In the Shadow of Animals

What Sapiens Can Learn by Studying Other Living Things
Herausgeber: Hehenberger, Michael

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explains how various animals have adapted to extreme conditions, and why humans need animals and should protect them.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 685g
• ISBN-13: 9789815129410
• ISBN-10: 9815129414
• Artikelnr.: 70978924

Autorenporträt

Michael Hehenberger holds advanced degrees in physics and quantum chemistry. He spent his professional life in academia (Vienna, Austria; Uppsala, Sweden; and Gainesville, Florida) and industry (Sandvik, IBM). Throughout he focused on computational problems in engineering, computational chemistry and biology, AI, and nanomedicine. His first book Nanomedicine: Science, Business, and Impact covers both the underlying science and the steps needed to take biomedical breakthroughs from concept to patient benefit. His current research interests include "Big Data Analytics and AI," "Quantum Information and Computing," and "High Mountain Adaptations in Humans and Animals."

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Homo sapiens: Strengths and Weaknesses PROs and CONs of LIVING
WITH AMIMALS COVID-19 What Humans can learn by studying Animals A. Human
Knowledge derived from Genomic Model Organisms B. Human Knowledge derived
from Biomedical Model Organisms Fruit Fly (Drosophila melanogaster) Mouse
(Mus musculus) California Sea Slug (Aplysia californica) The Zebrafish
(Danio Rerio) Human Health Benefits The Domestic Pig (Sus Domesticus) The
Elephant (Loxodonta africana and Elephas maximus) Naked Mole Rat
(Heterocephalus glaber) The Jellyfish (Scyphozoa, etc.) The Cone Snail
(Conus magus, etc.) The Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) The Gila
Monster (Heloderma suspectum) The Salamander (Urodela) The Burmese Python
(Python bivittatus) Human Performance benefits The Atlantic Bay Scallop
(Argopecten irradians / Pectinidae) The Owl (Strigiformes) The Pit Vipers
(Crotalinae) The Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus) Electric Eel
(Electrophorus electricus) and Ghost Knifefish (Apteronotidae) The Dolphin
(Cetacea / Delphinidae, etc.) The Octopus (Cephalopoda) Hummingbirds
(Trochilidae) The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) The Bar-headed goose
(Anser indicus) The Wild Yak (Bos mutus) and Domestic Yak (Bos grunniens)
The Penguins (Sphenisciformes) The Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) The Cheetah
(Acinonyx jubatus) The Dog (Canis lupus familiaris) The Platypus
(Ornithorhynchus anatinus) Conclusions Appendix A: Evolution of Life on
Earth What is Life? How did life evolve on planet Earth? Adaptation Sexual
Adaptations Appendix B: Genetic Engineering DNA and -OMICS CRISPR Appendix
C: Metric versus US Customary Units