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Life: The Science of Biology

by David E. Sadava, Gordon H. Orians, William K. Purves, H. Craig Heller, David Hillis, David M. Hillis · 2006 · 1121 pages

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Co-published by Sinauer Associates, Inc., and W. H. Freeman and Company. Visit theLife, Eighth Edition preview site.

LIFE HAS EVOLVED. . .from its original publication to this dramatically revitalized Eighth Edition. LIFE has always shown students how biology works, offering an engaging and coherent presentation of the fundamentals of biology by describing the landmark experiments that revealed them. This edition builds on those strengths and introduces several innovations.

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As with previous editions, the Eighth Editionwill also be available in three paperback volumes:

* Volume I: The Cell and Heredity, Chapters 1-20

* Volume II: Evolution, Diversity and Ecology, Chapters 1, 21-33, 52-57

* Volume III: Plants and Animals, Chapters 1, 34-51

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Subject
scienceeducation
Themes
medical
Audience
adult
Length
epic · 1121 pages

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