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By:Linda Bozzo
Published on 2008-01-15 by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 9781404241688
Synopsis
Looks at the skin of several animals that have adapted to their environments, from the scaly skin of a snake, to the quill-bearing hide of a porcupine.
Download A History of Nerve Functions PDF/eBook
By:Sidney Ochs
Published on 2004-04-19 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN 9780521247429
Synopsis
Recent developments have extended our knowledge of the basic functions of nerves: notably, the demonstration of the mechanism within nerve fibers which transports a wide range of essential materials. In order to understand how this discovery occurred, it is necessary to examine its history. The story begins in ancient Greece when nerves were conceived of as channels through which animal spirits carried sensory impressions to the brain. As science developed, the discoveries of various physical and chemical agents supplanted the agency of animal spirits until the molecular machinery of transport was recognized. In this fascinating and complete history, Sidney Ochs begins with a chronological look at this path of discovery, followed in the second half by a thematic approach wherein the author describes the electrical nature of the nerve impulse, fiber form and its changes in degeneration and regeneration, reflexes, learning, memory and other higher functions in which transport participates.
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By:Vaughan Monamy
Published on 2000-09-14 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN 9780521667869
Synopsis
What are the moral and ethical dimensions of animal research? What obligations do we have toward our animal subjects? In this important new book, students, researchers, and interested general readers will find a non-intimidating, readily comprehensible introduction to all the principal ethical issues and arguments in the animal experimentation debate. Vaughan Monamy covers the history and ethics of experimentation; discusses the moral status of animals and the obligations of researchers; and introduces alternatives to animal research. Although the work is aimed at those involved in the conduct, support, and teaching of animal-based research, its clarity of style will reach lay people and experts with equal ease. Monamy does justice to both the arguments that support and oppose animal experimentation, making this a balanced and objective study of a critical issue in contemporary biomedical science.
Download The Imperial Animal PDF/eBook
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Published on 1997-01-01 by Transaction Publishers
ISBN 9781412837361
Synopsis
The Imperial Animal offers a compelling perspective on the controversy over humans and their biology. This now-classic study is about the social bonds that hold us together and the antisocial theories that drive us apart. The authors divulge how the evolutionary past of the species, reflected in genetic codes, determines our present and coerces our future. In the new introduction, Tiger and Fox outline their reasons for originally writing the book as well as the process they used to do their research.
Download Why Animal Suffering Matters PDF/eBook
By:Andrew Linzey
Published on 2009-09-17 by Oxford University Press
ISBN 9780195379778
Synopsis
When these considerations are fully taken into account, it becomes as difficult to justify the infliction of suffering on animals as it is to do so in the case of human infants.| |Linzey invites the reader to examine the rational case and then see how it can be applied to a detailed analysis of three practical issues: hunting with dogs, fur farming, and commercial sealing. He examines the economic, legal, and political considerations while retaining an ethical focus.|--BOOK JACKET.
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By:Edward Bunker
Published on 2000-11-04 by Macmillan
ISBN 9780312267117
Synopsis
When Earl Copen, a veteran of San Quentin, takes it upon himself to instruct newcomer Ron Decker in the details of prison protocol, a bond like that between father and son develops between the two men. Reprint. 15,000 first printing. (A new film, directed by Steve Buscemi, starring Willem Dafoe) (General Fiction)
Download Careers in Animal Care and Veterinary Science PDF/eBook
By:Deborah A. Marinelli
Published on 2001 by The Rosen Publishing Group
ISBN 9780823931859
Synopsis
Explores different career choices in the field of animal care and veterinary science.
