Oxford University Press Books
Books editi da Oxford University Press Antropologia medica
Exploring Personal Genomics
Dudley Joel T.
Karczewski Konrad J.
edizioni Oxford University Press , 2013
This book provides a novel inquiry-based approach to understanding and interpreting the practical, medical, and societal aspects of personal genomic information. It opens with an introduction to genomics and the issues surrounding the use of genomic data, and then discusses the potential applications of this datà using...
How to Think Like a Neandertal
Wynn Thomas
Coolidge Frederick L.
edizioni Oxford University Press collana Oxford Univ Pr (Hardcover) , 2011
There have been many books, movies, and even TV commercials featuring Neandertals--some serious, some comical. But what was it really like to be a Neandertal? How were their lives similar to or different from ours? In How to Think Like a Neandertal, archaeologist Thomas Wynn and psychologist Frederick L. Coolidge...
Infinity of Things
Francis Larson
edizioni OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS , 2009
Richly illustrated throughout, including 8 pages of color plates, An Infinity of Things tells the story of the greatest private collection ever made, and the life of the man behind it. American-born Henry Wellcome made his millions as one of the world's first pharmaceutical entrepreneurs. Drawing on his massive wealth,...