Biology. /

Robinson, Richard, ed.

Biology. / Richard Robinson, editor in chief. - New York : Macmillan Reference USA, c2002. - 4 v. : col. 29 cm.

Discusses almost every aspect of the human system, including bones, brains, and behavior. Special attention is given to health issues like smoking, alcohol, sexually-transmitted diseases, etc. Features animal physiology and plant physiology. Examines major environmental challenges which include global climate change, extinction, desertification, human population, and others. Also traces the links between ecology and evolution.Also includes metric measurement,and conversion table,geologic timescale,diagrams of animal cell, and a plant cell, illustration of the structure of DNA nucleotides,detail of DNA nucleotides pairing up across double helix,and a comparison of the molecular structure of DNA and RNA.


Biology