{"id":15239,"date":"2024-03-06T19:48:24","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T19:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/?p=15239"},"modified":"2024-03-06T20:13:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T20:13:47","slug":"new-in-the-collection-march-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/blog\/2024\/03\/new-in-the-collection-march-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"New in the collection (March 2024)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An overview of selected new books in Szil\u00e1rd Library, with a word from their authors, reviewers and publishers<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n \n Our genes, our choices : how genotype and gene interactions affect behavior (Elsevier Science & Technology 2023) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By David Goldman<\/p>\n

Are people free to make choices or do genes determine behavior? Paradoxically, the answer to both questions is “yes,” because of neurogenetic individuality, a new theory with profound implications. Here, author David Goldman uses judicial, political, medical, and ethical examples to illustrate that this lifelong process is guided by individual genotype, molecular and physiologic principles, as well as by randomness and environmental exposures.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Phylogenetic comparative methods in R ( Princeton University Press 2022) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Liam J. Revell and Luke J. Harmon<\/p>\n

“Phylogenetic comparative methods” are a suite of statistical approaches that enable biologists to analyze and better understand the evolutionary tree of life, and shed vital new light on patterns of divergence and common ancestry among all species on Earth, and shows how to carry out phylogenetic comparative analyses in the R statistical computing environment.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Blight : fungi and the coming pandemic (W.W. Norton & Company 2023) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Emily Monosson<\/p>\n

Tracing the history of fungal spread and the most recent discoveries in the field, Monosson meets scientists who are working tirelessly to protect species under threat, and whose innovative approaches to fungal invasion have the potential to save human lives. Delving into case studies at once fascinating, sobering, and hopeful, Blight serves as a wake-up call, a reminder of the delicate interconnectedness of the natural world, and a lesson in seeing life on our planet with renewed humility.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Biological essentialism (Oxford University Press 2023) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Michael Devitt<\/p>\n

Biological Essentialism addresses three main issues: the essences (natures, identities) of biological taxa, particularly species, the essences of biological individuals and also addresses the lively contemporary issue of whether race is biologically \u201creal\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Escape from model land : how mathematical models can lead us astray and what we can do about it (Basic Books 2022) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Erica Thompson<\/p>\n

Drawing on contemporary examples from finance, climate and health policy, Erica Thompson explores what models are, why we need them, how they work and what happens when they go wrong. This is not a book that argues we should do away with models, but rather, that we need to properly understand how they are constructed \u2013 and how some of the assumptions that underlie the models we use can have significant unintended consequences.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n The visual elements : photography : a handbook for communicating science and engineering (The University of Chicago Press 2023) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Felice C. Frankel<\/p>\n

In this short handbook, an award-winning science photographer and author offers a quick guide for scientists and engineers who want to communicate and better understand their research by making compelling photographs. The first in the Visual Elements series, the book offers plenty of engaging examples to help readers improve their communication. Ideal for researchers who want a foothold for presenting and preparing their work for conferences and journal publications, the book explains four tools that all readers can use, a phone, a camera, a scanner, and a microscope, and then offers important advice on composition and image manipulation ethics.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Molecular virology of human pathogenic viruses (Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier 2017) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Wang-Shick Ryu<\/p>\n

The latest edition of the textbook “Molecular Virology of Human Pathogenic Viruses” presents robust coverage of the key principles of molecular virology while emphasizing virus family structure and providing key context points for topical advances in the field. The book is organized in a logical manner to aid in student discoverability and comprehension and is based on the author’s more than 20 years of teaching experience. <\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Plant evolutionary developmental biology : the evolvability of the phenotype (Cambridge University Press 2018) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Alessandro Minelli<\/p>\n

Compared to animals, plants have been largely neglected in evolutionary developmental biology. Mainstream research has focused on developmental genetics, while a rich body of knowledge in comparative morphology is still to be exploited. In this volume, Minelli fills this gap using the same approach he gave to animals, revisiting traditional concepts and providing an articulated analysis of genetic and molecular data. Topics covered include leaf complexity and the evolution of flower organs, handedness, branching patterns, flower symmetry and synorganization, and less conventional topics such as fractal patterns of plant organization.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Mein Leben mit der Wissenschaft (GNT-Verlag GmbH 2021) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Gerhard Ertl<\/p>\n

Autobiography of Nobel prize winner Gerhard Ertl.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n The mediation of sustainability : the United Nations sustainable development goals, social movements and public discourse (Rowman & Littlefield 2023) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

Edited by Ben Harbisher<\/p>\n

This book examines the way in which SDG (sustainable development goals) initiatives have been disseminated by mainstream media, in government discourse and by NGO\u2019s, charitable organisations, and campaign groups. It questions to what extent sustainability narratives are being supported and how they are represented.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Transformer : the deep chemistry of life and death (Profile Books 2022) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Nick Lane<\/p>\n

In Transformer, biochemist Nick Lane reveals a scientific renaissance that is hiding in plain sight-how the same simple chemistry gives rise to life and causes our demise, as our inheritance also includes our living metabolic network, a flame passed from generation to generation, right back to the origin of life.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Principles of computational cell biology : from protein complexes to cellular networks (Wiley-VCH 2019) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Volkhard Helms<\/p>\n

Volkhard Helms has, in addition to extensive teaching experience, a strong background in biology and informatics and knows exactly what the key points are in making the book accessible for students while still conveying in depth knowledge of the subject.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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