検索キーワード： 進化・遺伝学

Перед вами одна из ключевых работ выдающегося философа, теоретика и практика анархизма Петра Алексеевича Кропоткина, которая остается актуальной более ста лет после первой публикации. В ней автор рассматривает общественные отношения через призму эволюционной теории, доказывая, что способность сотрудничать и поддерживать друг друга является важнейшим преимуществом, обеспечивающим процветание колоний муравьев, волчьих стай, групп высших приматов, а также человеческих сообществ во все исторические эпохи.

A vivid and groundbreaking tour of the senses, full of cutting-edge science and thrilling anecdotes, that reveals how they shape our lives and the way we experience the world around us—by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses A Feast in Every Sense is...

Eve meets Who We Are and How We Got Here in this exciting new examination of human evolution that puts motherhood at the center of the story. Seven million years ago, a pregnant, apelike ancestor to the whole of our species found a secluded space on the forest floor and began her labor. An hour...

Поражаясь красоте и многообразию окружающего мира, люди на протяжении веков гадали: как он появился? Каким образом сформировались планеты, на одной из которых зародилась жизнь? Почему земная жизнь основана на углероде и использует четыре типа звеньев в ДНК? Где во Вселенной стоит искать другие формы жизни, и чем они могут отличаться от нас? В этой аудиокниге собраны самые свежие ответы науки на эти вопросы. И хотя на переднем крае науки не всегда есть простые пути, автор честно постарался сделать все возможное, чтобы книга была понятна читателям, далеким от биологии.

L'évolution du cerveau humain et la quête incessante d'énergie ont toujours été intimement liées, influençant non seulement nos comportements, mais aussi la manière dont nous élevons nos enfants et transformons notre cadre de vie. Depuis les premières migrations hors d'Afrique jusqu'aux révolutions agricoles et industrielles, biologie et culture n'ont cessé d'interagir. En façonnant leur environnement, les humains fabriquent en réalité leur propre évolution.

The Dawn of War, a new William Collins book, full description to follow when available...

"A gifted and thoughtful writer, Metzl brings us to the frontiers of biology and technology, and reveals a world full of promise and peril." —Siddhartha Mukherjee MD, New York Times bestselling author of The Emperor of All Maladies and The Gene A groundbreaking exploration of genetic...

Learn to rejuvenate your immune system, boost your metabolism, and prevent and heal a host of chronic diseases—no matter what your genetic markers predict—with this cutting-edge guide that introduces and defines the new field of immuno-rejuvenation. Every day, millions of people live with...

How the unique sleep habits of early humans fostered survival, innovation, and social evolution—and how this evolutionary legacy holds insights into how we sleep today. Despite sleep’s critical role in maintaining health and cognitive function, humans sleep less than any other primate. The...

Scientist Rosemary Grant's journey in life has involved detours and sidesteps—not the shortest or the straightest of paths, but one that has led her to the top of evolutionary biology.

Relato en primera persona del hallazgo que reescribió nuestra historia evolutiva, el descubrimiento de Homo antecessor Hace tan solo tres décadas pocos podían imaginar que una especie humana hallada y nombrada en la península ibérica por científicos españoles tuviera el honor de formar...

Una nueva manera de conocer la evolución humana: cómo nuestroorganismo se ha ido modificando para adaptarse y sobrevivir Hace seis millones de años, el entorno en el que vivían nuestros antepasados empezó a cambiar. La selva dio paso al bosque abierto y este a las praderas. La ocupación de...

Un ensayo clarificador sobre las diferentes consecuencias que la evolución ha tenido en mujeres y hombres. Este libro fascinante se adentra en el concepto del sexo desde un punto de vista evolutivo y netamente femenino. El gran invento que fue la reproducción sexual supuso el tributo, en el...

El ADN es la base de la individualidad y de la singularidad humana. Siguiendosus instrucciones se construye un cerebro particular, el tuyo, sobre el que se apoya lo que eres. Los humanos hemos perseguido desde tiempos inmemoriales el sabio consejo «Conócete a ti mismo», inscrito en el templo...

In Origin Story, medical historian Howard Markel recounts the two-year period (1858 to 1860) of Darwin's writing of On the Origin of Species through its spectacular success and controversy. Simultaneously, Markel delves into the mysterious health symptoms Darwin developed, combing the literature to emerge with a cogent diagnosis of a case that has long fascinated medical historians.

From a noted Cambridge zoologist, a wildly fun and scientifically sound exploration of what alien life must be like, using universal laws that govern life on Earth and in space. Scientists are confident that life exists elsewhere in the universe. Yet rather than taking a realistic approach to...

Anna Blix takes the listener on a personal, investigative, and deeply fascinating journey through each of the 40 weeks in a human pregnancy. Parallelly, for each week, we meet other creatures who have just delivered their next generation into the world. The bacteria E. coli has multiplied by two within 20 minutes. An Eastern grey kangaroo is pregnant for just 5 weeks before giving birth to a baby the size of a bean, which then crawls into its pouch to grow. 

"An insightful and informative meander through the evolution of dinosaurs and other extinct species, with a touch of personal flair.”—Steve Brusatte, professor and paleontologist at the University of Edinburgh and New York Times bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs An...

Impara a costruire il tuo albero genealogico, conosci la storia della tua famiglia e sfoglia tra i ricordi dei tuoi cari. Chi erano i tuoi avi? Hai forse qualche passato nobiliare e non lo sai? E come riuscire da soli a raccogliere informazioni? Forse è meglio che ti fai aiutare da un esperto? Questo e molto altro in un ebook semplice, di facile lettura e senza pretese.

We are all familiar with the "march of progress," the representation of evolution that depicts a series of apelike creatures becoming progressively taller and more erect before finally reaching the upright human form. Its emphasis on linear progress has had a decisive impact on public understanding of evolution, yet the image contradicts modern scientific conceptions of evolution as complex and branching.