EBookClubs

Read Books & Download eBooks Full Online

EBookClubs

Read Books & Download eBooks Full Online

Book Amazing Feats of Biological Engineering

Download or read book Amazing Feats of Biological Engineering written by Melissa Abramovitz and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engineers design our modern world. They combine science and technology to create incredible vehicles, structures, and objects. This title examines amazing feats of biological engineering. Engaging text explores bionic legs, artificial organs, and animal cloning. It also examines the engineers who made these projects a reality and traces the history of the discipline. Relevant sidebars, stunning photos, and a glossary aid readers' understanding of the topic. A hands-on project and career-planning chart give readers a sense of what it takes to become an engineer. Additional features include a table of contents, a selected bibliography, source notes, and an index, plus essential facts about each featured feat of engineering. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Book Bioengineering in the Real World

Download or read book Bioengineering in the Real World written by Meg Marquardt and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a look into the fascinating world of bioengineering, why it is an intriguing STEM career, and the amazing work scientists in this field have accomplished throughout the years.

Book The Cheating Cell

    Book Details:
  • Author : Athena Aktipis
  • Publisher : Princeton University Press
  • Release : 2021-09-07
  • ISBN : 0691212198
  • Pages : 256 pages

Download or read book The Cheating Cell written by Athena Aktipis and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fundamental and groundbreaking reassessment of how we view and manage cancer When we think of the forces driving cancer, we don’t necessarily think of evolution. But evolution and cancer are closely linked because the historical processes that created life also created cancer. The Cheating Cell delves into this extraordinary relationship, and shows that by understanding cancer’s evolutionary origins, researchers can come up with more effective, revolutionary treatments. Athena Aktipis goes back billions of years to explore when unicellular forms became multicellular organisms. Within these bodies of cooperating cells, cheating ones arose, overusing resources and replicating out of control, giving rise to cancer. Aktipis illustrates how evolution has paved the way for cancer’s ubiquity, and why it will exist as long as multicellular life does. Even so, she argues, this doesn’t mean we should give up on treating cancer—in fact, evolutionary approaches offer new and promising options for the disease’s prevention and treatments that aim at long-term management rather than simple eradication. Looking across species—from sponges and cacti to dogs and elephants—we are discovering new mechanisms of tumor suppression and the many ways that multicellular life-forms have evolved to keep cancer under control. By accepting that cancer is a part of our biological past, present, and future—and that we cannot win a war against evolution—treatments can become smarter, more strategic, and more humane. Unifying the latest research from biology, ecology, medicine, and social science, The Cheating Cell challenges us to rethink cancer’s fundamental nature and our relationship to it.

Book Movement And Locomotion In Animals

Download or read book Movement And Locomotion In Animals written by A. Kumar and published by Discovery Publishing House. This book was released on 2003 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Movement and locomotion are collectively called the biomechanics, which is the science that brings Biology and mechanical engineering together. It is the liveliest and most fascinating branch and deals with the study of animal locomotion: how birds fly and fishes swim, how slugs crawl, how legged animal (and people) run, and much else besides. The bewildering variety of styles of movement used by creatures ranging in size from amoeba to whales presents innumerable challenges to biomechanicists.

Book Biomedical Engineering

    Book Details:
  • Author : W. Mark Saltzman
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2015-05-21
  • ISBN : 1107037190
  • Pages : 785 pages

Download or read book Biomedical Engineering written by W. Mark Saltzman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-21 with total page 785 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of this introductory textbook conveys the impact of biomedical engineering through examples, applications, and a problem-solving approach.

Book Genetic Engineering

Download or read book Genetic Engineering written by Kara Rogers and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2018-07-15 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ability to alter the genetic code is one of the most powerful aspects of modern science. With genetic engineering, scientists can make a mouse's muscles bigger, create animals that are virtually identical to one another, and cause mosquitoes to pass fatal genes to their offspring, halting the spread of disease-causing organisms. Advances in gene editing, the ability to directly manipulate DNA, have placed even greater power in researchers' hands and renewed ethical concerns surrounding the implementation of genetic engineering. This comprehensive volume explores these topics, describes the methods by which scientists produce genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and highlights ethical issues associated with GMOs.

Book Basic Biology for Born Engineers

Download or read book Basic Biology for Born Engineers written by Guenter Albrecht-Buehler and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-19 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physics owes much of its success to the application of differential calculus. Correspondingly, most laws of physics are formulated as differential equations. This success has created the prejudice that a science cannot be ‘exact’ unless it stands firmly on a foundation of calculus. This doesn’t, however, work for biology. Living things are not as continuous, let alone differentiable, as most organisms and their parts change or end quite abruptly. Biology cannot offer differential equations for (say) the role of chromosomal telomeres in aging, or a link between macrophage polyploidy and cancer. The information flow between the limbic system and the frontal cortex is far too erratic to permit differentiation. The pheromone secretions that control the social order of ants follow no mathematical laws. The topology of the human skeleton is neither a perfect sphere, nor an idealized doughnut. However, all these and countless other biological phenomena decide life and death and are amazingly exact As such, instead of even trying to paint living things with the exquisitely resolving brush of differential calculus, we may accept that they are actually made up of individual and sizable ‘pixels’. Hence, this book presents a novel view of biology as the unified science of ‘living mosaics’, which consist of discrete, yet interacting, ‘tiles’, which, in turn, are such ‘mosaics’ in their own rights.

Book The Number Mysteries

    Book Details:
  • Author : Marcus du Sautoy
  • Publisher : St. Martin's Press
  • Release : 2011-05-24
  • ISBN : 0230120288
  • Pages : 273 pages

Download or read book The Number Mysteries written by Marcus du Sautoy and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2011-05-24 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every time we download music, take a flight across the Atlantic or talk on our cell phones, we are relying on great mathematical inventions. In The Number Mysteries, one of our generation's foremost mathematicians Marcus du Sautoy offers a playful and accessible examination of numbers and how, despite efforts of the greatest minds, the most fundamental puzzles of nature remain unsolved. Du Sautoy tells about the quest to predict the future—from the flight of asteroids to an impending storm, from bending a ball like Beckham to forecasting population growth. He brings to life the beauty behind five mathematical puzzles that have contributed to our understanding of the world around us and have helped develop the technology to cope with it. With loads of games to play and puzzles to solve, this is a math book for everyone.

Book Biomedical Engineering

    Book Details:
  • Author : Sylwia Olsztynska
  • Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
  • Release : 2011-01-08
  • ISBN : 9533075147
  • Pages : 660 pages

Download or read book Biomedical Engineering written by Sylwia Olsztynska and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2011-01-08 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is addressed to scientists and professionals working in the wide area of biomedical engineering, from biochemistry and pharmacy to medicine and clinical engineering. The panorama of problems presented in this volume may be of special interest for young scientists, looking for innovative technologies and new trends in biomedical engineering.

Book The Faith Instinct

Download or read book The Faith Instinct written by Nicholas Wade and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-11-12 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noted science writer Nicholas Wade offers for the first time a convincing case based on a broad range of scientific evidence for the evolutionary basis of religion.

Book Biology for Engineers

Download or read book Biology for Engineers written by Arthur T. Johnson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-10-29 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biology is a critical application area for engineering analysis and design, and students in engineering programs as well as ecologists and environmentalists must be well-versed in the fundamentals of biology as they relate to their field. Biology for Engineers, Second Edition is an introductory text that minimizes unnecessary memorization of connections and classifications and instead emphasizes concepts, technology, and the utilization of living things. Whether students are headed toward a bio-related engineering degree or one of the more traditional majors, biology is so important that all engineering students should know how living things work and act. Emphasizing the ever-present interactions between a biological unit and its physical, chemical, and biological environments, the book provides ample instruction on the basics of physics, chemistry, mathematics, and engineering through a systems approach. It brings together all the concepts one needs to understand the role of biology in modern technology. Classroom-tested at the University of Maryland, this comprehensive text introduces concepts and terminology needed to understand more advanced biology literature. Filled with practical detailed examples, the book presents: Presents scientific principles relevant to biology that all engineers, ecologists and environmentalists must know A discussion of biological responses from the perspective of a broad range of fields such as psychology, human factors, genetics, plant and animal physiology, imaging, control systems, actuary, and medicine Includes end of chapter questions to test comprehension Provides updated material to reflect the latest research developments such as CRISPR. Introduces over 150 interesting application examples, incorporating a number of different engineering disciplines. Ties biological systems properties and behaviors to foundational sciences such as engineering sciences, chemistry, etc. erstand the role of biology in modern technology. Classroom-tested at the University of Maryland, this comprehensive text introduces concepts and terminology needed to understand more advanced biology literature. Filled with practical detailed examples, the book presents: Presents scientific principles relevant to biology that all engineers, ecologists and environmentalists must know A discussion of biological responses from the perspective of a broad range of fields such as psychology, human factors, genetics, plant and animal physiology, imaging, control systems, actuary, and medicine Includes end of chapter questions to test comprehension Provides updated material to reflect the latest research developments such as CRISPR. Introduces over 150 interesting application examples, incorporating a number of different engineering disciplines. Ties biological systems properties and behaviors to foundational sciences such as engineering sciences, chemistry, etc. ;lt;LI>Introduces over 150 interesting application examples, incorporating a number of different engineering disciplines. Ties biological systems properties and behaviors to foundational sciences such as engineering sciences, chemistry, etc.

Book Encyclopedia of Agricultural  Food  and Biological Engineering

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Agricultural Food and Biological Engineering written by Dennis R. Heldman and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2010-10-21 with total page 2001 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the role of engineering in delivery of quality consumer products, this expansive resource covers the development and design of procedures, equipment, and systems utilized in the production and conversion of raw materials into food and nonfood consumer goods. With nearly 2000 photographs, figures, tables, and equations including 128 color figures the book emphasizes and illustrates the various engineering processes associated with the production of materials with agricultural origin. With contributions from more than 350 experts and featuring more than 200 entries and 3600 references, this is the largest and most comprehensive guide on raw production technology.

Book Facts about Sugar

Download or read book Facts about Sugar written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Biology Of Fishes

    Book Details:
  • Author : D.R. Khanna
  • Publisher : Discovery Publishing House
  • Release : 2004
  • ISBN : 9788171419081
  • Pages : 404 pages

Download or read book Biology Of Fishes written by D.R. Khanna and published by Discovery Publishing House. This book was released on 2004 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents: First Appearance of Fishes, The Skin, Origin of Fins, Digestive System, Blood Vascular System, Exchange of Gases, Removal of Nitrogeneous Wastes, Integrated System, Sense Organs, Multiplication System, Sense Organs, Multiplication System, Embryology, Hormonal Glands, Supportive System, Metachrosis in Fishes, Organs of Sound Production, Movement in Water, Adaptations in Fishes, Long Displacement.

Book Make the Most of Your Mind

Download or read book Make the Most of Your Mind written by Tony Buzan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1984-02-24 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make the Most of Your Mind is an indispensable guide for anyone who wants to rouse the sleeping giant of his or her brain to think, learn, read, and memorize more efficiently. Make the Most of Your Mind explains how to develop untapped resource areas of the brain and increase your ability to think, learn, read, memorize, listen, and solve problems more creatively and efficiently.

Book Great Achievements in Engineering

Download or read book Great Achievements in Engineering written by and published by Essential Library. This book was released on 2014-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers will marvel at the incredible engineering accomplishments in each of these engaging books. Through up-close examinations of three major projects, readers learn about core science and engineering concepts and principles at work in the discipline. The books also explore the tools used by engineers in their work, as well as issues that regularly come into play in the world of engineering, such as availability of resources and environmental impacts. Each book concludes with a forward look at the future of the discipline. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Book Career Development in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Download or read book Career Development in Bioengineering and Biotechnology written by Guruprasad Madhavan and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-01-07 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This indispensable guide provides a roadmap to the broad and varied career development opportunities in bioengineering, biotechnology, and related fields. Eminent practitioners lay out career paths related to academia, industry, government and regulatory affairs, healthcare, law, marketing, entrepreneurship, and more. Lifetimes of experience and wisdom are shared, including "war stories," strategies for success, and discussions of the authors’ personal views and motivations.