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9780815341574

Biology Today : An Issues Approach

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  • ISBN13:

    9780815341574

  • ISBN10:

    0815341571

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-12-22
  • Publisher: Garland Science

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Summary

Biology Today: An Issues Approach, Third Edition, is the original issues-oriented introductory- level general biology textbook.Biology Todayuses current issues as the context for teaching all major biological concepts from multiple levels of biological organization. In addition to its real-life appeal, this engaging approach allows for a more comprehensive view of biology as a process of discovery and helps examine the intimate connections between biological and social issues. In contrast to the segmented approach in most texts, the issues approach ofBiology Todayallows a vertical integration of levels of biological organization (molecular to ecological) organized around one topic at a time.Biology Todaystimulates critical thinking and questioning rather than memorization, and encourages students, biologists and non-biologists alike, to consider their place in the world, evaluate scientific arguments and make informed decisions affecting their own lives and the well-being ofsociety.

Author Biography

Eli C. Minkoff is Professor of Biology at Bates College.

Table of Contents

Biology: Science and Ethics
1(32)
Genes, Chromosomes, and DNA
33(30)
Human Genetics
63(32)
Genetic Engineering and Genomics
95(28)
Evolution
123(36)
Classifying Nature
159(44)
Human Variation
203(42)
Sociobiology
245(36)
The Population Explosion
281(44)
Nutrition and Health
325(40)
Plants to Feed the World
365(48)
Stem cells, Cell Division, and Cancer
413(50)
The Nervous System and Senses
463(38)
Drugs and Addiction
501(38)
Mind and Body
539(34)
HIV and AIDS
573(38)
New Infectious Threats
611(30)
Biodiversity and Threatened Habitats
641(38)
Protecting the Biosphere
679(34)
Glossary 713(14)
Credits 727(4)
Index 731

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