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9780805074376

The Stuff of Life Profiles of the Molecules That Make Us Tick

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  • ISBN13:

    9780805074376

  • ISBN10:

    0805074376

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-09-01
  • Publisher: Holt Paperbacks

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Summary

InThe Stuff of Life ,Eric P. Widmaier deconstructs the fundamental processes of the human body and focuses on those vital biological substances that aren't particularly well understood. By examining the blueprints that dictate what we are, Widmaier answers questions, including: - Why are some fats worse than others? - Is cholesterol actually good for anything? - How does the stomach digest food? - Why do we need to breathe and why can't we hold our breath for very long? - How does a single carbon atom contribute to the difference between a man and a woman? - Where does our energy come from? The Stuff of Lifeanswers these and many more common questions about how the body works in a concise, easy-to-read handbook complete with illustrations.

Author Biography

Eric Widmaier is the author of Why Geese Don't Get Obese and is a professor of biology at Boston University. He has written numerous articles for scientific and nonscientific publications. He lives in Boston, Massachusettes.

Table of Contents

Preface xiii
The Blueprints
1(18)
Energy: Why Sugar and Fat Aren't All Bad
19(18)
Digestion: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
37(10)
Salt and Water: Keeping a Balance
47(10)
Gases in a Sea of Water
57(14)
The Framework
71(14)
Sex and Hormones
85(20)
The Brain: Perception and Behavior
105(16)
Afterword 121(4)
Acknowledgments 125(2)
Index 127

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