50 Biology Ideas You Really Need to Know

JV Chamary (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

2024
Greenfinch (Verlag)
978-1-5294-3843-7 (ISBN)

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Everything you need to know about the most cutting-edge theories in biology.

Master the biology ideas that shape our living world.

In a series of 50 accessible essays, JV Chamary introduces and explains the fundamental processes, ideas and theories that are vital to life on Earth.

From the mysteries of sex and sleep to mass extinction and immunity, 50 Biology Ideas You Really Need to Know is a complete introduction to the most important biology concepts
in history.

Contents include: Evolution, Genes, Homeostasis, Endosymbiosis, Sex, Multicellularity, Nerves, Genetic Drift, Speciation, Convergent Evolution, Pollination, Mimicry, Laws of Inheritance, DNA, Alternative Splicing, Viruses, Epigenetics, Photosynthesis, Cancer, Differentiation, Regeneration, Morphogenesis, Memory, Sleep, Ageing, Consciousness and the Gaia Hypothesis.

Dr J.V. Chamary is a biologist and award-winning science journalist. He studied biology at Imperial College London and has a PhD in evolutionary genetics from the University of Bath. Keen to tell engaging stories about science, he switched from academia to journalism and spent five years at Focus, the BBC's popular science magazine, where he wrote articles on everything from gay genes and internet memes to the science of death and the origin of life.

Erscheinungsdatum	22.08.2024
Reihe/Serie	50 Ideas You Really Need to Know series
Sprache	englisch
Maße	110 x 176 mm
Gewicht	140 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
ISBN-10	1-5294-3843-8 / 1529438438
ISBN-13	978-1-5294-3843-7 / 9781529438437
Zustand	Neuware