Biology

The renowned biologist Paul Nurse explains five key biological concepts - Cell, the Gene, Evolution by Natural Selection, Life as Chemistry, and Life as Information. Nurse comments on the urgent role of biology in our time to survive the challenges that face us all today which are climate change, pandemic, loss of biodiversity and food security. It is vital that we all understand what life is.

Covers more than 1200 of Leonardo's anatomical drawings currently in print. Includes translations of Leonardo's anatomical notes which were written in his cryptic reverse handwriting.

Covers the basic principles of development, both from the standpoint of embryogenesis as well as the molecular aspects of development. Focusing on stages of development in higher organisms, the influence of gene activity on development and other current topics, this text references experimental methods throughout.