The Encyclopedia of Human Biology, Second Edition provides complete coverage of the vast subject area of human biology--no other reference work available offers such a detailed and comprehensive treatment of the subject. Including more than 670 articles in 37 different biological fields, this fully revised edition features one of the most renowned editorial Advisory Boards ever assembled. The Second Edition offers more than 75% new, updated, and revised content including approximately 150 new articles. In keeping with the first editions high standards, all articles have been subjected to rigorous peer review to ensure consistent presentation of the highest quality. Unlike other encyclopedias which use numerous fragmented entries to treat a subject, the Encyclopedia examines each subject in individual, cohesive articles. Arranged alphabetically for easy access, each article--about ten pages in length-contains a brief outline, glossary of unusual terms, a short concise definition of the subject, an in-depth development of the topic, recent bibliography, extensive cross references to other articles in the Encyclopedia, and tables and illustrations including more than 100 color plates.
The Encyclopedia of Human Biology is already an important part of the collection of more than 2000 reference libraries. This Second Edition provides even greater value to the reader with its enlarged scope and updated content. It offers: Practicing scientists in all settings an up-to-date, authoritative, and reliable resource for preparing grant proposals, research papers, and background information on important, wide-ranging biological topics; College preparatory, undergraduate, and graduate students a one-stop source that will assist them with their course work, term papers, and dissertations; Researchers working in peripheral areas a concise explanation of the key issues and background reading suggestions in a given area; Educated general readers a broad spectrum of accurate, current information on all aspects of human biology.
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"...this will be the centerpiece of any biology reference collection. The set features an amazing amount of complex information in human biology and biomedicine in 670 well-defined, clearly written articles. An excellent source for learning about cell and molecular biology and genetics and their fundamental place as the building blocks of human physiology." --LIBRARY JOURNAL, 1999
"The format and illustrations are excellent and encourage browsing; and the whole series has clearly been assembled with great labour and dedication." --NATURE
"With its clear organization, comprehensive and thorough coverage, reliable and coherent information, and easy-to-access format, this eight-volume reference on human biology is a unique and valuable addition to the scientific literature... Intended for a wide audience of scientists, researchers, undergraduates and graduate students, and even general readers with a background in science, this outstanding tool is highly recommended for all libraries..." --LIBRARY JOURNAL
"The second edition is a spectacular achievement. Renato Dulbecco and a 64-member editorial advisory board have assembled a truly distinguished group of authors, among them 11 Nobel Prize winners, who have made the wonders of current human biology understandable to the layperson with an interest in science... Because it is comprehensive and extremely readable, the encyclopedia will be used to find specific information and for browsing... This encyclopedia should occupy a prominent place in college and university libraries, biomedical research institutes and well-equipped high schools." --AMERICAN SCIENTIST
"It is greatly expanded from the first edition... Teachers in areas covered by it would do well to familiarize themselves with the relevant articles, since they will certainly see much of the text again in student papers." --CHOICE
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