James Watson fut un éminent éditeur et écrivain du 19e siècle, reconnu pour sa défense acharnée de la liberté de la presse et de parole. En tant qu'éditeur libre-penseur, il a contesté les lois répressives de son époque, diffusant des œuvres qui remettaient en question les normes sociales et religieuses établies. Sa maison d'édition s'est spécialisée dans la mise à disposition des écrits de penseurs tels que Thomas Paine et Percy Bysshe Shelley. L'engagement de Watson envers les principes de la libre pensée et ses répétitives incarcérations ont souligné sa détermination à défendre les droits à la libre expression. Son héritage perdure à travers la commémoration de ses efforts courageux pour garantir la liberté d'expression.
Cell biology is taught in classrooms around the world to provide students with a firm conceptual grounding in biology. This text provides basic, core knowledge about how cells work and uses colour images and diagrams to emphasize concepts and aid understanding.
"James D. Watson, the Nobel laureate whose pioneering work helped unlock the mystery of DNA's structure, charts the greatest scientific journey of our time, from the discovery of the double helix to today's controversies to what the future may hold. Updated to include new findings in gene editing, epigenetics, agricultural chemistry, as well as two entirely new chapters on personal genomics and cancer research. This is the most comprehensive and authoritative exploration of DNA's impact ... practical, social, and ethical ... on our society and our world" ... Provided by publisher.
Continuing the adventure in the Star Runner Chronicles, this installment delves deeper into the lives of the characters as they navigate new challenges and uncover hidden truths. With a blend of action and intrigue, the narrative explores themes of friendship, loyalty, and the struggle against powerful adversaries. Readers can expect thrilling space battles, complex relationships, and the evolution of the protagonists as they strive to protect their universe from impending threats.
A comprehensive and authoritative coverage of the field, with the lively, incisive writing style for which earlier editions were famous.
In his 1968 memoir, The Double Helix (Readers Union, 1969), the brash young scientist James Watson chronicled the drama of the race to identify the structure of DNA, a discovery that would usher in the era of modern molecular biology. After half a century, the implications of the double helix keep rippling outward; the tools of molecular biology have forever transformed the life sciences and medicine. The Annotated and Illustrated Double Helix adds new richness to the account of the momentous events that led the charge.
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA and author of the international bestseller "The Double Helix" tells the story of the amazing molecule since its discovery fifty years ago, following modern genetics from his own Nobel prize-winning work in the fifties to today's Dolly the sheep, designer babies and GM foods. Professor Watson introduces the science of modern genetics, along with its history and its implications, in this magnificent guide to one of the most triumphant achievements of human science.
"When his father, a well-known musician who supports the people's choice for President, is taken away by the security forces of the military goverment in Chile, sixteen year old Andres Larreta becomes a wanted man himself as he continues his father's resistance activities."
Deciphers the complicated ways in which Faulkner put himself forth through written performances and displays based in and expressive of his emotional biography. schovat popis
Portions of this book were first published in The Atlantic monthly.
A delightful picture book to introduce young children to the important science concept of the water cycle.