Biological Sciences

subcategories

Animals (6)
Biochemistry (10)
Biology (30)
Botany (8)
Genetics (11)

e-books in this category

CK-12 Life Science
- CK-12 Foundation , 2009
This free online textbook covers seven units: Understanding Living Things; Cells: The Building Blocks of Life; Genetics and Evolution; Prokaryotes, Protists, Fungi, and Plants; The Animal Kingdom; The Human Body; and Ecology.
(1696 views)

Introduction to Bioinformatics
by Sabu M. Thampi - arXiv , 2009
Bioinformatics is a new discipline that addresses the need to manage and interpret the data that was massively generated by genomic research. This discipline represents the convergence of genomics, biotechnology and information technology.
(185 views)

Multiscale Simulation Methods in Molecular Sciences
by J. Grotendorst, N. Attig, S. Bluegel, D. Marx - Julich Supercomputing Centre , 2009
Coarse graining of molecular systems and solids, quantum/classical hybrid methods, embedding and multiple time step techniques, creating reactive potentials, multiscale magnetism, adaptive resolution ideas or hydrodynamic interactions are discussed.
(101 views)

On the Origin of Species
by Charles Darwin - Pennsylvania State University , 2001
Published amid a firestorm of controversy in 1859, this is a book that changed the world. It offers coherent views of natural selection, adaptation, the struggle for existence, and other concepts that form the foundation of evolutionary theory.
(2112 views)

Python course in Bioinformatics
by Katja Schuerer, Catherine Letondal - Pasteur Institute , 2008
This course is designed for biologists who already have some programming knowledge in other languages. The focus is on biological examples that are used throughout the course, as well as the suggested exercises drawn from the field of biology.
(3794 views)

The Astrobiology Primer: An Outline of General Knowledge
by Lucas J. Mix, at al. - arXiv , 2006
Astrobiology aims to understand the fundamental nature of life on earth and the possibility of life elsewhere. This text has been created as a reference tool for those who are interested in this interdisciplinary field of astrobiology.
(344 views)

The Descent of Man
by Charles Darwin - eBooks@Adelaide , 2004
This landmark work on evolutionary theory marked a turning point in the history of science with its vision of human nature as the product of evolution. Darwin argued that the noblest features of humans were the result of the natural processes.
(1936 views)

The Voyage of the Beagle
by Charles Darwin - Pennsylvania State University , 2001
This readable book is the product of Darwin's amazing journey aboard the Beagle where he made observations that led to his theory of natural selection. The book is a lively and accessible introduction to the mind of this influential thinker.
(3237 views)