“…Associated with germs and illness, bacteria have a very bad reputation. …”

“…The forces that shape our history are always contentious, yet our fascination with what drives the actions of the human race is inexhaustible. In 'Guns, Germs, and Steel', Jared Diamond proposed one set of forces; Willie Thompson, in 'Work, Sex, and Power', suggests a far more radical and fundamental trio. …”

“…Rigorously revised, it features updates on specialized techniques in stem cell research and tissue engineering; updates on molecular hybridization, somatic cell fusion, hybridomas, and DNA transfer; new sections on vitrification and Organotypic Culture, and new chapters on epithelial, mesenchymal, neurectodermal, and hematopoietic cells; germs cells/stemcells/amniocytes; and non-mammalian/avian cells. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- 4.5.3 NIMBY Versus Environmentalism -- 4.5.4 A Change of Heart -- 4.6 The Architecture of Twenty-First Century Grids -- 4.6.1 The Future Is Storage -- 4.6.2 SOC Is Reduced -- 4.6.3 Economics of Electrification -- 4.7 Discussion -- References -- Chapter 5 Water and Water Treatment -- 5.1 A Vanishing Resource -- 5.1.1 From Germs to Terrorists -- 5.1.2 Safe Drinking Water Act -- 5.1.3 The WaterISAC…”

“…Through synergy between the respective specializations of all the authors, this topic reviewed emerging knowledge about neuroendocrine and local mediators controlling germ cell progression and maturation…”

“…Fourteen-year-old Eric is plagued by thoughts that germs on his hands could be making his family sick. …”

“…Arnie avoids touching things because of germs, locks and unlocks doors twice in case of problems with deadbolts, and inventory lists in his head…”

“…La simbolica, intesa come prospettiva di metodo, pare in grado di schiudere un’ontologia trasversale, capace di lavorare contemporaneamente su diversi campi del sapere, mediante la custodia e l’apertura di cruciali serbatoi di senso, sedimentati nel tempo, tuttavia mai del tutto disgiunti dal loro germe cultuale e religioso…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Bardy, P. de Labriolle -- v.4. Los reinos germÆnicos / Pierre de Labroille -- v.5. El nacimiento de Europa / Louis BrØhier, RenØ Aigrain -- v.6. …”

“…Cette œuvre monumentale constitue un document inestimable dans lequel on perçoit les germes de la Chine d’aujourd’hui…”

“…On the twentieth anniversary of his death, Firenze University Press has decided to revive his lesson with a tribute that is not intended as a celebration, but rather as a pause for refection in which we can listen again to the words of this great writer, dissected and scrutinised the world over, generating germs of memory hopefully as universal as the mathematical and geometrical signs and the chemical formulas he so loved. …”

“…Ce sont les multiples facettes de ce « germe grec » que nous nous sommes efforcés de thématiser dans le présent recueil…”

“…In contrast to the prevalence of diverse oligopotent and unipotent stem cells in vertebrates, aquatic invertebrates (especially non-ecdysozoan invertebrates) exhibit multiple adult cell types with stem cell attributes characterized by multipotency and pluripotency; furthermore, these give rise to cell lineages characteristic of more than a single germ layer, sometimes with somatic and germ line potentials. …”