Discover everything you need to know about biology, with the
simplest most visual guide to the science of life. How do vaccines
work? What is special about stem cells? How did we evolve from
bacteria? The science of life can be dauntingly complex, and it can
be hard to separate "good" science from "bad", fundamental truths
from the much-hyped breakthroughs reported in the media. With
clear, easy-to-understand graphics and packed with fascinating
facts, How Biology Works demystifies both the core biology that may
have eluded us at school, and the cutting-edge life science that
makes the news, answering the questions that spark our curiosity.
With power to every page, this striking science book: - Is
illustrated entirely by specially commissioned, boldly coloured,
distinctive, flat, vector graphics that explain each topic clearly
and engagingly. - Supports the curriculum up to GCSE, but also
includes some higher-level topics and cutting-edge biology that
makes the news. - Uses clear, distinctive, eye-catching graphics to
make even complex biology easy to understand. -Offers a practical,
no-nonsense approach to each subject. Building from life's
fundamental ingredients, such as carbon and water, the book
explains chemical processes in living cells, controlled by the
ultimate biochemical, DNA. It shows how DNA is made of units called
genes, which are shuffled in each generation of offspring, leading
to variation and evolution. It covers topics from school biology,
such as how plants work and how animals, including humans, work,
and goes on to ecology and biotechnology. Beyond school science,
however, it covers the background to the latest medical technology
and biotechnology: how gene therapy works, what stem-cell research
is achieving, and how our immune systems, boosted by vaccines, are
in an arms race with ever-mutating viruses and other pathogens. At
DK, we believe in the power of discovery. So why stop there? How
Biology Works is part of DK's widely successful How Stuff Works
series. Discover the inner workings of the mind with How the Brain
Works, succeed in all things science with How Science Works and
discover the cosmos like you've never known before with How Space
Works. Whatever topic sparks your interests, there's a plethora of
knowledge to discover!
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