We humans like to think of ourselves as highly evolved creatures. But if we are supposedly evolution’s greatest creation, why do we have such bad knees? Why do we catch head colds so often—two hundred times more often than a dog does? How come our wrists have so many useless bones? Why is the vast majority of our genetic code pointless? And are we really supposed to swallow and...(展开全部)

A unique overview of the human language faculty at all levels of organization. Language is not only one of the most complex cognitive functions that we command, it is also the aspect of the mind that makes us uniquely human. Research suggests that the human brain exhibits a language readiness not found in the brains of other species. This volume brings together contributions fr...(展开全部)

"Genetics: From Genes to Genomes" is a cutting-edge, introductory genetics text authored by an unparalleled author team, including Nobel Prize winner, Leland Hartwell. The Third Edition continues to build upon the integration of Mendelian and molecular principles, providing students with the links between early genetics understanding and the new molecular discoveries that have ...(展开全部)

Genetics: From Genes to Genomes is a cutting-edge, introductory genetics text authored by an unparalleled author team, including Nobel Prize winner, Leland Hartwell. The 4th edition continues to build upon the integration of Mendelian and molecular principles, providing students with the links between the early understanding of genetics and the new molecular discoveries that ha...(展开全部)

"The Mean Genes message is optimistic . . . a self-help book for the merely average human being." (The Washington Post Book World) "An unusual cross between a social Darwinist monograph and a self-help manual." (The New Yorker) Why do we want-and do-so many things that are bad for us? In Mean Genes Terry Burnham and Jay Phelan argue that we need to stop looking to S...(展开全部)

"The Mean Genes message is optimistic . . . a self-help book for the merely average human being." (The Washington Post Book World) "An unusual cross between a social Darwinist monograph and a self-help manual." (The New Yorker) Why do we want-and do-so many things that are bad for us? In Mean Genes Terry Burnham and Jay Phelan argue that we need to stop looking to S...(展开全部)

The authors have developed a text that reflects the directions Genetics is taking as it heads into the 21st century. This perspective embraces five major themes: 1. The central importance of the genome, as opposed to the action of individual genes; 2. The application of genetics to the improvement of human health; 3. The growing appreciation for the relationships among organism...(展开全部)

作者：布雷特·斯特卡 2005年获得弗吉尼亚大学医学博士学位，2006年在纽约西奈山医学院的生物精神病学实验室完成博士后工作。曾是《医景》（Medscape，WebMD的子公司）主编，美国国家电视台（NPR）和《环球科学》杂志的定期撰稿人，并且给Wired、Slate和Popular Mechanics撰写关于大脑和基因组学、神经科学、精神病学及进化学的文章。

作者：布雷特·斯特卡 2005年获得弗吉尼亚大学医学博士学位，2006年在纽约西奈山医学院的生物精神病学实验室完成博士后工作。曾是《医景》（Medscape，WebMD的子公司）主编，美国国家电视台（NPR）和《环球科学》杂志的定期撰稿人，并且给Wired、Slate和Popular Mechanics撰写关于大脑和基因组学、神经科学、精神病学及进化学的文章。

沙伦.莫勒姆 博士，获奖科学家、医生，以及《纽约时报》畅销书作者。其研究和作品通过医药学、遗传学、历史和生物学的相互融合，以一种新颖而又引人入胜的方式来解释人类的身体是如何工作的。他还是《纽约时报》畅销书《病者生存》(Survival of the Sickest)和《性之谜》 (How Sex Works)的作者。他的著作已被翻译成 30 余种语言。 莫勒姆博士是《阿兹海默病期刊》(Journal of Alzheimer's Disease)的副主编。他通过科学研究最终发现了 Siderocillin，一种全新的用来对抗对多种抗生素具有耐药性或可称为“超级病菌”的微生物的抗生素类药物，他还荣获了 19 项与生物技术和人类健康有关的发明专利，他与别人共同创办了两家生物技术公司。莫勒姆博士和他的研究项目已为《纽约时报》《新科学家》杂志、《时代》杂志以...(展开全部)