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Living with the stars : how the human body is connected to the life cycles of the Earth, the planets, and the stars
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schrijver, Carolus J., Author.
- Schrijver, Iris, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Exobiology--Origin.
- Exobiology.
- Life.
- Chemical elements.
- Life cycles (Biology).
- Cosmology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 'Living with the Stars' describes the many fascinating connections between the universe and the human body, which range from the makeup of DNA and human cells, growth and aging, to stellar evolution and the beginning of the universe.
- Contents:
- 1. The illusion of permanence
- 2. Dying to live
- 3. Countering wear and tear
- 4. Food for thought
- 5. Basking in solar energy
- 6. The human elements
- 7. Cycles of change
- 8. Infant atoms
- 9. The origin of elements
- 10. Cosmic rays and galactic ecology
- 11. Tails in the wind
- 12. A magnetic heartbeat
- 13. Building a home
- 14. Stardust in flux.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 10, 2015).
- ISBN:
- 9780191793615
- 0191793612
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