Campbell Essential Biology With Physiology Specifications
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We are living in a golden age of biology.
We are living in a golden age of biology. A large and diverse community of scientists is studying a myriad of questions that are as relevant to our lives as they are interesting: How can errors in cell growth lead to cancer? How do plants trap solar energy, and what might this teach us about global climate? How do living creatures form ecological networks, and how do human activities disrupt them? How did the great diversity of life on Earth evolve from the first microbes, and how does such evolution have an impact on human health? How do mutations in genes lead to disease? How can DNAthe molecular basis of hereditybe used in forensic investigations? These are just a few examples of how biology is woven into the fabric of society as never before. If you try, you can easily think of a dozen ways that biology affects your life each day. Welcome to the big adventure of the 21st century!