Take 5: Top Books on Life Sciences
Got scientists and engineers on your holiday shopping list? Take five and check out our top gift ideas. NAP books and merchandise make thoughtful gifts for thinking people. Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals: Eighth Edition A respected resource for decades, the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals has [...]
DNA Testing: From the Doctor’s Office to the Drugstore
The Human Genome Project, completed in 2003, identified the genes that make up human DNA. Major advances in genomic technologies in the early 21st century have helped to increase dramatically the number of genes identified as playing a role in a variety of common disorders. Genetic or genomic testing can be used to guide medical [...]
Free PDF Downloads, Audio, Video and More for January 2011
As we begin a new year, the National Academies Press offers you the following selection of books, videos, and podcasts free of charge. Start collecting free resources for your personal STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) library today. Implementing the New Biology: Decadal Challenges Linking Food, Energy, and the Environment: Summary of a Workshop, June [...]
Free from NAP: Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited; The Future of Nursing; and more
The National Academy of Sciences is committed to making its headquarters, built on the National Mall in 1924, more energy efficient and environmentally advanced. Learn more about this major restoration project. Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited: Rapidly Approaching Category 5 In the face of so many daunting near-term challenges, U.S. government and industry are [...]
New Books This Week: Data Integrity, Counterterrorism, The Biology Revolution and More
Friday brings us to the close of the week and the usual recap of what’s fresh and new here at nap.edu. Next week’s post may be a little delayed by the Thanksgiving holiday, but if there’s new stuff, we’ll be sure you know. Featured New Book Experimentation and Rapid Prototyping in Support of Counterterrorism (final) [...]
New Video: A New Biology For The 21st Century
A great new video from the Division of Earth And Life Sciences joins our growing stable of videos on the National Academies YouTube channel. The official description: “Following the release of a National Academies report on the future of biological science, three of the study’s authors discuss its key findings. A New Biology for the [...]
