The only way scientists can study dinosaurs is by their fossils. Bill Nye gives his spin on dinosaurs and theories about their extinction in Bill Nye the Science Guy: Dinosaurs. The big creatures didn't leave much else behind, but the bones tell interesting stories. Drawing on his experience as a stand-up comic, Nye keeps his show light, but the science instruction is formidable. He shows how the dinosaur bones were protected by substances such as mud or sand, and explains the process by which they absorbed minerals.
Our Toxic World: A Guide to Hazardous Substances in our Everyday Lives
The mode of development that the world and India has followed has led to a situation where we are surrounded by numerous hazardous substances in our everyday lives, which affect the health of people, of other living creatures, and of the planet as a whole. Our Toxic World is an effort to shine a keen light on these substances, and suggest alternatives that will allow readers to improve the physical quality of their lives and of their environment. Our Toxic World takes a series of peeks into the lives of the fictitious Sachdeva family and the people they come in contact with, examines the hazardous
Pharmaceutical Substances: Syntheses, Patents, ApplicationsReference containing a collection of 2267 active pharmaceutical ingredients, including those launched recently. Listed alphabetically according to their INNs and established a link between INNs, structure, synthesis and production processes, patent and literature situation, medical use, and trade names. For pharmacists and researchers.
Biopharmaceuticals: Biochemistry and Biotechnology
The latest edition of this highly acclaimed textbook, provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the science and medical applications of biopharmaceutical products. Biopharmaceuticals refers to pharmaceutical substances derived from biological sources, and increasingly, it is synonymous with 'newer' pharmaceutical substances derived from genetic engineering or hybridoma technology.
