The story of life : great discoveries in biology /
Carroll, Sean B.,
The story of life : great discoveries in biology / Sean B. Carroll. - xxv, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: The process of science -- Guts and glory -- Part II: First do no harm -- Heredity -- Like beads on a necklace -- Who would have guessed it? -- The secret of life -- Genes as medicine -- Part III: Evolution and the origins of biological diversity -- Great minds think alike -- An explosion of animals -- Evolution by merger -- A third form of life -- Queen of the stone age -- A little bit of neanderthal in many of us -- Part IV: Ecology -- You are who you eat -- Why is the world green? -- A rule of thumb (to save the world) -- The future on life on a hockey stick -- Part V: Physiology and medicine -- Unleashing potential -- The arsenal of immunity -- Everyone has a split personality -- Appendix A: The scientific method.
9780393631562 0393631567
2018046625
GBB925750 bnb
019245157 Uk
Biology--History.
The story of life : great discoveries in biology / Sean B. Carroll. - xxv, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: The process of science -- Guts and glory -- Part II: First do no harm -- Heredity -- Like beads on a necklace -- Who would have guessed it? -- The secret of life -- Genes as medicine -- Part III: Evolution and the origins of biological diversity -- Great minds think alike -- An explosion of animals -- Evolution by merger -- A third form of life -- Queen of the stone age -- A little bit of neanderthal in many of us -- Part IV: Ecology -- You are who you eat -- Why is the world green? -- A rule of thumb (to save the world) -- The future on life on a hockey stick -- Part V: Physiology and medicine -- Unleashing potential -- The arsenal of immunity -- Everyone has a split personality -- Appendix A: The scientific method.
9780393631562 0393631567
2018046625
GBB925750 bnb
019245157 Uk
Biology--History.