{"product_id":"conversations-about-biology-howard-burton-9781771700993","title":"Conversations About Biology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Ideas Roadshow Collection includes the following 5 carefully-edited Ideas Roadshow Conversations which are based on in-depth filmed conversations with world-leading researchers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAutism: A Genetic Perspective - A conversation with Jay Gargus, Professor of Physiology, Biophysics and Pediatrics and Director of the Center for Autism Research and Translation at UC Irvine.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e This wide-ranging conversation examines the recent explosion in our genetic understanding of autism and its implications for the future of medicine, together with the importance of understanding the underlying molecular mechanisms in order to successfully treat a wide range of genetic disorders. Jay Gargus focuses on autism, dispelling myths associated with the condition, advocating why a treatment should be actively pursued, and illustrating what we can learn from the recent breakthrough in cystic fibrosis research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eII. \u003cem\u003eLearning and Memory \u003c\/em\u003e- A conversation with Alcino Silva, Professor of Neurobiology, Psychiatry and Psychology, UCLA.\u003c\/strong\u003e Alcino Silva runs a learning and memory lab at UCLA that is focused on a vast number of topics, from schizophrenia and autism to learning and memory. This fascinating conversation explores how he and his colleagues focus on understanding the specific molecular mechanisms of neurobiology with the goal of being able to intervene and repair these mechanisms when they go awry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIII. \u003cem\u003eA Matter of Energy: Biology From First Principles\u003c\/em\u003e - A conversation with Nick Lane, Professor of Evolutionary Biochemistry, UCL.\u003c\/strong\u003e After an inspiring story of Nick Lane's career path, this wide-ranging conversation covers his bioenergetic view of early, evolutionary history, the origin of life and how all complex life is composed of a very particular cell type that we all share, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIV. \u003cem\u003eOur Human Variability \u003c\/em\u003e- A conversation with Stephen Scherer, the GlaxoSmithKline Research Chair in Genome Sciences at the Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto.\u003c\/strong\u003e Stephen Scherer discusses his lifelong passion for science that culminated in his groundbreaking discovery of copy number variation, his exciting work in autism research and how copy number variation brings us a deeper understanding of both human variability and disease.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eV. \u003cem\u003eSleep Insights\u003c\/em\u003e - A conversation with Matthew Walker, Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology and Founder and Director of the Center for Human Sleep Science at UC Berkeley. \u003c\/strong\u003eThis extensive conversation gives a clear and compelling picture of our recent understanding of sleep's essential role in our daily lives, from reinforcing learning and memory to regulating emotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Howard Burton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771700998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771700993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ideas Roadshow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.86d","brand":"Howard Burton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445656301823,"sku":"9781771700993","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_042fec54-69a9-4f94-927a-eb7ae3526471.jpg?v=1777219873","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/conversations-about-biology-howard-burton-9781771700993","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}