Author: G. Wakeling
Publisher: G. Wakeling
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Tarmachan
Author: G. Wakeling
Publisher: G. Wakeling
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Publisher: G. Wakeling
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Cryopolitics
Author: Joanna Radin
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262035855
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
The social, political, and cultural consequences of attempts to cheat death by freezing life. As the planet warms and the polar ice caps melt, naturally occurring cold is a resource of growing scarcity. At the same time, energy-intensive cooling technologies are widely used as a means of preservation. Technologies of cryopreservation support global food chains, seed and blood banks, reproductive medicine, and even the preservation of cores of glacial ice used to study climate change. In many cases, these practices of freezing life are an attempt to cheat death. Cryopreservation has contributed to the transformation of markets, regimes of governance and ethics, and the very relationship between life and death. In Cryopolitics, experts from anthropology, history of science, environmental humanities, and indigenous studies make clear the political and cultural consequences of extending life and deferring death by technoscientific means. The contributors examine how and why low temperatures have been harnessed to defer individual death through freezing whole human bodies; to defer nonhuman species death by freezing tissue from endangered animals; to defer racial death by preserving biospecimens from indigenous people; and to defer large-scale human death through pandemic preparedness. The cryopolitical lens, emphasizing the roles of temperature and time, provokes new and important questions about living and dying in the twenty-first century. Contributors Warwick Anderson, Michael Bravo, Jonny Bunning, Matthew Chrulew, Soraya de Chadarevian, Alexander Friedrich, Klaus Hoeyer, Frédéric Keck, Eben Kirksey, Emma Kowal, Joanna Radin, Deborah Bird Rose, Kim TallBear, Charis Thompson, David Turnbull, Thom van Dooren, Rebecca J. H. Woods
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262035855
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
The social, political, and cultural consequences of attempts to cheat death by freezing life. As the planet warms and the polar ice caps melt, naturally occurring cold is a resource of growing scarcity. At the same time, energy-intensive cooling technologies are widely used as a means of preservation. Technologies of cryopreservation support global food chains, seed and blood banks, reproductive medicine, and even the preservation of cores of glacial ice used to study climate change. In many cases, these practices of freezing life are an attempt to cheat death. Cryopreservation has contributed to the transformation of markets, regimes of governance and ethics, and the very relationship between life and death. In Cryopolitics, experts from anthropology, history of science, environmental humanities, and indigenous studies make clear the political and cultural consequences of extending life and deferring death by technoscientific means. The contributors examine how and why low temperatures have been harnessed to defer individual death through freezing whole human bodies; to defer nonhuman species death by freezing tissue from endangered animals; to defer racial death by preserving biospecimens from indigenous people; and to defer large-scale human death through pandemic preparedness. The cryopolitical lens, emphasizing the roles of temperature and time, provokes new and important questions about living and dying in the twenty-first century. Contributors Warwick Anderson, Michael Bravo, Jonny Bunning, Matthew Chrulew, Soraya de Chadarevian, Alexander Friedrich, Klaus Hoeyer, Frédéric Keck, Eben Kirksey, Emma Kowal, Joanna Radin, Deborah Bird Rose, Kim TallBear, Charis Thompson, David Turnbull, Thom van Dooren, Rebecca J. H. Woods
Plant and Microbe Adaptations to Cold in a Changing World
Author: Ryozo Imai
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461482534
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
This book includes papers from keynote lecture and oral presentations of Plant and Microbe Adaptations to Cold (PMAC) 2012, an international conference on winter hardiness of crop and pathogenic microbes. The PMAC has been started in 1997 in Japan as an interdisciplinary forum for scientists and extension people working in the field in plant pathology, plant physiology, microbiology, and crop breeding to increase our knowledge and improve our understanding of overwintering of crops, forages and grasses and solve the problems associated with losses due to freezing and heavy snow cover. Successive meetings have been held in Iceland (2000), Canada (2003), Italy (2006), and Norway (2009). PMAC2012 will be a special meeting with a focus on global climate change, food security and agriculture sustainability and the whole program will be arranged to reflect this theme. The topics covered by this proceedings includes, global warming in agricultural environment, plant adaptations to cold, microbial adaptations to cold, plant-microbe interaction under cold, and molecular breeding for winter hardiness. The researches range from molecular biology to ecology and breeding. Experts in the field will report cutting edge research and thoughtful strategies for sustainability.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461482534
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
This book includes papers from keynote lecture and oral presentations of Plant and Microbe Adaptations to Cold (PMAC) 2012, an international conference on winter hardiness of crop and pathogenic microbes. The PMAC has been started in 1997 in Japan as an interdisciplinary forum for scientists and extension people working in the field in plant pathology, plant physiology, microbiology, and crop breeding to increase our knowledge and improve our understanding of overwintering of crops, forages and grasses and solve the problems associated with losses due to freezing and heavy snow cover. Successive meetings have been held in Iceland (2000), Canada (2003), Italy (2006), and Norway (2009). PMAC2012 will be a special meeting with a focus on global climate change, food security and agriculture sustainability and the whole program will be arranged to reflect this theme. The topics covered by this proceedings includes, global warming in agricultural environment, plant adaptations to cold, microbial adaptations to cold, plant-microbe interaction under cold, and molecular breeding for winter hardiness. The researches range from molecular biology to ecology and breeding. Experts in the field will report cutting edge research and thoughtful strategies for sustainability.
Frozen
Author: Larry Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781459619111
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
At first, the job as clinical director at Alcor Life Extension Foundation was an exciting change for veteran paramedic Larry Johnson: a well-funded research facility pushing the limits of modern biotech. But as he gained the trust of his eccentric coworkers and was promoted to acting COO, Larry was thrust into a nightmare world of scandalous controversy, gruesome practices, and deadly secrets.One secret Larry unearthed was the full, tragic, never-before-heard story of what truly happened to the body of baseball icon and American hero Ted Williams.Compelled by this and other horrific discoveries, Larry began copying documents, taking secret pictures, and ultimately wearing a wire every day at Alcor. He started living two lives-Alcorian by day, whistleblower by night.Beyond the senseless animal experiments, beyond the dumping of toxic chemicals and AIDS-contaminated blood into the public sewage system, these people saw themselves as the elite, the immortal saviors of mankind who would lead us into the future. Inside this cultlike mentality, anything seemed justified. Maybe even murder.Then Alcor found out. The death threats began.Fleeing from state to state, Larry was stalked and threatened again and again. They chased him through the streets. They left death threats under his windshield wipers. They terrorized his family. Larry Johnson never wanted to be a whistleblower. But he knows this story must be told.Written in Larry's own memorable voice, illustrated with never-before-seen photographs from inside Alcor, and verified by actual transcripts of his secret recordings, Frozen reads like a medical thriller-but every word is shockingly true.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781459619111
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
At first, the job as clinical director at Alcor Life Extension Foundation was an exciting change for veteran paramedic Larry Johnson: a well-funded research facility pushing the limits of modern biotech. But as he gained the trust of his eccentric coworkers and was promoted to acting COO, Larry was thrust into a nightmare world of scandalous controversy, gruesome practices, and deadly secrets.One secret Larry unearthed was the full, tragic, never-before-heard story of what truly happened to the body of baseball icon and American hero Ted Williams.Compelled by this and other horrific discoveries, Larry began copying documents, taking secret pictures, and ultimately wearing a wire every day at Alcor. He started living two lives-Alcorian by day, whistleblower by night.Beyond the senseless animal experiments, beyond the dumping of toxic chemicals and AIDS-contaminated blood into the public sewage system, these people saw themselves as the elite, the immortal saviors of mankind who would lead us into the future. Inside this cultlike mentality, anything seemed justified. Maybe even murder.Then Alcor found out. The death threats began.Fleeing from state to state, Larry was stalked and threatened again and again. They chased him through the streets. They left death threats under his windshield wipers. They terrorized his family. Larry Johnson never wanted to be a whistleblower. But he knows this story must be told.Written in Larry's own memorable voice, illustrated with never-before-seen photographs from inside Alcor, and verified by actual transcripts of his secret recordings, Frozen reads like a medical thriller-but every word is shockingly true.
The Tower of Souls
Author: G. Wakeling
Publisher: G. Wakeling
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
When you conquer a curse, there's always going to be repercussions. Roberta has battled ancient and evil forces before, but after rising above her latest demon, she'd always thought that life could finally get back to normal. However, after surviving the terror lurking in Ridgewood's forest, she comes to discover that her troubles have only just begun. Removed from the friends who aided her quest before, Roberta is now alone in a foreign world with no idea how to escape. Familiar faces are everywhere, but behind every friend, lays a stranger waiting to kill her, or worse...turn her over to her greatest nemesis. Whilst she may have fought a curse before, this time it's worse. This time her enemy knows Roberta inside and out, and if there's any hope of survival, she'll have to go against every instinct she has. Book 1: Inside Evil Book 2: The Tower of Souls Book 3: Spirits of the Middlelands Book 4: New Alliances Book 5: To Kill A Curse Inside Evil is an epic fantasy and science fiction series that includes elements of mystery, horror and suspense. Set in a small British town, the events that unfold see the cast battling paranormal activity, possible magic, parallel worlds and a variety of fantasy creatures. Themes; fantasy, magic, parallel worlds, fantasy creatures, parallel world, murder, murder mystery, mystery, Britain, Scotland, London, paranormal, urban fantasy, contemporary fantasy
Publisher: G. Wakeling
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
When you conquer a curse, there's always going to be repercussions. Roberta has battled ancient and evil forces before, but after rising above her latest demon, she'd always thought that life could finally get back to normal. However, after surviving the terror lurking in Ridgewood's forest, she comes to discover that her troubles have only just begun. Removed from the friends who aided her quest before, Roberta is now alone in a foreign world with no idea how to escape. Familiar faces are everywhere, but behind every friend, lays a stranger waiting to kill her, or worse...turn her over to her greatest nemesis. Whilst she may have fought a curse before, this time it's worse. This time her enemy knows Roberta inside and out, and if there's any hope of survival, she'll have to go against every instinct she has. Book 1: Inside Evil Book 2: The Tower of Souls Book 3: Spirits of the Middlelands Book 4: New Alliances Book 5: To Kill A Curse Inside Evil is an epic fantasy and science fiction series that includes elements of mystery, horror and suspense. Set in a small British town, the events that unfold see the cast battling paranormal activity, possible magic, parallel worlds and a variety of fantasy creatures. Themes; fantasy, magic, parallel worlds, fantasy creatures, parallel world, murder, murder mystery, mystery, Britain, Scotland, London, paranormal, urban fantasy, contemporary fantasy
RENOVO
Author: G. Wakeling
Publisher: G. Wakeling
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
"Once I began reading Renovo, I could not put it down." "From the moment you start Renovo, you are immersed in an action packed story with subtle twists and turns leaving you on the edge of your seat...This was a fast paced read, that definitely leaves you wanting to know what happens next!" Her ship is exploding. Her flight team is missing. Dr. Rachel Galliance is lost in space with no rescue team to save her. Can she survive the RENOVO's destruction? On her rookie mission to Mars, Rachel's resupply vessel is thrown off course. When she wakes, she's far from home with a crew of strangers, none of whom know how to fly. With a ship that's falling apart, and the mystery of her journey to uncover, Rachel must fight to save herself and her crew. ____________________________________________ If you love space operas, colonization novels, mysteries and space thrillers, you'll love RENOVO. With the tense ambiance of Aliens, the mystery of Dark Matter and the feisty female leads of Battlestar Galactica, this is spaceship novel NOT to miss.
Publisher: G. Wakeling
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
"Once I began reading Renovo, I could not put it down." "From the moment you start Renovo, you are immersed in an action packed story with subtle twists and turns leaving you on the edge of your seat...This was a fast paced read, that definitely leaves you wanting to know what happens next!" Her ship is exploding. Her flight team is missing. Dr. Rachel Galliance is lost in space with no rescue team to save her. Can she survive the RENOVO's destruction? On her rookie mission to Mars, Rachel's resupply vessel is thrown off course. When she wakes, she's far from home with a crew of strangers, none of whom know how to fly. With a ship that's falling apart, and the mystery of her journey to uncover, Rachel must fight to save herself and her crew. ____________________________________________ If you love space operas, colonization novels, mysteries and space thrillers, you'll love RENOVO. With the tense ambiance of Aliens, the mystery of Dark Matter and the feisty female leads of Battlestar Galactica, this is spaceship novel NOT to miss.
To Kill A Curse
Author: G. Wakeling
Publisher: G. Wakeling
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Roberta's had a year of hell. From fighting an ancient curse, to discovering a parallel realm hiding in the shadows of her own world, she's narrowly missed death on many occasions. As both friends and foe have fallen, she's miraculously survived. Though, with giant wolves, doppelgängers and her greatest nemesis's minions around every corner, she's not sure how. Now, torn from her loved ones and trying to survive in an alien land, she's tasked with her most difficult challenge to date; destroy an the evil and save two worlds whilst she's at it. In the world of Gathin, Roberta's had to rely on those once considered the enemy, and their relationships are strained even further in her last attempt to find vengeance for those she's lost. Meanwhile, with Susan and Sam battling to protect Ridgewood from it's greatest ever threat, the burden to survive and conquer until the bitter end is once again placed upon Roberta's shoulders. Book 1: Inside Evil Book 2: The Tower of Souls Book 3: Spirits of the Middlelands Book 4: New Alliances Book 5: To Kill A Curse Inside Evil is an epic fantasy and science fiction series that includes elements of mystery, horror and suspense. Set in a small British town, the events that unfold see the cast battling paranormal activity, possible magic, parallel worlds and a variety of fantasy creatures. Themes; fantasy, magic, parallel worlds, fantasy creatures, parallel world, murder, murder mystery, mystery, Britain, Scotland, London, paranormal, urban fantasy, contemporary fantasy
Publisher: G. Wakeling
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Roberta's had a year of hell. From fighting an ancient curse, to discovering a parallel realm hiding in the shadows of her own world, she's narrowly missed death on many occasions. As both friends and foe have fallen, she's miraculously survived. Though, with giant wolves, doppelgängers and her greatest nemesis's minions around every corner, she's not sure how. Now, torn from her loved ones and trying to survive in an alien land, she's tasked with her most difficult challenge to date; destroy an the evil and save two worlds whilst she's at it. In the world of Gathin, Roberta's had to rely on those once considered the enemy, and their relationships are strained even further in her last attempt to find vengeance for those she's lost. Meanwhile, with Susan and Sam battling to protect Ridgewood from it's greatest ever threat, the burden to survive and conquer until the bitter end is once again placed upon Roberta's shoulders. Book 1: Inside Evil Book 2: The Tower of Souls Book 3: Spirits of the Middlelands Book 4: New Alliances Book 5: To Kill A Curse Inside Evil is an epic fantasy and science fiction series that includes elements of mystery, horror and suspense. Set in a small British town, the events that unfold see the cast battling paranormal activity, possible magic, parallel worlds and a variety of fantasy creatures. Themes; fantasy, magic, parallel worlds, fantasy creatures, parallel world, murder, murder mystery, mystery, Britain, Scotland, London, paranormal, urban fantasy, contemporary fantasy
RENOVO Cascade
Author: G. Wakeling
Publisher: G. Wakeling
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
When the crew of the RENOVO crash landed, they couldn't have imagined the inhospitable planet of 'Howler' had always been their intended destination. Having cobbled together what scant resources they had to hand, their minds were solely occupied with escape. Then Dr. Rachel Galliance's curiosity led her to follow a strange beacon and discover the Hendrickson. Now, the power on the Hendrickson is failing, and it's crew are dangerously close to awakening. There aren't enough rations for everyone, and the RENOVO crew wanted to salvage the empty pods and head back to Earth. With Rachel elevated to the position of 2nd in command, she's solely responsible for the Hendrickson wreckage. And when the crew start to wake, she discovers that life on their new home will never be the same again.
Publisher: G. Wakeling
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
When the crew of the RENOVO crash landed, they couldn't have imagined the inhospitable planet of 'Howler' had always been their intended destination. Having cobbled together what scant resources they had to hand, their minds were solely occupied with escape. Then Dr. Rachel Galliance's curiosity led her to follow a strange beacon and discover the Hendrickson. Now, the power on the Hendrickson is failing, and it's crew are dangerously close to awakening. There aren't enough rations for everyone, and the RENOVO crew wanted to salvage the empty pods and head back to Earth. With Rachel elevated to the position of 2nd in command, she's solely responsible for the Hendrickson wreckage. And when the crew start to wake, she discovers that life on their new home will never be the same again.
RENOVO Symbiosis
Author: G. Wakeling
Publisher: G. Wakeling
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Publisher: G. Wakeling
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Single-particle Cryo-electron Microscopy
Author: Joachim Frank
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
ISBN: 9789813234857
Category : Electron microscopy
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The book reproduces 55 of more than 300 articles written by the author, representing milestones in methods development of single-particle cryo-EM as well as important results obtained by this technique in the study of biological macromolecules and their interactions. Importantly, neither symmetries nor ordered arrangements (as in two-dimensional crystals, helical assemblies, icosahedral viruses) are required. Although the biological applications are mainly in the area of ribosome structure and function, the elucidation of membrane channel structures and their activation and gating mechanisms are represented, as well. The book is introduced by a commentary that explains the original development of concepts, describes the contributions of the author's colleagues and students, and shows how challenges were overcome as the technique matured. Along the way, the ribosome served as an example for a macromolecule with intricate structure and conformational dynamics that pose challenges for three-dimensional visualization. Toward the end of the book -- bringing us to the present time -- molecular structures with near-atomic resolution are presented, and a novel type of computational analysis, manifold embedding, is introduced. Single-particle cryo-EM is currently revolutionizing structural biology, presenting a powerful alternative to X-ray crystallography as a means to solve the structure of biological macromolecules. The book presents in one place a number of articles containing key advances in mathematical and computational methods leading up to the present time. Secondly, the development of the technique over the years is reflected by ever-expanding discoveries in the field of ribosome structure and function. Thirdly, as all histories of ideas, the history of concepts pertaining to this new method of visualization is fascinating all in itself.
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
ISBN: 9789813234857
Category : Electron microscopy
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The book reproduces 55 of more than 300 articles written by the author, representing milestones in methods development of single-particle cryo-EM as well as important results obtained by this technique in the study of biological macromolecules and their interactions. Importantly, neither symmetries nor ordered arrangements (as in two-dimensional crystals, helical assemblies, icosahedral viruses) are required. Although the biological applications are mainly in the area of ribosome structure and function, the elucidation of membrane channel structures and their activation and gating mechanisms are represented, as well. The book is introduced by a commentary that explains the original development of concepts, describes the contributions of the author's colleagues and students, and shows how challenges were overcome as the technique matured. Along the way, the ribosome served as an example for a macromolecule with intricate structure and conformational dynamics that pose challenges for three-dimensional visualization. Toward the end of the book -- bringing us to the present time -- molecular structures with near-atomic resolution are presented, and a novel type of computational analysis, manifold embedding, is introduced. Single-particle cryo-EM is currently revolutionizing structural biology, presenting a powerful alternative to X-ray crystallography as a means to solve the structure of biological macromolecules. The book presents in one place a number of articles containing key advances in mathematical and computational methods leading up to the present time. Secondly, the development of the technique over the years is reflected by ever-expanding discoveries in the field of ribosome structure and function. Thirdly, as all histories of ideas, the history of concepts pertaining to this new method of visualization is fascinating all in itself.