How Biology Works

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Discovereverythingyouneedtoknowaboutbiology,withthesimplestmostvisualguidetothescienceoflife.Howdovaccineswork?Whatisspecialaboutstemcells?Howdidweevolvefrombacteria?Thescienceoflifecanbedauntinglycomplex,anditcanbehardtoseparate“good“sciencefrom“bad“,fundamentaltruthsfromthemuch-hypedbreakthroughsreportedinthemedia.Withclear,easy-to-understandgraphicsandpackedwithfascinatingfacts,HowBiologyWorksdemystifiesboththecorebiologythatmayhaveeludedusatschool,andthecutting-edgelifesciencethatmakesthenews,answeringthequestionsthatsparkourcuriosity.Withpowertoeverypage,thisstrikingsciencebook:-Isillustratedentirelybyspeciallycommissioned,boldly-colored,distinctive,flat,vectorgraphicsthatexplaineachtopicclearlyandengagingly.-Usesclear,distinctive,eye-catchinggraphicstomakeevencomplexbiologyeasytounderstand.-Offersapractical,no-nonsenseapproachtoeachsubject.Buildingfromlife’sfundamentalingredients,suchascarbonandwater,thebookexplainschemicalprocessesinlivingcells,controlledbytheultimatebiochemical,DNA.ItshowshowDNAismadeofunitscalledgenes,whichareshuffledineachgenerationofoffspring,leadingtovariationandevolution.Itcoverstopicsfromschoolbiology,suchashowplantsworkandhowanimals,includinghumans,work,andgoesontoecologyandbiotechnology.Beyondschoolscience,however,itcoversthebackgroundtothelatestmedicaltechnologyandbiotechnology:howgenetherapyworks,whatstem-cellresearchisachieving,andhowourimmunesystems,boostedbyvaccines,areinanarmsracewithever-mutatingvirusesandotherpathogens.AtDK,webelieveinthepowerofdiscovery.Sowhystopthere?HowBiologyWorksispartofDK’swidelysuccessfulHowStuffWorksseries.DiscovertheinnerworkingsofthemindwithHowtheBrainWorks,succeedinallthingssciencewithHowScienceWorksanddiscoverthecosmoslikeyou’veneverknownbeforewithHowSpaceWorks.Whatevertopicsparksyourinterests,there’saplethoraofknowledgetodiscover!


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