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xi, 613 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
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Principles of
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[Principles of science] |
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Principles of science.
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| Note |
Edition statement supplied by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Activation energy -- Active transport -- Aging -- Amino acids -- Anatomy -- Animal kingdom -- Apes to hominids -- Artificial organs -- Asexual reproduction -- Biochemical engineering -- Biochemistry -- Bioengineering -- Biology -- Bionics and biomedical engineering -- Biophysics -- Bioprocess engineering -- Biosynthetics -- Birth -- Bone and cartilage -- Brain -- Cannibalism -- Cardiology -- Cell and tissue engineering -- Cell communication -- Cell organelles -- Cell specialization -- Cell types -- Cellular respiration -- Circulatory systems of vertebrates -- Cleavage, gastrulation, and neurulation -- Cloning -- Copulation -- CRISPR-cas9 -- Cryogenics -- Death and dying -- Defense mechanisms -- Demographics -- Dentistry -- Deoxyribose nucleic acid -- Dermatology and dermatopathology -- Diffusion -- Digestion -- Digestive tract -- Diseases -- DNA analysis -- DNA/RNA synthesis -- DNA/RNA transcription -- Egg production -- Embryology -- Emotions -- Endocrine systems of vertebrates -- Endocrinology -- Endocytosis and exocytosis -- Enzyme engineering -- Eukaryotes and prokaryotes -- Evolution: animal life -- Evolution: historical perspective -- Eyes -- Fertilization -- Forensic science -- Fur and hair -- Gametogenesis -- Gastroenterology -- Gene flow -- Genetics -- Geriatrics and gerontology -- Growth -- Hematology -- Histology -- Homeostasis -- Hominids -- Homo sapiens and human diversification -- Human evolution analysis -- Human genetic engineering -- Human-computer interaction -- Hydrophilic and hydrophobic -- Hypnosis |
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Immune system -- Immunology and vaccination -- Intelligence -- Kinesiology -- Lactation -- Lactic acid fermentation -- Life spans -- Metabolic engineering -- Multicellularity -- Mutations -- Natural selection -- Neanderthals -- Nephrology -- Neural engineering -- Neurology -- Noses -- Nutrient requirements -- Obstetrics and gynecology -- Optometry -- Orthopedics -- Osmoregulation -- Osmosis -- Parisitology -- Pathology -- Placental mammals -- Polymers and monomers -- Protein synthesis -- Proteins, enzymes, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids -- Pulmonary medicine -- Reproduction -- Reproductive science and engineering -- Reproductive system of female mammals -- Reproductive system of male mammals -- Respiration and low oxygen -- Respiratory system -- RNA/protein translation -- RNAase -- Sex differences: evolutionary origin -- Sexual development -- Skin -- Smell -- Stem cell research and technology -- The Hardy-Weinberg law of genetic equilibrium -- Thermoregulation -- Tool use -- Toxicology -- Tribology -- Urology -- Virology -- Vision -- Zoology -- Glossary -- The last twenty years of Nobel prize winners in biological studies -- Body systems. |
| Summary |
Provides students and researchers with an easy-to-understand introduction to the fundamentals of biology. |
| Subject |
Biology.
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Life sciences.
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Biology (DNLM)D001695 |
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Biological Science Disciplines (DNLM)D001690 |
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Biology. (OCoLC)fst00832383
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Life sciences. (OCoLC)fst00998323
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Biology.
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks. (OCoLC)fst01423863
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Textbooks.
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| Added Author |
Crawford, Christina A., 1983- editor.
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| ISBN |
1682173240 |
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9781682173244 (hardcover) |
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