant Metaphor written by Joseph J. Darowski and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-04-10 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First appearing in 1963, The Uncanny X-Men had a rough start, lasting until 1970 when the comic book was canceled due to low sales. Following a relaunch in 1975, however, it found new popularity thanks to intricate scripting by Chris Claremont and the artwork of John Byrne. Within a few years, The Uncanny X-Men was one of Marvel Comics’ best-selling series and over the decades it became one of the most successful and popular franchises in comic book history. Spin-off titles, mini-series, multimedia adaptations, and a massively expanded cast of characters followed. One of the reasons for the success of X-Men is its powerful “mutant metaphor,” which enhances the stories with cultural significance and the exploration of themes such as societal prejudice and discrimination. In X-Men and the Mutant Metaphor: Race and Gender in the Comic Books, Joseph J. Darowski thoroughly analyzes The Uncanny X-Men, providing its historical background and dividing the long-running series into distinct eras. Each chapter examines the creators and general plot lines, followed by a closer analysis of the principal characters and key stories. The final chapter explores the literal use of race and gender rather than the metaphorical or thematic ways such issues have been addressed. This analysis includes insights gained from interviews with several comic book creators, and dozens of illustrations from the comic book series. Of particular significance are statistics that track the race and gender of every X-Men hero, villain, and supporting character. By delving into the historical background of the series and closely examining characters and stories, X-Men and the Mutant Metaphor illuminates an important popular culture phenomenon.

Book New Mutants Omnibus Vol  1

Download or read book New Mutants Omnibus Vol 1 written by Chris Claremont and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The future of the X-Men is here! Karma. Wolfsbane. Sunspot. Cannonball. Moonstar. Follow their early days at Xavier's School - including battles against Sentinels, the Hellfi re Club, the Brood and more! New recruits Magma, Magik and Cypher fi nd their footing, a deadly rivalry begins with Emma Frost's Hellions - and the Demon Bear that haunts Dani Moonstar bares his teeth, Bill Sienkiewicz-style! Will the New Mutants survive - and if so, can they make a new friend in the alien Warlock? Plus, the mind-bending debut of Professor X's son, Legion! The unsettling return of a shadow from the past! And the tragic tale that transformed Illyana Rasputin into Magik! COLLECTING: MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL (1982) 4; NEW MUTANTS (1983) 1-34; NEW MUTANTS ANNUAL (1984) 1; MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) 100 (A STORY), 149; MARVEL TEAM-UP ANNUAL (1976) 6; UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) 160, 167, 180, 189, 192; MAGIK (1983) 1-4

Book The Mutant Frequency

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jerry Hanel
  • Publisher : Independently Published
  • Release : 2019-04-30
  • ISBN : 9781092298797
  • Pages : 328 pages

Download or read book The Mutant Frequency written by Jerry Hanel and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jackson and Lacey are mutants. They weren't born, they were created in a lab. The world outside doesn't know that they even exist, and corporations like Centratek want it that way. They want to keep their trained and specialized properties locked away to sell to the highest bidder.That is, until Jackson uses his illusion abilities to escape, and Lacey reaches out with her mind to find him. This sets a series of events in motion where Centratek must covertly do all they can to pluck Jackson and Lacey from the wild and return them -- dead or alive -- to the confines of the labs where they were created.Chased by a trained hunter and a ten-year-old mutant named Sniff, Jackson and Lacey flee across the USA, encountering other freed mutants, and learning to hide in plain sight. What they don't know might kill them, and their unwitting escape is the perfect dry kindling to spark a mutant/human war.

Book Mutants in Avalon

Download or read book Mutants in Avalon written by James Wallis and published by Palladium Books Incorporated. This book was released on 1991-08 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book X Men

Download or read book X Men written by and published by Marvel. This book was released on 2013-02-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Morlocks: a community of mutant outcasts living beneath the streets of Manhattan. The Marauders: professional mutant assassins, employed by a mysterious evil to wipe the Morlocks out. In between the two stand some of Marvel's most heroic: X-Men, X-Factor, the New Mutants, Power Pack, Daredevil and the mighty Thor! But taken by surprise by the Marauders' overwhelming onslaught, can these disparate heroes hope to save any of the Morlocks? COLLECTING: Uncanny X-Men (1963) 210-214, X-Factor (1986) 9-11, New Mutants (1983) 46, Thor 373-374, Power Pack (1984) 27, Daredevil 238

Book Mutation Testing for the New Century

Download or read book Mutation Testing for the New Century written by W. Eric Wong and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2001-06-30 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extensive research and development has produce mutation tools for languages such as Fortran, Ada, C, and IDL; empirical evaluations comparing mutation with other test adequacy criteria; empirical evidence and theoretical justification for the coupling effect; and techniques for speeding up mutation testing using various types of high performance architectures. Mutation has received the attention of software developers and testers in such diverse areas as network protocols and nuclear simulation. Mutation Testing for the New Century brings together cutting edge research results in mutation testing from a wide range of researchers. This book provides answers to key questions related to mutation and raises questions yet to be answered. It is an excellent resource for researchers, practitioners, and students of software engineering.

Book Plant Mutation Breeding and Biotechnology

Download or read book Plant Mutation Breeding and Biotechnology written by Q. Y. Shu and published by CABI. This book was released on 2012 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive book covers the underlying scientific principles, state-of-the-art technologies and methodologies of plant mutagenesis. It covers historical development and commonly used terminologies, chemical and physical mutagenesis, mutation induction, mutation breeding and mutations in functional genomics research. Suitable both as a manual for professionals and a resource for students in plant breeding and research, the book includes exemplary cases of practical applications and an appendix of recommended doses of gamma and fast neutron irradiation for almost 200 plant species. It is

Book Cute Mutants Vol 1

    Book Details:
  • Author : Sj Whitby
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2020-08
  • ISBN : 9780473528645
  • Pages : 416 pages

Download or read book Cute Mutants Vol 1 written by Sj Whitby and published by . This book was released on 2020-08 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My name is Dylan Taylor, human incarnation of the burning dumpster gif, and this is my life. I always wanted to be an X-Man. Except people and me never got along, and apparently you need social skills to run a successful team. Cue Emma Hall's party. One hot make out session with the host herself, and I can talk to objects like my pillow (who's far too invested in my love life) and my baseball bat (who was a pacifist before I got hold of him). Now there's a whole group of us with strange abilities, including super hot ice queen Dani Kim who doesn't approve of how reckless I can be. The bigger problem is a mysterious mutant causing unnatural disasters, and we're the ones who have to stop him. Except trying to make a difference makes things blow up in my face and the team's on the verge of falling apart. Can I bring them back together in time to stop the villain from taking revenge? Have I mentioned I'm not a people person? Magneto help us.

Book The Mutation Theory  Experiments and Observations on the Origin of Species in the Vegetable Kingdom  The origin of species by mutation

Download or read book The Mutation Theory Experiments and Observations on the Origin of Species in the Vegetable Kingdom The origin of species by mutation written by Hugo de Vries and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Mutant p53 and MDM2 in Cancer

Download or read book Mutant p53 and MDM2 in Cancer written by Swati Palit Deb and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-09-08 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides the readers with an overview of research on p53, which has been shown to play a role in numerous crucial biological pathways in normal and cancer cells. Leading scientist in the field, who have all made direct contributions to the understanding of the molecular events underpinning p53 function, have been invited to contribute the various chapters, which discuss the current knowledge of the signaling cascades that are activated by mutations in p53 and overexpression of MDM2, frequently found in human cancer and are major causes of oncogenesis. This book features chapters on the molecular basis of oncogenesis induced by gain of function mutation of p53, signaling pathways induced by MDM2 overexpression, control of mutant or wild-type p53 function by MDM2 and MDMX, p53 mutation in hereditary cancer and structural aspects that activate mutant p53 which can be targeted by drug therapy. This book should be useful for scientists at all levels.