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MariaFuentes

MariaFuentes

My areas of greatest interest are molecular biology, genetics, evolutionary biology, medical, neuroscience, philosophy, biographies and classic literature. I'm a pretty good listener and always aim to learn something from everybody. Love nice conversations that can challenge me.

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Thompson & Thompson Genetics in Medicine: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 7e (Thompson and Thompson Genetics in Medicine) - 'Robert Nussbaum MD', 'Roderick R. McInnes MD PhD FRS(C)', 'Huntington F Willard PhD'
Thompson & Thompson Genetics in Medicine: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 7e (Thompson and Thompson Genetics in Medicine)
'Robert Nussbaum MD', 'Roderick R. McInnes MD PhD FRS(C)', 'Huntington F Willard PhD'
Case Files: Surgery (LANGE Case Files) - Eugene C. Toy, Terrence Liu, Andre Campbell
Case Files: Surgery (LANGE Case Files)
Eugene C. Toy, Terrence Liu, Andre Campbell

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What Evolution Is - Ernst Mayr
The Great Wall of China and Other Stories - Franz Kafka
The Mandarins - Simone de Beauvoir
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Thompson & Thompson Genetics in Medicine: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 7e (Thompson and Thompson Genetics in Medicine) - 'Robert Nussbaum MD', 'Roderick R. McInnes MD PhD FRS(C)', 'Huntington F Willard PhD'
Thompson & Thompson Genetics in Medicine: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 7e (Thompson and Thompson Genetics in Medicine)
'Robert Nussbaum MD', 'Roderick R. McInnes MD PhD FRS(C)', 'Huntington F Willard PhD'
Case Files: Surgery (LANGE Case Files) - Eugene C. Toy, Terrence Liu, Andre Campbell
Case Files: Surgery (LANGE Case Files)
Eugene C. Toy, Terrence Liu, Andre Campbell
January 2014
20
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What Evolution Is - Ernst Mayr
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What Evolution Is - Ernst Mayr
What Evolution Is Ernst Mayr
October 2013
12
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This is a very interesting book on psychology in which Daniel Kahneman addresses the way we think in two major systems which ...
Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman
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Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman
Thinking, Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman
October 2013
07
reviewed: Physiology: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access
I think this is my favorite book on human physiology. It is nicely and easily explained with a very practical medical approac...
Physiology [with Studentconsult.com Access] - Linda S. Costanzo
October 2013
06
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What a fantastic book I have just finished!I always find biographies very interesting and stimulating, specially those regard...
The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Mystic of the Atom - Graham Farmelo
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The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Mystic of the Atom - Graham Farmelo
The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Mystic of the Atom Graham Farmelo
September 2013
25
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Este es un gran libro para cualquier persona que trabaja o que esta relacionada con niños con trastorno del desarrollo, ya se...
Dibs in Search of Self - Virginia Mae Axline
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Dibs in Search of Self - Virginia Mae Axline
Dibs in Search of Self Virginia Mae Axline
September 2013
23
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After receiving the Nobel prize along with James Watson and Maurice Wilkins in 1962 for the elegant description of the struct...
Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist - Christof Koch
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Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist - Christof Koch
Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist Christof Koch
September 2013
21
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Following a evolutionary timescale, the authors introduce you from the "greatest story ever", the story of the genome, all th...
Regenesis: How Synthetic Biology Will Reinvent Nature and Ourselves - George M. Church;Ed Regis
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Regenesis: How Synthetic Biology Will Reinvent Nature and Ourselves - George M. Church;Ed Regis
Regenesis: How Synthetic Biology Will Reinvent Nature and Ourselves George M. Church;Ed Regis
September 2013
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Well, here are some of my thoughts after completing this book: GUNS, GERMS AND STEEL is a book that was highly criticized for...
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies - Jared Diamond
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies - Jared Diamond
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Jared Diamond
September 2013
12
reviewed: Cambio de Piel (a Change of Skin) (Narrativa Latinoamericana)
Cambio de Piel, sin duda una novela compleja. Básicamente, la historia inicia cuando sus cuatro personajes: Javier, Elizabeth...
Cambio de piel - Carlos Fuentes
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Cambio de piel - Carlos Fuentes
Cambio de piel Carlos Fuentes
September 2013
06
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I think this would be a great book for teenagers as an introduction in philosophy, in an entertaining way, or for any of thos...
Sophie's World - Jostein Gaarder
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Sophie's World - Jostein Gaarder
Sophie's World Jostein Gaarder
August 2013
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War and Peace - Henry Gifford, Aylmer Maude, Louise Maude, Leo Tolstoy
War and Peace Henry Gifford, Aylmer Maude, Louise Maude, Leo Tolstoy
August 2013
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The History of Sexuality 1: An Introduction - Michel Foucault, Robert Hurley
The History of Sexuality 1: An Introduction Michel Foucault, Robert Hurley
August 2013
12
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Case Files: Psychiatry (LANGE Case Files) - Eugene C. Toy, Debra L. Klamen
Case Files: Psychiatry (LANGE Case Files) Eugene C. Toy, Debra L. Klamen
August 2013
6
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Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science - Atul Gawande
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science Atul Gawande
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USMLE Step 3: Master the Boards - Conrad Fischer, Sonia Reichert
USMLE Step 3: Master the Boards Conrad Fischer, Sonia Reichert
July 2013
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The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt - Albert Camus
The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt Albert Camus
July 2013
15
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The Complete Stories - John Updike, Franz Kafka
The Complete Stories John Updike, Franz Kafka
July 2013
12
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Essays in Existentialism - Jean-Paul Sartre, Wade Baskin, Jean Wahl
Essays in Existentialism Jean-Paul Sartre, Wade Baskin, Jean Wahl
June 2013
29
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Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury
June 2013
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A fascinating book which integrates art and science and how they can enrich each other and lead us to a better understanding ...
The Age of Insight: The Quest to Understand the Unconscious in Art, Mind, and Brain from Vienna 1900 to the Present - Eric Kandel
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Case Files: Internal Medicine (LANGE Case Files) - Eugene C. Toy
Case Files: Internal Medicine (LANGE Case Files) Eugene C. Toy
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The Age of Insight: The Quest to Understand the Unconscious in Art, Mind, and Brain from Vienna 1900 to the Present - Eric Kandel
The Age of Insight: The Quest to Understand the Unconscious in Art, Mind, and Brain from Vienna 1900 to the Present Eric Kandel
June 2013
05
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A remarkable and elegant narrative by Simon Singh on one of the most important and magnificent scientific achievements of the...
Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe - Simon Singh
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Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe - Simon Singh
Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe Simon Singh
May 2013
26
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (B&N Classics) - Robert Louis Stevenson, Jenny Davidson
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (B&N Classics) Robert Louis Stevenson, Jenny Davidson
May 2013
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David Copperfield - Charles Dickens, Jeremy Tambling
David Copperfield Charles Dickens, Jeremy Tambling
May 2013
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Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky - Noam Chomsky, Peter R. Mitchell, John Schoeffel
Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky Noam Chomsky, Peter R. Mitchell, John Schoeffel
May 2013
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The Soul of Medicine: Tales from the Bedside - Sherwin B. Nuland
The Soul of Medicine: Tales from the Bedside Sherwin B. Nuland
May 2013
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A Short History of Medicine - Frank González-Crussí
A Short History of Medicine Frank González-Crussí
April 2013
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Something for the Pain: Compassion and Burnout in the ER - Paul Austin
Something for the Pain: Compassion and Burnout in the ER Paul Austin
April 2013
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Evidence As to Man's Place in Nature Thomas H. Huxley with Special Introduction By Selman Halabi (Barnes and Noble Library of Essential Reading) - Thomas Henry Huxley
Evidence As to Man's Place in Nature Thomas H. Huxley with Special Introduction By Selman Halabi (Barnes and Noble Library of Essential Reading) Thomas Henry Huxley
April 2013
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A History of Western Philosophy - Bertrand Russell
A History of Western Philosophy Bertrand Russell
April 2013
8
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Human Natures: Genes, Cultures, and the Human Prospect - Paul R. Ehrlich
Human Natures: Genes, Cultures, and the Human Prospect Paul R. Ehrlich
March 2013
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The Stranger - Albert Camus, Matthew Ward
The Stranger Albert Camus, Matthew Ward
March 2013
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The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Larissa Volokhonsky, Richard Pevear
The Brothers Karamazov Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Larissa Volokhonsky, Richard Pevear
February 2013
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Marie Curie and Her Daughters: The Private Lives of Science's First Family - Shelley Emling
Marie Curie and Her Daughters: The Private Lives of Science's First Family Shelley Emling
February 2013
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1984 - George Orwell, Erich Fromm
1984 George Orwell, Erich Fromm
February 2013
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain, Guy Cardwell, John Seelye
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain, Guy Cardwell, John Seelye
January 2013
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain, Guy Cardwell, John Seelye
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain, Guy Cardwell, John Seelye
January 2013
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra - Walter Kaufmann, Friedrich Nietzsche
Thus Spoke Zarathustra Walter Kaufmann, Friedrich Nietzsche
January 2013
15
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Hallucinations - Oliver Sacks
Hallucinations Oliver Sacks
January 2013
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Les Misérables - Victor Hugo, Norman MacAfee, Lee Fahnestock
Les Misérables Victor Hugo, Norman MacAfee, Lee Fahnestock
January 2013
1
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The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald
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To the Lighthouse - Virginia Woolf
To the Lighthouse Virginia Woolf
December 2012
10
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot
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What Is Life?: How Chemistry Becomes Biology - Addy Pross
What Is Life?: How Chemistry Becomes Biology Addy Pross
November 2012
23
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The Selfish Gene - Richard Dawkins
The Selfish Gene Richard Dawkins
November 2012
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales - Oliver Sacks
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales Oliver Sacks
October 2012
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Siddhartha - Hermann Hesse, Hilda Rosner
Siddhartha Hermann Hesse, Hilda Rosner
October 2012
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The Social Conquest of Earth - Edward O. Wilson
The Social Conquest of Earth Edward O. Wilson
October 2012
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Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy, David Magarshack, Priscilla Meyer
Anna Karenina Leo Tolstoy, David Magarshack, Priscilla Meyer
September 2012
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.... "What do I hope for? If not a cure, then a remission. And what do I want back? In the most beautiful apposition of two o...
Mortality - Christopher Hitchens
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How the Mind Works - Steven Pinker
How the Mind Works Steven Pinker
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Mortality - Christopher Hitchens
Mortality Christopher Hitchens
September 2012
10
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Symptoms of Unknown Origin: A Medical Odyssey - Clifton K. Meador
Symptoms of Unknown Origin: A Medical Odyssey Clifton K. Meador
September 2012
4
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Every Patient Tells a Story: Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis - Lisa Sanders
Every Patient Tells a Story: Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis Lisa Sanders
August 2012
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The Conquest of Happiness - Bertrand Russell
The Conquest of Happiness Bertrand Russell
August 2012
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The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design - Richard Dawkins
The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design Richard Dawkins
July 2012
24
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A Planet of Viruses - Carl Zimmer
A Planet of Viruses Carl Zimmer
July 2012
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Stem Cell Research: Medical Applications and Ethical Controversies (New Biology) - Joseph Panno
Stem Cell Research: Medical Applications and Ethical Controversies (New Biology) Joseph Panno
July 2012
19
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I just remembered how much I loved this book when I was a little girl!! :)
La historia interminable - Michael Ende
June 2012
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This is a perefect example of why religion and science can't get along. As a person who believes in science i felt obligated ...
Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution - Michael J. Behe
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In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind - Eric R. Kandel
In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind Eric R. Kandel
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