Biology Today
An Issues Approach
McGraw-Hill Inc.,US (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
533 pages
978-0-07-042629-0 (ISBN)
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Description
Intended for a first-year course in general or non-majors biology, this textbook represents an attempt to get away from the tradition of weighty encyclopaedic works by using an issues-oriented approach to the teaching of biology, one that emphasizes coherent understanding of selected issues. Coverage of each issue will also include its social context, both historical and contemporary. This book builds a good foundation for upper level courses by teaching all the basics necessary for understanding advanced material while fostering their understanding of biology as a process of discovery.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
Illustrations (some col.), maps
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Weight
940 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-042629-0 (9780070426290)
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Eli C. Minkoff | Pamela J. Baker
Biology Today an Issues Approach
Book
10/2000
2nd Edition
CRC Press
€78.28
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Content
Biology as a science; ethical and social decision-making; human genes and genomes; evolution; variation among human populations; the population explosion; sociobiology and reproductive strategies; nutrition and health; cancer and cancer therapy; brain functions and malfunctions; drugs and drug addiction; mind-body healing; AIDS and HIV; bioengineering; plants and crop production; biodiversity, extinction and endangered habitats; threat to the atmosphere.