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Isabel Turner Branch | Non 570 Bio | On loan until: 18/May/24 |
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Isabel Turner Branch | Non 570 Bio | On loan until: 13/May/24 |
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Title Statement | The biology book / senior editors, Helen Fewster, Camilla Hallinan ; contributors, Michael Bright, Robert Dinwiddie, John Farndon [and five others]. |
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Series | Big ideas simply explained |
Additional Contributors | Farndon, John |
Dinwiddie, Robert,1953- | |
Bright, Michael | |
Hallinan, Camilla | |
Fewster, Helen | |
Publication | New York, NY: DK,2021. |
Edition | First American edition. |
Extent of Item | 336 pages |
ISBN | 9780744027389 0744027381 |
Other Number | 4002188 |
General Notes | Includes index. |
Contents | Life -- Food and energy -- Transport and regulation -- Brain and behavior -- Health and disease -- Growth and reproduction -- Inheritance -- Diversity of life and evolution -- Ecology. |
Summary | Written in plain English, The biology book is packed with short, pithy explanations of some of the most momentous ideas in science, from cell theory to evolution by natural selection and the discovery of DNA. Simple graphics, such as timelines and mind maps, support the text and make the explanation easy to follow. |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Biology--History |
Biology |