Biology

Models for Ecological Data: An Introduction. Author James S. Clark. Edition First. Publisher Princeton University Press. Pages 632. Price £38.95/£11.95. ISBN 9780691121789/2625.

Authors A. F. Zuur, E. N. Ieno and G. M. Smith. Edition First. Publisher Springer Verlag. Pages 672. Price £54.00. ISBN 9780387459677.

Author R. A. Lockshin. Edition First. Publisher Springer Verlag. Pages 440. Price £54.00. ISBN 9781402060984.

Plant Systematics: A Phylogenetic Approach. Authors Walter S. Judd, Christopher S. Campbell, Elizabeth A. Kellogg, Peter F. Stevens and Michael J. Donoghue. Edition Third. Publisher Sinauer Associates. Pages 620. Price £63.99. ISBN 9780878934072.

Raquel A. G. Reyes explores the fascinating world of the human senses and their cultural diversity

Author Paul Young. Edition Second. Publisher Palgrave Macmillan. Pages 120. Price £12.99. ISBN 9781429201780.

The Origins of Genome Architecture. Author Michael Lynch. Edition First. Publisher Sinauer Associates. Pages 389. Price £39.99. ISBN 9780878934843.

Introduction to Genetic Analysis. Authors Anthony J. F. Griffiths, Susan R. Wessler, Richard C. Lewontin and Sean B. Carroll. Edition Ninth. Publisher Palgrave Macmillan. Pages 800. Price £44.99. ISBN 9780716799023.

New protocols require grant-seekers to show that they will apply 3Rs rigorously, Zoe Corbyn writes

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Jules Pretty weighs up the arguments for GMO solutions to Africa's continuing agricultural crisis

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The EPSRC will devote £8m to enquiry spanning the physics-life sciences divide. Zoe Corbyn reports

Chris McManus considers claims that finger-length ratios point to individual and sex differences

MRC distributes £15m to help turn discoveries into applications that advance patient care. Zoe Corbyn reports