Blue genes and polyester plants : 365 more surprising scientific facts, breakthroughs, and discoveries
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Blue genes and polyester plants : 365 more surprising scientific facts, breakthroughs, and discoveries
John Wiley ,c1997
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
What is the world's largest single-celled organism?
What type of grass can support more weight per square inch thanconcrete?
What male mammal makes breast milk?
Why are dancing cockroaches so fascinating to mathematicians?
Get ready to find out fascinating facts about everything from blueroses and deep earthquakes to singing sand dunes and tickinghourglasses. Blue Genes and Polyester Plants takes you on a livelytour of the universe's astonishing oddities and extremes. Based oncutting-edge scientific research, here are hundreds of juicytidbits culled from every corner of science--including biology,medicine, engineering, technology, zoology, chemistry, andastronomy. This exciting overview of modern science is sure toinform, entertain, and astound.
Table of Contents
Engineering and Technology.
Medicine and Health.
Ecology and Animal Behavior.
Zoology and Animal Physiology.
Plant Science.
Earth Sciences.
The Molecules of Life.
Chemistry.
Astronomy.
Physics.
Mathematics and Computers.
Recommended Reading.
Index.
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