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The Language of Life

How Cells Communicate in Health and Disease

By: Debra Niehoff

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The Language of Life

How Cells Communicate in Health and Disease

By: Debra Niehoff

Cooperation requires conversation. Human beings speak to one another. Sounds, scents, and postures allow animals to make their point. While individual cells can't talk, hiss, growl, or bare their teeth, they nevertheless communicate regularly. Their language is based not on words or gestures, but on chemistry â€"using molecules where we would use words, constructing sentences from chains of proteins. The cells that make up the bodies of muticellular organisms inform, wheedle, command, exhort, reassure, nurture, criticize, and instruct each other to direct every physiological function, report every newsworthy event, record every memory, heal every wound. And each of those chemical conversations represents an opportunity for scientists and physicians. The molecular biologists who worked for over a decade to sequence the human genome have sometimes referred to that sequence as the "book of life." To our cells, that "book" is no more than a dictionaryâ€"only living cells can converse, forming the network that allows our 60 trillion cells to function as a single organism. For nearly a century, researchers have been straining to hear the whispered conversations among cells, hoping to master the basics of their language. They know that if we can decipher and translate this cellular chatter, we have the potential for sending signals of our own that could repair wounds, reduce cholesterol, control insulin levels, or even block the reproduction of cancer cells. The possibilities are as endless as they are intriguing. The Language of Life is a fantastic story of discovery, blending the vision of science with the poetry of life itself.

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National Academies Press

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0309167787

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Moral Courage in Organizations

Doing the Right Thing at Work

By: Debra R. Comer,Gina Vega

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Moral Courage in Organizations

Doing the Right Thing at Work

By: Debra R. Comer,Gina Vega

The topic of moral courage is typically missing from business ethics instruction and management training. But moral courage is what we need when workplace pressures threaten to compromise our values and principles. Moral Courage in Organizations: Doing the Right Thing at Work, edited by Debra Comer and Gina Vega, underscores for readers the ethical pitfalls they can expect to encounter at work and enhances their ability do what they know is right, despite these organizational pressures. The book highlights the effects of organizational factors on ethical behavior; illustrates exemplary moral courage and lapses of moral courage; explores the skills and information that support those who act with moral courage; and considers how to change organizations to promote moral courage, as well as how to exercise moral courage to change organizations. By giving readers who want to do the right thing guidelines for going about it, Moral Courage in Organizations: Doing the Right Thing at Work is a potent tool to foster more ethical organizational behavior.

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Routledge

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1317464397

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The Language of Life

How Cells Communicate in Health and Disease

By: Debra Niehoff

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How Cells Communicate in Health and Disease

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Soul-Hearted Living

A Year of Sacred Reflections & Affirmations for Women

By: Debra L Reble

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Soul-Hearted Living

A Year of Sacred Reflections & Affirmations for Women

By: Debra L Reble

As women, we can all use a daily touchstone to support us in staying connected to our heart wisdom, remind us of our truth, and align us with our Divine purpose, and Soul-Hearted Living is that touchstone. This uplifting 365-day book invites you to embrace your courageous heart and tap into the wisdom of your soul-one day at a time.

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Book's by Debra Niehoff

The Language of Life

The Language of Life

Moral Courage in Organizations

Moral Courage in Organizations

The Language of Life

The Language of Life

Soul-Hearted Living

Soul-Hearted Living

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