This is a new introduction for readers who wish to know more about the science that is changing our world.
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Burton Guttman is a Professor of Biology at The Evergreen State College, Washington, USA.
...written in an accessible way, with a most interesting discussion of how the field...developed throughout history. There are wonderful and eclectic references to literature and the mythologies of ancient cultures. -- Barbara Lloyd McMichael, Bookmonger
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