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Innate Wright Bundle 1

Author : Viola Grace

Publisher : eXtasy Books

Page : 196 pages

File Size : 19,70 MB

Release : 2020

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1487428995

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Life on Hera has taken a turn since Terran colonization, but the new Herans survived an incursion from a destructive alien race and repurposed the attacking ships into their own defenses. Robots. Pilot-driven robots saved the first Herans, and their engineers kept the weapons ready for action. To keep the robots from being taken over by unqualified personnel, they were locked to their pilot’s bloodline and each engineer born for the next two hundred years had the same DNA in their bodies. Burning Day is the day that the engineers prove their maintenance and their community gains supplies from the city, two hundred kilometers away. Burning Day is when the aliens return and Burning Day is where our story begins… Innate Wright Bundle 1 Contains: Burning Day Book 1 Break for Home Book 2 City Strike Book 3





Antimicrobial Peptides

Author : Jürgen Harder

Publisher : Springer

Page : 161 pages

File Size : 42,4 MB

Release : 2015-12-24

Category : Medical

ISBN : 3319241990

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This book focuses on the importance of human antimicrobial peptides (AMP) in keeping the host healthy and preventing infectious diseases. The first chapters deal with several examples of the role of AMP in different epithelial organs (skin and wound healing, eye, lung, genito-urinary tract, gut), which are exposed to different kinds of infectious microorganisms and as a result produce different patterns of AMP. Examples of the dysregulation of AMP expression and function promoting infections are discussed. The capacity of AMP to restrict the availability of essential metals to bacteria as an efficient antibacterial strategy in nutritional immunity is discussed in the next chapter. Our current understanding of how vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, influences AMP-expression and how this can affect our health is also addressed. Last but not least, the role of AMP in HIV infection and the immunomodulatory properties of AMP highlight the diverse facets of AMP in host immunity. AMP’s specific functions, including in fighting multi-resistant bacteria, suggest that they may offer therapeutic benefits – a question that is discussed in the final chapter.





Innate

Author : Kevin J. Mitchell

Publisher : Princeton University Press

Page : 305 pages

File Size : 31,56 MB

Release : 2020-03-31

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 0691204152

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"What makes you the way you are--and what makes each of us different from everyone else? In Innate, leading neuroscientist and popular science blogger Kevin Mitchell traces human diversity and individual differences to their deepest level: in the wiring of our brains. Deftly guiding us through important new research, including his own groundbreaking work, he explains how variations in the way our brains develop before birth strongly influence our psychology and behavior throughout our lives, shaping our personality, intelligence, sexuality, and even the way we perceive the world. We all share a genetic program for making a human brain, and the program for making a brain like yours is specifically encoded in your DNA. But, as Mitchell explains, the way that program plays out is affected by random processes of development that manifest uniquely in each person, even identical twins. The key insight of Innate is that the combination of these developmental and genetic variations creates innate differences in how our brains are wired--differences that impact all aspects of our psychology--and this insight promises to transform the way we see the interplay of nature and nurture. Innate also explores the genetic and neural underpinnings of disorders such as autism, schizophrenia, and epilepsy, and how our understanding of these conditions is being revolutionized. In addition, the book examines the social and ethical implications of these ideas and of new technologies that may soon offer the means to predict or manipulate human traits. Compelling and original, Innate will change the way you think about why and how we are who we are."--Provided by the publisher.



No Reservations - Part One

Author : Viola Grace

Publisher : Viola Grace

Page : 254 pages

File Size : 44,85 MB

Release : 2021-08-27

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1989892892

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Tormented by those who should have protected her, Olivia has one chance at an actual life, and she just has to give herself with no reservations. Born to blossom into an omega, something in Olivia’s life went wrong. Instead of having her heats and looking for her own alphas, she is defective. Her body gives her pain, and she wants nothing to do with the thought of a sexual liaison with anyone. Her sister follows her father’s footsteps and keeps her on their property and running the bed and breakfast, which is a boring existence for Olivia until her heat is due and her rule against taking reservations during that time is broken by her greedy sibling. There is an emergency, and they are going to be hosting a guest. No one said the guest would be an alpha. What follows is a meeting, a realization, and a rescue that changes not only Olivia’s life, but that of her pride as well. Argus is just going to a family wedding rehearsal when he begins hearing the phrase defective omega. He has researched a lot of omegas, and there is no such thing as a defective one. When he realizes that these words are describing the dainty little woman who helped his panthers get settled, he has a quick discussion with his pridemates, and they head off to rescue the omega in question. With any luck, she will choose them. If not, they will have to charm her. Either way, Olivia is theirs.



Embers

Author : Suzanne Wright

Publisher : Piatkus

Page : 238 pages

File Size : 24,32 MB

Release : 2018-07-03

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0349416303

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Enter an addictive world of sizzlingly hot paranormal romance . . . 'Strong heroine and a sexy possessive hero, witty banter and sizzling chemistry and an enthralling storyline' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review .................. Harper and Knox are back and better than ever . . . Discover the unmissable fourth book in Suzanne Wright's globally bestselling The Dark in You series. The final horseman awaits . . . and the stakes have never been higher. With the birth of their son, Asher, Harper and Knox are both more powerful and more vulnerable than they've ever been before. Asher's charm has seduced even the devil himself, but Harper knows that the real villain is still out there, and as desperate as ever to see the Primes fall. They're laying low, and there's no way to tell which one of their circle is really a deadly foe . . . When the final horseman makes their move, Harper and Knox will have to use all the considerable power at their disposal - and that may even include Asher's mysterious abilities. One thing's for sure - this is a baby who's more than a match for any demon coming after him. It's time for the world's most formidable family to take the fight to the enemy . . . Find out why readers everywhere are obsessed with Suzanne Wright: 'It's been two minutes since my last fix and I need Suzanne Wright to give me more' Edgy Reviews 'No words to describe how much I ADORE this extraordinary and magical read!' Gi's Spot Reviews 'A whole lot of action and excitement. Add in lots of sarcastic banter, a sexy alpha demon and his smart-mouthed heroine, an intense, highly passionate romance and a bit of a mystery, and I devoured this book from start to finish!' The Escapist Book Blog 'What a great start to yet another fab Suzanne Wright Series!' Aurora B's Book Blog 'Unique, original and very entertaining' Ramblings from this Chick 'Run, don't walk, to your preferred device and click this title immediately. The worst that will happen is you will be compelled to read everything she has ever written!' Amazon Reviewer, 5 stars 'Just read it. NOW! A gigantic 5 FREAKING STARS!' Amazon Reviewer, 5 stars 'No words to describe how much I ADORE this extraordinary and magical read!!!' Gi's Spot Reviews on Burn If you love this book, make sure you check out the rest of The Dark In You series - discover how this sizzling hot story began . . . BURN BLAZE ASHES EMBERS SHADOWS OMENS FALLEN REAPER HUNTED



Essential Immunology

Author : Ivan Maurice Roitt

Publisher :

Page : 244 pages

File Size : 33,47 MB

Release : 1971

Category : Immunity

ISBN :

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The Shattered City

Author : Tansy Rayner Roberts

Publisher : HarperCollins Australia

Page : 28 pages

File Size : 12,46 MB

Release : 2011

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0732289440

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She could hear that laughter again and for a moment Velody was confused not sure which dead man was mocking her. Velody now holds the leadership of the Creature Court. The unsteady alliances within the Court are beginning to fracture as a series of murders and disappearances throw suspicion on one of their own. A shiol finds Aufleur's many festivals frivolous until a major one is cancelled. Unease grows. It seems nothing can save the city from a massacre ...nothing but the ultimate sacrifice from one of the Creature Kings.



Taste of Torment

Author : Suzanne Wright

Publisher :

Page : 264 pages

File Size : 43,66 MB

Release : 2014-05-25

Category :

ISBN : 9781495311918

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It's been five months since vampire Sam Parker Bound herself to Jared Michaels, her powerful co-commander within the Grand High Master vampire's personal legion. Life as a Bound couple has been going just fine...until the Grand High Master announces he will be stepping down from his position and wants Sam and Jared to take his place. Oh joy. Despite Sam's reservations, she agrees to ascend. But something very powerful has surfaced; something that is quickly decreasing the vampire population and could steal the lives of people close to Sam. At the same time, she finds herself under the scrutiny of vindictive vampires accusing her of exploiting her position as a commander - something that would threaten her ascension. Under the watchful eyes of people who would love nothing more than to strip her of her title, Sam and Jared must continue to conceal her hybrid status and find a way to fight this power that nothing before them has ever been able to overcome. If not, they stand to lose not only the people they hold close, but their future as the Grand High Pair. Warning: This novel features a female vampire who is a ray of blunt, obstinate sunshine, a possessive alpha male vampire who considers her his only weakness, lots of bad words, some dirty talk, and steamy explicit sex.