Life: the Science of Biology: Cell and Heredity v. 1, Chapters 1-20

by WilliamK.Purves (Author), Gordon H . Orians (Author), H.CraigHeller (Author), David Sadava (Author), David M . Hillis (Author)

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  Paperback
  2007

  $8.27

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  Paperback
  2010

  $3.29

  Innovative, authoritative, and captivating - Life is the most balanced experimentally-based biology text available. It offers an engaging and coherent presentation of the fundamentals of biology by describing the landmark experiments that revealed them. The ninth edition remains at the cutting edge of the subject through new authorship, new experimental content, more real-life examples, enhanced art, and new media tools. It also contains three new chapters on increasingly important topics: Nucleic Acids and the Origin of Life, Genomes, and Interaction Ecology. The book is supported by a companion website (www.whfreeman.com/thelifewire9e), which offers a wide variety of study tools to help revise effectively: Interactive Summaries, Animated Tutorials, Activities, Interactive Tutorials, Working with Data, Experiment Links, Flashcards, Key Terms, Suggested Readings, Tree of Life, Glossary, Math for Life, Survival Skills, and a Statistics Primer.

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  Hardcover
  2003

  $3.29

  This is an authoritative introductory text that presents biological concepts through the research that revealed them. Life covers the full range of topics with an integrated experimental focus that flows naturally from the narrative. This approach helps to bring the drama of classic and cutting-edge research to the classroom, but always in the context of reinforcing core ideas and the innovative scientific thinking behind them. Students will experience biology not just as a litany of facts or a highlight reel of experiments, but as a rich, coherent discipline. The new edition contains new chapters and essays, an enhanced art programme, and standard setting media and supplements.