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050			_aQH 302.5 _b.C897 2009
100			_aCullen, Katherine E.
245		0	_aEncyclopedia of life science / _cKatherine Cullen.
260			_aNew York, NY : _bFacts On File, _cc2009.
300			_a2 v. (xii, 806 p., 29 p.) : _bill. (chiefly col.), col. map _c29 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aSupports research and general interest across many areas, including biological evolution, the cell, energy and matter, and the interdependence of organisms.The set includes 12 essays, interpersed throughout the text, by guest essayist that discuss the colllapse of the honeybee population, the effects of climate change on tropical forests, the epidemic of childhood obesity, and other topical issues. Entries include addiction, biodiversity, cell communication, cloning of organisms, Darwin, Charles, environmental concerns, human-induced, gene therapy, human reproduction, Linnaeus, Carl, microscopy, nervous system, plant form and function, reproduction, Wilmut, Sir Ian. With seven appendixes, a chronology, a glossary, a bibliography of print and Web resources, Periodic Table of the Elements, chart of special metric system conversions, list of temperature conversions.
650			_aLife sciences _933802
942			_cREF
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