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Biology : science for life / Colleen Belk, Virginia Borden

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2004.Description: xxxi, 477 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 0130892416
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 570 22 BEL
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Contents;

UNIT ONE: GENERAL PRINCIPLES IN BIOLOGY
Can science cure the common cold?
The only diet you will ever need
Prospecting for biological gold

UNIT TWO: THE GENETIC BASIS OF LIFE
Are you only as smart as your genes?
Cancer
DNA detective
Genetic engineering

UNIT THREE: EVOLUTION
Where did we come from?
Evolving a cure for AIDs
Who am I?

UNIT FOUR: HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASES
Will mad cow disease become an epidemic
Gender and athleticism
Attention deficit disorder

UNIT FIVE: HUMANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Is earth experiencing a biodiversity crisis
Can earth support the human population

Glossary : p. 441-454 . _ Index : p. 459-477

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