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The Science of the Hand, or, The Art of Recognising the Tendencies of the Human Mind by the Observation of the Formations of... The Science of the Hand, or, The Art of Recognising the Tendencies of the Human Mind by the Observation of the Formations of the Hands = La Science De La Main (Hardcover)
C S D' (Casimir Stanisl Arpentigny; Rosamund Brunel Horsley; Created by Edward 1861-1943 Heron-Allen
R1,075 Discovery Miles 10 750 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Hallucinations and Illusions - a Study of the Fallacies of Perception (Hardcover): Edmund Parish Hallucinations and Illusions - a Study of the Fallacies of Perception (Hardcover)
Edmund Parish
R1,040 Discovery Miles 10 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Human Body in the Upanishads (Hardcover): George William 1870- Brown The Human Body in the Upanishads (Hardcover)
George William 1870- Brown
R927 Discovery Miles 9 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A System of Anatomical Plates; Accompanied With Descriptions, and Physiological, Pathological, and Surgical Observations... A System of Anatomical Plates; Accompanied With Descriptions, and Physiological, Pathological, and Surgical Observations (Hardcover)
John 1787?-1860 Lizars
R896 Discovery Miles 8 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Self-Consciousness - Human Brain as Data Processor (Hardcover): Masakazu Shoji Self-Consciousness - Human Brain as Data Processor (Hardcover)
Masakazu Shoji
R1,192 Discovery Miles 11 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Quain's Elements of Anatomy; v.2 - pt.1 (Hardcover): Jones 1796-1865 Quain Quain's Elements of Anatomy; v.2 - pt.1 (Hardcover)
Jones 1796-1865 Quain; Created by E a (Edward Albert) Sharpey-Schafer, George Dancer 1850-1930 Thane
R901 Discovery Miles 9 010 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
A Guide to Regional Anatomy [microform] (Hardcover): John 1873-1960 Cameron A Guide to Regional Anatomy [microform] (Hardcover)
John 1873-1960 Cameron
R864 Discovery Miles 8 640 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Cancer - Blueprint of a Tumor (Hardcover): Michael Dean, Karobi Moitra Cancer - Blueprint of a Tumor (Hardcover)
Michael Dean, Karobi Moitra; Series edited by Michael Dean
R1,619 Discovery Miles 16 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Scientists are deciphering the biology of the tumor cell at a level of detail that would have been hard to imagine just a decade or so ago. The development of high-throughput DNA sequencing and genomics technologies have allowed an understanding of the development, growth, survival, and spread of cancer cells in the body. From this information, we now have a basic blueprint or roadmap of how a single damaged cell can develop into a pre-malignant lesion, a primary tumor, and finally, a lethal tumor that may spread throughout the body and resist both medical therapy and host immune responses. In this book, we provide an overview of our current understanding of this cancer blueprint, which has been aided both by the study of familial cancer syndromes, in vitro studies of cancer cells, and animal models. Three classes of genes have emerged from these studies: tumor suppressor genes needed for normal growth control and DNA repair; oncogenes that regulate cell growth and survival, and epigenetic modifiers, enzymes that regulate the modification of DNA and the proteins that form chromatin. Each of these three classes of genes is mutated or altered at least once in virtually all malignant cancer cells. Current technologies permit the DNA sequencing of cancer exomes (coding gene sequencing), whole genomes, transcriptome (all expressed genes), and DNA methylation profiling. These studies show that all tumors have unique constellations of mutated, rearranged, amplified, and deleted genes. Single-cell sequencing further shows that there is extensive variation in individual cells in the tumor; that cancers evolve, and have many of the properties of a multi-cellular entity. Lastly, cancer cells, through mutations in epigenetic modifiers, can reprogram the genome and unlock entire developmental and gene expression pathways to adapt and survive in changing conditions. This reprogramming allows the tumor to elude the host body's defenses, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and targeted therapy that we use in cancer treatment. Understanding this cancer blueprint paves the way for the development of future therapies to treat and eliminate cancer.

The Human Body's Cabinet of Etymological Curiosities (Hardcover): John James Kelway The Human Body's Cabinet of Etymological Curiosities (Hardcover)
John James Kelway
R1,188 Discovery Miles 11 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Lymphatic System in Health and Disease (Hardcover): J. Winny Yun, J. Steven Alexander The Lymphatic System in Health and Disease (Hardcover)
J. Winny Yun, J. Steven Alexander; Series edited by D. Neil Granger, Joey P Granger
R1,742 Discovery Miles 17 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The lymphatic system develops and functions in parallel with the blood circulatory system (termed the "hemovasculature") and accomplishes transport of interstitial fluids, dietary lipids, and reverse transport of cholesterol, immune cells, and antigens-providing a critical homeostatic fluid balance and transmission of immune cells and mediators back to the cardiovascular system. Although the daily flow of lymph (normally 1-2 L/day under unstressed conditions) is far lower than that of daily blood flow (which is 7,500 L/day), without the adequate functioning of the lymphatics, virtually all organs and tissues would acutely suffer many different physical and inflammatory stresses ranging from edema to organ system failure. Although blood and lymphatic vessels often form in anatomic parallels to one another, our knowledge of the workings of the lymphatic system, the fine structure of lymphatic networks, how they function in different organs, and how they are regulated physiologically and immunologically are far from parallel; our knowledge of the lymphatic system still remains at only a tiny fraction of what is understood about the cardiovascular system. Although both the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems are important transport systems, what they transport and how they transport and propel these very different cargoes could not be more dissimilar. This book provides an overview of the history of the discovery (and re-discovery) of the components of the lymphatic system, lymphatic anatomy, physiological functions of lymphatics, molecular features of the lymphatic system, and clinical perspectives involving lymphatics which may be of interest to scientists, clinicians, patients, and the lay public. We provide a current understanding of some of the more important structural similarities and differences between lymphatics and the blood vascular system, their coordinated control by angiogenic and hemangiogenic growth factors and other modulators, the fate and lineage determinants which control lymphatic development, and the roles that lymphatics may play in several different diseases.

A Manual of Practical Anatomy (Hardcover): Arthur Keith, Alfred William Hughes A Manual of Practical Anatomy (Hardcover)
Arthur Keith, Alfred William Hughes
R940 Discovery Miles 9 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Gray's Anatomy - Complete & Illustrated With 1247 Original Coloured Drawings (Paperback): Henry Gray, Henry Vandyke... Gray's Anatomy - Complete & Illustrated With 1247 Original Coloured Drawings (Paperback)
Henry Gray, Henry Vandyke Carter, Murat Ukray
R2,385 Discovery Miles 23 850 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Blood and Its Diseases (Hardcover): Henry Irving B 1887 Berger The Blood and Its Diseases (Hardcover)
Henry Irving B 1887 Berger
R827 Discovery Miles 8 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Journal of Anatomy; 50 (Hardcover): Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Journal of Anatomy; 50 (Hardcover)
Anatomical Society of Great Britain and
R973 Discovery Miles 9 730 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Story Of Our Lives, The: Homo Sapiens' Secrets Of Success (Paperback): Liat Ben David Story Of Our Lives, The: Homo Sapiens' Secrets Of Success (Paperback)
Liat Ben David
R845 Discovery Miles 8 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

We are a restless, world-changing species. We are the only organism that combines a multitude of abilities to harness the rules of nature, continuously manipulating our environment, its resources and even our own bodies to fit our ever-changing needs and desires. What is it that enables us to share some 99 percent of DNA as well as some basic behaviors with other organisms, yet at the same time be so different and powerful?Coalescing understandings driven from biology, psychology, anthropology, history and more, Ben David addresses the above question using a new paradigm: The Gordian knot between five human traits - imagination, creative making, complex communication, change and intergenerational transfer - evolutionary developed and co-amplified as the ultra-complex system called Homo sapiens. Weaving personal stories with professional experience, Ben David narrates innovative definitions of technology, education, science and their co-dependence; emphasizes their roles in the development of human societies; deliberates their implications on everyday life; discusses the crucial role of science education; and offers a fresh look at who we are as the leading species on this planet.Dr Liat Ben David is the CEO of the Davidson Institute of Science Education, the educational arm of Israel's acclaimed Weizmann Institute of Science. She holds a PhD in Molecular Biology and has more than 30 years of experience in the field of STEM education. Ben David teaches regularly in various spheres, including academia and TEDx; she is an accomplished author who has published numerous articles and books.

Quain's Elements of Anatomy; v.1 - pt.1 (Hardcover): Jones 1796-1865 Quain Quain's Elements of Anatomy; v.1 - pt.1 (Hardcover)
Jones 1796-1865 Quain; Created by E a (Edward Albert) Sharpey-Schafer, George Dancer 1850-1930 Thane
R895 Discovery Miles 8 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Growth of the Brain. a Study of the Nervous System in Relation to Education (Hardcover): Henry Herbert 1857-1938 Donaldson The Growth of the Brain. a Study of the Nervous System in Relation to Education (Hardcover)
Henry Herbert 1857-1938 Donaldson
R977 Discovery Miles 9 770 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Breath - The New Science of a Lost Art (Paperback): Breath - The New Science of a Lost Art (Paperback)
R272 Discovery Miles 2 720 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity (Hardcover): George S Huntington The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity (Hardcover)
George S Huntington
R1,075 Discovery Miles 10 750 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Illustrations of Vivisection, or, Experiments on Living Animals - From the Works of Physiologists (Hardcover): Frances Power... Illustrations of Vivisection, or, Experiments on Living Animals - From the Works of Physiologists (Hardcover)
Frances Power 1822-1904 Cobbe, Claude 1813-1878 Bernard, Paul 1833-1886 Bert
R713 Discovery Miles 7 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity (Paperback): George S Huntington The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity (Paperback)
George S Huntington
R905 Discovery Miles 9 050 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Tour of Insanity - Fantastic Things to Do with a Dead Body: Planning Your Life After Death (Hardcover): Kelly Mitchell Tour of Insanity - Fantastic Things to Do with a Dead Body: Planning Your Life After Death (Hardcover)
Kelly Mitchell
R688 Discovery Miles 6 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The School Physiology Journal; 10, (1900-1901) (Hardcover): Anonymous The School Physiology Journal; 10, (1900-1901) (Hardcover)
Anonymous
R892 Discovery Miles 8 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Treatise on Anatomy - Physiology and Hygiene (Hardcover): Calvin Cutter A Treatise on Anatomy - Physiology and Hygiene (Hardcover)
Calvin Cutter
R1,058 Discovery Miles 10 580 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
A Treatise on Anatomy - Physiology and Hygiene (Paperback): Calvin Cutter A Treatise on Anatomy - Physiology and Hygiene (Paperback)
Calvin Cutter
R892 Discovery Miles 8 920 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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