“…The second part of the book is dedicated to an in-depth review of neuroscientific findings which cover studies using a variety of biological techniques including brain imaging and molecular genetics. The third part of the book focuses on therapeutic interventions for Internet addiction. …”

“…Natalie describes the relationship with her mother as good, distant in a way, and gentle. Natalie's relationship with her father isn't close but he pushes her to do her best in school and can be hard on her. …”

“….), and biotechnology (such as genetic engineering technology) have been applied to maintain storage quality and to extend the storage life of fresh fruit and vegetables in recent years. …”

“…At the heart of the viral replication machinery are the nucleic acid polymerases, which are responsible for efficiently copying the viral genome. This process must often be coordinated with other viral processes, including protein translation and viral packaging. …”

“…Hens contends that this is necessarily an ethical activity. Examining genetic research, biomedical ethics, autism research and the concept of risk, Hens illustrates that there is no 'universal' or 'neutral' state of scientific and clinical knowledge, and that attending to the situatedness of individual experience is essential to understand the world around us, to know its (and our) limitations, and to forge an ethical future. …”

“…Critically engaging contemporary concerns about the fate of the ocean, the collection's twelve chapters range from hydrothermal vents through the continental shelf and marine genetic resources to coastal communities in France, Sweden, Florida, and Indonesia. …”

“…Research and development conducted at these labs has contributed to the advancement or improvement of such key general-purpose technologies as nuclear energy, computers, the Internet, genomics, satellite navigation, the Global Positioning System, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality. …”

“…Beyond origin narratives that concentrate on 'host' and 'guest' and 'self' and 'other', she examines the transformative possibilities that prostheses offer as they extend the nature of the embodied self beyond genetic singularity. Building on cutting-edge interdisciplinary research in critical disability studies, transplantation studies, and bioscience, Visceral Prostheses argues that bodies with prostheses in whatever form should no longer be understood as irregular forms of normative embodiment, but as limit cases of a common experience. …”

“…Samples from the AFIP were instrumental in helping to solve public health mysteries, such as the sequence of the genome of the 1918 influenza virus that killed more than 40 million people worldwide. …”

“…Topics covered in this volume include: the affective body, biomedicine, blindness, breath, disability, early modern medical practice, fatness, the genome, language, madness, narrative, race, systems biology, performance, the postcolonial, public health, touch, twins, voice and wonder. …”

“…Topics covered in this volume include: the affective body, biomedicine, blindness, breath, disability, early modern medical practice, fatness, the genome, language, madness, narrative, race, systems biology, performance, the postcolonial, public health, touch, twins, voice and wonder. …”

“…The number of diagnostic tests to select treatments based on a patient's unique genetic mutations and tumor pathology characteristics has grown, as have the number of therapies available. …”

“…The third section addresses current moral issues in politics, medicine, economics, ecology, criminal justice and other related spheres from the perspective of Christian ethics, including war, genetics, neuroethics, end-of-life decisions, marriage, family, work, sexuality, nonhuman animals, migration, aging, policing, incarceration, capital punishment, and more -- Contracubierta…”

“…François Ansermet est professeur de pédopsychiatrie et directeur académique du département universitaire de psychiatrie de la faculté de médecine à l’Université de Genève."-- 4e de couverture…”

“…Se ha seleccionado la obra sobre plancha de acero de Anzo, porque ejemplifica una situación ante la cual todas las iniciativas de reparar el golpe recibido nos dirigían a no intervenir; en segundo lugar, un problema habitual en pintura contemporánea, la de los acabados mate y la dificultad de su tratamiento; a través de una obra de Juan Genovés, el tercer caso nos aproxima a la posición que el autor puede tomar ante el envejecimiento de su obra, y finalmente, la obra del colectivo Juan Delcampo, permite conocer la estrechada colaboración que se puede establecer entre el artista y el restaurador, situación que sólo se produce, por razones obvias, en el arte contemporáneo…”

“…Les livres VIII à XIII du chef d’œuvre d’Augustin nous conduisent de la conversion du narrateur-auteur (dans la fameuse scène du jardin de Milan) jusqu’à l’exégèse des premiers chapitres de la Genèse, aux livres XI à XIII, consacrés au récit de la création. …”

“…Son ocho diálogos con ocho genios: Philippe Starck, Patricia Urquiola, Giulio Ridolfo, Alfredo Häberli, Piergiorgio Cazzaniga, Alberto Lievore, Benjamin Hubert, Jasper Morrison" -- Contracubierta…”

“…Dans ce récit, l’auteur analyse la genèse et le développement de la première initiative apostolique de l’Opus Dei, qui prit la forme d’une académie-résidence pour étudiants à Madrid, encouragée directement par le fondateur, Josémaria Escriva. …”

“…Cuando por el moribundo Faustolo, el pastor que los ha criado, se enteran que su nacimiento está envuelto en el misterio, el ánimo de Remo se enciende de ambición y soberbia. A la cabeza de gente numerosa y guerrera, los dos gemelos asaltan e incendian Albalonga. …”

“…Para Liesel, el poder de las palabras y de la imaginación se convierte en una forma de escapar de los tumultuosos eventos que la rodean, tanto a ella como a toda la gente que conoce y quiere. (FILMAFFINITY)…”