Foundations Of Modern Biology Series

Author : Bruce Wallace
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330296806
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (968 download)

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Download or read book Adaptation written by Bruce Wallace and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-24 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Adaptation The science of biology today is not the same science of fifty, twenty-five, or even ten years ago. Today's accelerated pace of research, aided by new instruments, techniques, and points of view, imparts to biology a rapidly changing character as discoveries pile one on top of the other. All of us are aware, however, that each new and important discovery is not just a mere addition to our knowledge; it also throws our established beliefs into question, and forces us constantly to reap-praise and often to reshape the foundations upon which biology rests. An adequate presentation of the dynamic state of modern biology is, therefore, a formidable task and a challenge worthy of our best teachers. The authors of this series believe that a new approach to the organization of the subject matter of biology is urgently needed to meet this challenge, an approach that introduces the student to biology as a growing, active science, and that also permits each teacher of biology to determine the level and the structure of his own course. A single textbook cannot provide such flexibility, and it is the authors' strong conviction that these student needs and teacher prerogatives can best be met by a series of short, inexpensive, well-written, and well-illustrated books so planned as to encompass those areas of study central to an understanding of the content, state, and direction of modern biology. The Foundations of Modern Biology Series represents the translation of these ideas into print, with each volume being complete in itself yet at the same time serving as an integral part of the series as a whole. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.