50 Biology Ideas You Really Need to Know is your guide to the most
significant and stimulating questions in the study of life. Why do
species evolve? Can characteristics be inherited without DNA? Are
all organisms made of cells? What makes us human? This book
provides succinct answers to all these questions, and many more, in
50 lucid and engaging essays that cover both classic experiments
and the latest research. From the mysteries of sex and sleep, from
mass extinction to immunity, 50 Biology Ideas You Really Need to
Know will open your eyes to the fundamental processes that are
vital to life on Earth, including how genes control the growth and
behaviour of living things, how a body develops from a single cell,
and how environmental forces create natural diversity through
evolution. Featuring key concepts explained in simple terms, and
with clear diagrams and timelines showing major scientific
discoveries within their historical context, this book will give
you a complete overview of a fascinating subject. 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.
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