Description |
xxiv, 936 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Molecular biology -- 3. The materials of life and their transformations -- 4. Cells- the units of life -- 5. The origins of life -- 6. The biology of development -- 7. The functions of tissues and organs -- 8. Biological structures- from molecules to man -- 9. The nervous system -- 10. The biology of behavior -- 11. What is ecology? -- 12. hereditary and evolution -- 13. The diversity of life -- 14. Digital computers and the life sciences -- 15. On feeding mankind -- 16. Science and medical practice -- 17. Renewable resources -- 18. Biology and industrial technology -- 19. Environmental health -- 20. Biology and the future of man |
Notes |
Based on the reports of 21 panels of the Survey Committee on the Life Sciences of the National Academy of Sciences--National Research Council |
Issuing Body |
Based on the reports of 21 panels of the Survey Committee on the Life Sciences of the National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council |
Subject |
Biology.
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Author |
Handler, Philip, 1917-1981, editor
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National Academy of Sciences (U.S.). Survey Committee on the Life Sciences.
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LC no. |
73083029 |
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