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Asimov's guide to science : volume 2, the biological sciences

by Isaac Asimov

An accessible introduction to the chemistry of life and living cells, tracing the evolutionary family tree of the animal world. The work also explores the complexities of human behaviour and the brain.

Accession 14365 ISBN 0140219137 Publisher Penguin
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