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Hacking Darwin
"A gifted and thoughtful writer, Metzl brings us to the frontiers of biology and technology, and reveals a world full of promise and peril." — Siddhartha Mukherjee MD, New York Times bestselling author of The Emperor of All Maladies and The Gene A groundbreaking exploration of genetic engineering and its impact on the future of our species from leading geopolitical expert and technology futurist, Jamie Metzl. At the dawn of the genetics revolution, our DNA is becoming as readable, writable, and hackable as our information technology. But as humanity starts retooling our own genetic code, the choices we make today will be the difference between realizing breathtaking advances in human well-...
Manipular Darwin
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Krivopete
Krivopete so divje žene z nazaj zasukanimi stopali, na Slovenskem znane le v folklori severozahodnega slovenskega etničnega prostora, predvsem Benečije in Zgornja Posočja. Avtorica jih postavi ob bok bajčnim bitjem z enako deformacijo stopal, ki jih najdemo v folklori posamičnih ljudstev na različnih koncih sveta. Poleg etnoloških in folklorističnih obravnav (kulturno-zgodovinske in socialno-demografske značilnosti prostora, kontinuiteta in variabilnost zapisov skozi čas, vsebinsko-motivna analiza besedil ipd.) je izročilo predstavljeno še z vidika vpetosti v fizični prostor (mikrotoponimi) ter z jezikovnega vidika, ki razkrije veliko raznolikost poimenovanj za divje žene z nazaj zasukanimi stopali – evidentiranih je namreč kar 22 lokalnih različic. Teoretski del razprave zaključuje poglavje navzočnosti krivopet v sodobni kulturi – v umetniškem (po)ustvarjanju, kulturnih dogodkih, izobraževanju, turizmu ipd. Gradivski del prinaša 150 enot pripovedi in fragmentov, na katerih slonijo analize; tako je prvič na enem mestu zbrano gradivo o krivopetah, ki je bilo doslej večinoma razpršeno po težje dostopnih ali neznanih virih od konca 19. stoletja do danes.
The Second Amendment
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Legal historians, analysts, judges and commentators have long disagreed about the original scope and intent of these words, making up the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. Individual right theorists interpret it as protecting the personal privilege to own and carry firearms, while collective right theorists interpret it as only protecting the privilege of a collective society to bear arms in relation to militia service. This book examines the contentions of both groups and concludes that the amendment is meant only to protect the right of an individual to "keep and bear arms" for the purpose of defending the country in a militia force against standing foreign or domestic armies. In crafting his argument, the author examines the Second Amendment in exacting detail. On June 28, 2010, the book was cited by Associate Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer in a dissenting opinion for the landmark case McDonald v. City of Chicago.
Oral Tradition and Book Culture
A new interdisciplinary interest has risen to study interconnections between oral tradition and book culture. In addition to the use and dissemination of printed books, newspapers etc., book culture denotes manuscript media and the circulation of written documents of oral tradition in and through the archive, into published collections. Book culture also intertwines the process of framing and defining oral genres with literary interests and ideologies. The present volume is highly relevant to anyone interested in oral cultures and their relationship to the culture of writing and publishing. The questions discussed include the following: How have printing and book publishing set terms for oral tradition scholarship? How have the practices of reading affected the circulation of oral traditions? Which books and publishing projects have played a key role in this and how? How have the written representations of oral traditions, as well as the roles of editors and publishers, introduced authorship to materials customarily regarded as anonymous and collective?
Principles of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics
Principles of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics: Fundamentals for Individualized Nutrition is the most comprehensive foundational text on the complex topics of nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics. Edited by three leaders in the field with contributions from the most well-cited researchers conducting groundbreaking research in the field, the book covers how the genetic makeup influences the response to foods and nutrients and how nutrients affect gene expression. Principles of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics: Fundamentals for Individualized Nutrition is broken into four parts providing a valuable overview of genetics, nutrigenetics, and nutrigenomics, and a conclusion that helps to translate resear...
