[PDF] Herding Hemingways Cats eBook

Author : Kat Arney
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 13,61 MB
Release : 2016-01-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 1472910060

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The language of genes has become common parlance. We know they make your eyes blue, your hair curly or your nose straight. The media tells us that our genes control the risk of cancer, heart disease, alcoholism or Alzheimer's. The cost of DNA sequencing has plummeted from billions of pounds to a few hundred, and gene-based advances in medicine hold huge promise. So we've all heard of genes, but how do they actually work? There are 2.2 metres of DNA inside every one of your cells, encoding roughly 20,000 genes. These are the 'recipes' that tell our cells how to make the building blocks of life, along with myriad control switches ensuring they're turned on and off at the right time and in the right place. But rather than a static string of genetic code, this is a dynamic, writhing biological library. Figuring out how it all works – how your genes build your body – is a major challenge for researchers around the world. And what they're discovering is that far from genes being a fixed, deterministic blueprint, things are much more random and wobbly than anyone expected. Drawing on stories ranging from six toed cats and stickleback hips to Mickey Mouse mice and zombie genes – told by researchers working at the cutting edge of genetics – Kat Arney explores the mysteries in our genomes with clarity, flair and wit, creating a companion reader to the book of life itself.

Author : Kat Arney
Publisher : BenBella Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,78 MB
Release : 2020-10-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1950665518

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Why do we get cancer? Is it our modern diets and unhealthy habits? Chemicals in the environment? An unwelcome genetic inheritance? Or is it just bad luck? The answer is all of these and none of them. We get cancer because we can't avoid it—it's a bug in the system of life itself. Cancer exists in nearly every animal and has afflicted humans as long as our species has walked the earth. In Rebel Cell: Cancer, Evolution, and the New Science of Life's Oldest Betrayal, Kat Arney reveals the secrets of our most formidable medical enemy, most notably the fact that it isn't so much a foreign invader as a double agent: cancer is hardwired into the fundamental processes of life. New evidence shows that this disease is the result of the same evolutionary changes that allowed us to thrive. Evolution helped us outsmart our environment, and it helps cancer outsmart its environment as well—alas, that environment is us. Explaining why "everything we know about cancer is wrong," Arney, a geneticist and award-winning science writer, guides readers with her trademark wit and clarity through the latest research into the cellular mavericks that rebel against the rigid biological "society" of the body and make a leap towards anarchy. We need to be a lot smarter to defeat such a wily foe—smarter even than Darwin himself. In this new world, where we know that every cancer is unique and can evolve its way out of trouble, the old models of treatment have reached their limits. But we are starting to decipher cancer's secret evolutionary playbook, mapping the landscapes in which these rogue cells survive, thrive, or die, and using this knowledge to predict and confound cancer's next move. Rebel Cell is a story about life and death, hope and hubris, nature and nurture. It's about a new way of thinking about what this disease really is and the role it plays in human life. Above all, it's a story about where cancer came from, where it's going, and how we can stop it.

Author : Carlene Fredericka Brennen
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 23,35 MB
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Pets
ISBN : 1561646482

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Ernest Hemingway always had cats as companions, from the ones he adored as a child in Illinois and Michigan, to the more than 30 he had as an adult in Paris, Key West, Cuba, and Idaho. All are chronicled and most are pictured here, along with revelations of how they fit into the many twists and turns of his life and loves. In 1943 Ernest Hemingway, living in the Finca in Cuba with his third wife and eleven cats, wrote to his first wife: "One cat just leads to another... The place is so damned big it doesn't really seem as though there were many cats until you see them all moving like a mass migration at feeding time." He called the cats “purr factories" and “love sponges" who soaked up love in return for comfort and companionship. He gave each a name that suited its character, including F. Puss, Fatso, Friendless, Feather Kitty, Princessa, Furhouse, Uncle Woofer, and his last cat in Idaho, Big Boy Peterson. You'll also meet his nine dogs, a cow, and a young great horned owl that he rescued not long before his death. Hemingway's Cats reveals a softer side to the writer's character than is usually portrayed by the macho image of the hunter and fisherman. He sought the cats' comfort in times of loneliness and stress, and he featured some of them in his writings, particularly in A Moveable Feast, Islands in the Stream, The Garden of Eden, and True at First Light—all written late in his life and as close to autobiography as he came.

Author : Carlene Brennen
Publisher : Pineapple Press Inc
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 50,42 MB
Release : 2011-05-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1561644897

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A revised edition for lovers of cats and literature. "Hemingway's Cats" tellsof the many cats the famed writer Ernest Hemingway had as a child to the morethan 30 felines that this book chronicles in his adult life. Filled with rarephotos of the author and his cats. Foreword by Hemingway's niece.

Author : Lindsey Hooper
Publisher : Colony
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 44,11 MB
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1496729609

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A recent college graduate working as a tour guide at the historic Hemingway home in Key West worries about the 54 resident, free-roaming cats descended from Papa's original pet as a Category 5 hurricane approaches.

Author : Irsa Jawed
Publisher :
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 38,66 MB
Release : 2020-11-16
Category :
ISBN :

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Learning to regulate our emotional responses, especially during times of stress, can be difficult.When kids are anxious or stressed, calming techniques can help them relax and regain their sense of control.This cute picture book will teach your child calming strategies to help them calm down during a heightened emotional state with Catty the cat!This book is perfect for all young children, and a great resource for Parents, Therapists and Teachers that need support in helping their child with Behavior Management.Please leave me a review if you like my book and follow me on Instagram @spectacokids for updates on my products and resources!Happy Teaching!

Author : Kat Arney
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,54 MB
Release : 2018-04-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780233005171

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An award-winning author takes us on a mind-bending journey through the world of DNA, exploring how it encodes our genes and make us unique. What is a genetic superhero? Is all DNA important? Can genetics affect your love life, mental health, and even ability to grow a tail? How to Code a Human answers these and many other questions as it investigates all aspects of modern genetics, from the evolution of our species to inherited disease, from "junk" DNA to the molecular processes inside our cells. This fascinating guide examines what gene sequencing reveals about who we are, how we're wired, and how we repair ourselves. Featuring stunning illustrations and infographics, this insightful guide to the code of life takes us on a beautiful visual journey--and is an essential read for anyone captivated by the scope of human discovery.

Author : Catherine Carver
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 15,76 MB
Release : 2017-09-21
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1472915143

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A thrilling, fact-packed journey of discovery through the body's immune system The human body is like an exceedingly well-fortified castle, defended by billions of soldiers – some live for less than a day, others remember battles for decades, but all are essential in protecting us from disease. This hidden army is our immune system, and without it we could not survive the eternal war between our microscopic enemies and ourselves. Immune explores the incredible arsenal that lives within us – how it knows what to attack and what to defend, and how it kills everything from the common cold virus to plague bacteria. We see what happens when the immune system turns on us, and how life is impossible without its protection. We learn how diseases try to evade the immune system and exploit its vulnerabilities, and we discover how scientists are designing new drugs to harness the power of the system to fight disease. Do transplants ever reject their new bodies? What is pus? How can your body make more antibodies than there are stars in our galaxy? Why is cancer so hard for our immune system to fight? Why do flu outbreaks cause a spike in sleep disorders? Can we smell someone else's immune system, and does that help us subconsciously decide who we fall in love with? In this book, Catherine Carver answers all of these compelling questions, and many more besides. Drawing on everything from ancient Egyptian medical texts to cutting-edge medical science, Immune will take you on an adventure packed with weird and wonderful revelations about your own internal defensive system.

Author : Elliott Lang
Publisher : Imb Publishing
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 28,60 MB
Release : 2014-02
Category :
ISBN : 9781909151970

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Everything you need to know about munchkin cats as pets. This is another very informative book by Elliott Lang. As an animal lover, he enjoys writing animal books and advising others how to take care of their animals to give them a happy home. This book is a must have guide for anybody passionate about Munchkin cats. Facts and information. Munchkin cats care, costs, health, breeding and where to buy all included. The book is written in an easy to read and understandable style. In a straight forward, no nonsense fashion, Elliott Lang covers all aspects of looking after Munchkin cats. The book is full of sound advice and answers to your questions.

Author : Cath Ennis
Publisher : Icon Books Ltd
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 23,24 MB
Release : 2017-02-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 1848319037

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Epigenetics is the most exciting field in biology today, developing our understanding of how and why we inherit certain traits, develop diseases and age, and evolve as a species. This non-fiction comic book introduces us to genetics, cell biology and the fascinating science of epigenetics, which is rapidly filling in the gaps in our knowledge, allowing us to make huge advances in medicine. We'll look at what identical twins can teach us about the epigenetic effects of our environment and experiences, why certain genes are 'switched on' or off at various stages of embryonic development, and how scientists have reversed the specialization of cells to clone frogs from a single gut cell. In Introducing Epigenetics, Cath Ennis and Oliver Pugh pull apart the double helix, examining how the epigenetic building blocks and messengers that interpret and edit our genes help to make us, well, us.