Biology today : an issues approach / Eli C. Minkoff and Pamela J. Baker.
By: Minkoff, Eli C
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Contributor(s): Baker, Pamela J.
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BookPublisher: New York : Garland Pub., 2004Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xv, 752 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0815341571 ; 9780815341574.Subject(s): BiologyDDC classification: 570 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Biology Today is a truly innovative introductory biology text. Designed to combine the teaching of biological concepts within the context of current societal issues, Biology Today encourages introductory biology students to think critically about the role that science plays in their world. The Third Edition has been revised and updated, and contains three new chapters: Genetic Engineering and Genomics, New Infectious Threats, and Protecting the Biosphere.
Bibliography: (pages 727-730) and index.
Biology: Science and ethics -- Genes, chromosomes and DNA -- Human genetics -- Genetic engineering and genomics -- Evolution -- Classifying nature -- Human variation -- Sociobiology -- The population explosion -- Nutrition and health -- Plants to feed the world -- Stem cells, cell division and cancer -- The nervous system and senses -- Drugs and addiction -- Mind and body -- HIV and AIDS -- New infectious threats -- Biodiversity and threatened habitats -- Protecting the biosphere.
CIT Module INTR 6013 - Core reading
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Eli C. Minkoff is Professor of Biology at Bates College. He received his bachelor's degree, Magna Cum Laude, from Columbia University and his MA and PhD from Harvard University. A member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Society for the Study of Evolution, Dr. Minkoff has published several books as well as many articles in scholarly journals and encyclopedic reference works.
Pamela J. Baker is Professor of Biology at Bates College. She holds two Bachelor of Science degrees (from the University of Wales at Swansea, Magna Cum Laude, and from Bates College, Cum Laude). She also holds an MA and PhD from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Her research focuses on the function of the immune system in bone diseases such as periodontal disease and on the investigation of new antimicrobial agents.