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"The discovery of cells--and the reframing of the human body as a cellular ecosystem--announced the birth of a new kind of medicine based on the therapeutic manipulations of cells. A hip fracture, a cardiac arrest, Alzheimer's, dementia, AIDS, pneumonia, lung cancer, kidney failure, arthritis, COVID--all could be viewed as the results of cells, or systems of cells, functioning abnormally. And all could be perceived as loci of cellular therapies. In...
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Sky King ranch volume 1
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Pilot Dodge Kingston has always been the heir to Sky King Ranch. But after a terrible family fight, he left to become a pararescue jumper. A decade later, he's headed home to the destiny that awaits him. That's not all that's waiting for Dodge. His childhood best friend and former flame, Echo Yazzie, is a true Alaskan--a homesteader, dogsledder, and research guide for the DNR. Most of all, she's living a life Dodge knows could get her killed. When...
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Looking to improve your book club discussions? Wish you had time to prepare for your reading group meetings more thoroughly? Then try this essential book club companion.Study Guides for Book Clubs provide all the information you need for your book club meeting. Each easy-to-follow guide gives an accessible, comprehensive overview of a recommended book club read.This useful resource will help you:Recap on finer plot pointsUnderstand themes, characters...
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"A compact and contemporary guide to collecting, drying and storing plant specimens--suitable for both professional researchers and ardent amateurs. The long-awaited successor to Dr. Christoper Brayshaw's beloved Plant Collecting for the Amateur, Linda P.J. Lipsen's Pressed Plants goes to the heart of professional and amateur plant collecting today. Rich in illustrations, this beautiful book balances the ongoing history of plant collection with practical...
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This book examines the experiences of the children and husband of Henrietta Lacks, who, twenty years after her death from cervical cancer in 1951, learned that doctors and researchers took cells from her cervix without consent which were used to create the immortal cell line known as the HeLa cell; provides an overview of Henrietta's life; and explores issues of experimentation on African-Americans and bioethics.