Which fungus is as sensitive to light as the human eye? What are
the myths and facts about the ozone hole, tanning, skin cancer, and
sunscreens? What is the effect of light on butterfly copulation?
This entertaining collection of essays explores how various
organisms -- including archaebacteria, slime molds, fungi, plants,
insects, and humans -- sense and respond to sunlight.
The essays in Peter A. Ensminger's book cover vision,
photosynthesis, and phototropism, as well as such unusual topics as
the reason why light causes beer to develop a "skunky" odor. He
introducec us to the kinds of eyes that have evolved in different
animals, including those in a species of shrimp that is ostensibly
eyeless; gives us a better appreciation of color vision; explains
how plowing fields at night may be used to control weeds; and tells
about variegate porphyria, a metabolic disease that makes people
very sensitive to sunlight and may have afflicted King George III
of England.
These engaging essays present a complicated yet fascinating
subject in an accessible way. The book will be treasured by anyone
interested in the wonders of biology.
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