{"id":15909,"date":"2024-04-02T21:50:29","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T21:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/?p=15909"},"modified":"2024-05-14T12:33:34","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T12:33:34","slug":"new-in-the-collection-april-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/blog\/2024\/04\/new-in-the-collection-april-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"New in the collection (April 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 The get things done book : 41 tools to start, stick with and finish things (Profile Books 2023) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Mikael Krogerus and Roman Tsch\u00e4ppeler<\/p>\n

Together with “The change book” and “The decision book”, stylish and compact, these little handbooks are a powerful asset. Whether you need to pull off a new project, assess what you’ve achieved so far, or even just understand your own working habits, these unique books have all the tools you need.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n The topological model of genome and evolution (Springer Nature Singapore 2023) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Pradeep Chhaya<\/p>\n

Using a topological model, this book outlines a new genomic architecture. The key argument for this proposed model is that some such structuralism has always been implicit in genomics. Towards the end, the book also examines the role of genomic evolution in cancer and the principles of natural selection and evolution of the genotype.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n The hope and vision of J. Robert Oppenheimer (World Scientific 2015) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Michael A. Day<\/p>\n

Incorporating elements of history, science, and philosophy, this book explores the life and thought of Robert Oppenheimer. In order to deepen and broaden this discussion and demonstrate the relevance of Oppenheimer’s vision for today, his views are also analyzed using contemporary international relations theory with special emphasis on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n The grant writing guide : a road map for scholars (Princeton University Press 2023) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Betty S. Lai<\/p>\n

This book walks academic readers through steps to generate ideas, determine which grants help create in career advancement, find the right funder, and write in a way that excites reviewers and funders. Organized into 14 brief chapters, every chapter is designed to build grant-writing skills.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Peptide and peptidomimetic therapeutics : from bench to bedside (Academic Press an imprint of Elsevier 2022) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

Edited by Nir Qvit and Samuel J.S. Rubin<\/p>\n

Here, researchers, clinicians and students will find tools to harness the full power of peptides and peptidomimetics and improve bioavailability, stability, efficiency and selectivity of new therapeutics and their application in treatment plans.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Gaming the metrics : misconduct and manipulation in academic research (The MIT Press 2020) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

Edited by Mario Biagioli and Alexandra Lippman<\/p>\n

The chapters, written by both scholars and those in the trenches of academic publication, provide a map of academic fraud and misconduct today. They consider such topics as the shortcomings of metrics, the gaming of impact factors, the emergence of so-called predatory journals, the \u201csalami slicing\u201d of scientific findings, the rigging of global university rankings, and the creation of new watchdogs and forensic practices.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Biodiversity and Bioeconomy : status quo, challenges, and opportunities (Elsevier 2024) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

Edited by Kripal Singh et al.<\/p>\n

This book comprehensively delivers the latest developments in theories of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning and their major implications for biodiversity conservation through diversifying agriculture, forestry, and biomass production systems and linking these developments with sustainability of bioeconomy. <\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n The worlds of public health : anthropological excursions (Polity Press 2023) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Didier Fassin<\/p>\n

Public health erupted into the world\u2019s consciousness in early 2020 with the Covid pandemic and its multiple social and economic consequences. Through the case studies, Didier Fassin argues that, ultimately, public health is a politics of life, revealing the different and unequal ways in which life is valued \u2013 and either protected or not \u2013 in contemporary societies.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Viruses in all dimensions : how an information code controls viruses, software and microorganisms (Springer 2023) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Rafael Ball<\/p>\n

Microorganisms, viruses, and computer programs encode all the information necessary to reproduce and spread themselves. Yet these mechanisms are amazingly similar in the animate world, in the world of viruses, and even in the world of technical systems. The book shows how great the parallels are between these various animate and inanimate replicating systems and what they are based on. <\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n The American Phage Group : founders of molecular biology (Yale University Press 2022) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By William C. Summers<\/p>\n

Based on substantial archival research, numerous participant interviews collected over the past thirty years, and an intimate knowledge of the relevant scientific literature in the field, William C. Summers has written a fascinating new history of the American Phage Group. Rather than a linear narrative of progress by past heroes, this book emphasizes the diversity and historical contingencies in the group\u2019s development.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Algal metabolites : biotechnological, commercial, and industrial applications (Apple Academic Press 2023) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

Edited by Jeyabalan Sangeetha et al.<\/p>\n

This volume emphasizes the importance of various algal metabolites, assessing their significance as antibiotic, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer agents. Algal metabolites isolated from micro and macro and fresh and marine water algae also have applications as fertilizers, biofuels, bioplastics, pollution prevention.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Basic immunology (Elsevier 2024) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Abul K. Abbas et al.<\/p>\n

Meticulously reviewed and updated for today’s students, Basic Immunology, 7th Edition, is a concise text expertly written by the same distinguished author team. This new edition uses full-color illustrations and clinical images, useful tables, and practical features such as Summary Point boxes, end-of-chapter review questions, glossary terms, and clinical cases\u2015all designed to help you master this complex topic in the most efficient, effective manner possible.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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