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Recent advances and issues in biology
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Recent advances and issues in biology

Author: Leslie A Mertz
Publisher: Phoenix, Ariz. : Oryx Press, 2000.
Series: Oryx frontiers of science series
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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This book covers recent advances in biology within the past 4 years. Biologist and veteran science writer Leslie A. Mertz covers the past five years of advances in biology in this cutting-edge reference. Topics covered include biodiversity, ecosystem management and sustainable development, evolution, molecular biology, and genetics. Annotation. Emphasizing documents from the last three years, this reference portrays  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Leslie A Mertz
ISBN: 1573562343 9781573562348
OCLC Number: 43641198
Description: ix, 282 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Biology today -- Biodiversity -- Ecosystem management and sustainable development -- Evolution -- Molecular biology and genetics -- Social issues in biology -- Biographical sketches -- Documents, letters, and reports -- Career information -- Data and statistics -- Resources -- Organizations and associations.
Series Title: Oryx frontiers of science series
Responsibility: by Leslie A. Mertz.

Abstract:

This book covers recent advances in biology within the past 4 years. Biologist and veteran science writer Leslie A. Mertz covers the past five years of advances in biology in this cutting-edge reference. Topics covered include biodiversity, ecosystem management and sustainable development, evolution, molecular biology, and genetics. Annotation. Emphasizing documents from the last three years, this reference portrays the field both as an area of knowledge and as a profession. It discusses current issues like biodiversity, global warming, and genetic engineering, focusing on recent controversies and new research. And, it offers a sketch of the profession, including brief biographies of important contemporary biologists. Mertz is a field biologist and author.

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