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Welcome to the Research Guide for Biological Sciences. This guide is designed to help you find books, articles, and other materials for your research. Use the tabs on the left to navigate to a topic of interest.

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Projections by Karl Deisseroth (print & ebook)
Call Number: RC481 .D45 2021
ISBN: 9781984853691
Publication Date: 2021-06-15
Fascinating read by Karl Diesseroth, a practicing clinical psychiatrist and researcher credited with creating the revolutionary field of optogenetics.
The Mind of a Bee by Lars Chittka (ebook)
ISBN: 9780691236247
Publication Date: 2022-07-26
Chittka combines cutting-edge science with a rich historical perspective in this take on what it means to be a bee.
The Song of the Cell by Siddhartha Mukherjee (print)
ISBN: 9781982117351
Publication Date: 2022-10-25
Mukherjee tells the story of how scientists discovered cells, began to understand them, and are now using that knowledge to create new treatments and new humans.
The Changing Flow of Energy Through the Climate System by Kevin Trenberth (print)
ISBN: 9781108972468
Publication Date: 2022-01-13
A highly accessible treatment of contemporary climate science.
The Lives of Fungi by Britt Bunyard (ebook)
ISBN: 9780691230351
Publication Date: 2022-04-26
A fascinating and richly illustrated look at how fungi and fungus-like organisms live, reproduce, and contribute to ecosystem activities and services.
Experimenting with Humans and Animals by Anita Guerrini (ebook)
ISBN: 9781421444062
Publication Date: 2022-08-02
Looks at the history of experimentation on humans and animals and examines the philosophical and ethical arguments that justified it.
A Tale of Two Viruses by Neeraja Sankaran (print)
Call Number: Webster Books 4th Floor QR360 .S26 2021
ISBN: 9780822946304
Publication Date: 2021-04-06
Compares the history of two groups of medically important viruses-bacteriophages and sarcoma agents-and the importance of microbiologist André Lwoff''s work on lysogeny to our modern understanding of what a virus is.

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