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The simplest guide to the science of life ever

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 muchhyped breakthroughs reported in the media Packed with fascinating facts How Biology Works demystifies both the core biology that may have eluded us at school and the cuttingedge life science that makes the news answering the questions that spark our curiosity

Building from lifes 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 stemcell research is achieving and how our immune systems boosted by vaccines are in an arms race with evermutating viruses and other pathogens

Let How Biology Works guide you through the maze of life science Please see the digital library to access the accompanying PDF
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