Biology: Books

Early chapters cover cells and tissues and their function in health and diseases. Later chapters consider the various organ systems and their diseases.

Our organs, our hearts, blood, brains--are built from cells. The discovery of cells--and the reframing of the human body as a cellular ecosystem--announced the birth of a new kind of medicine based on the therapeutic manipulations of cells. A hip fracture, a cardiac arrest, Alzheimer's dementia, AIDS, pneumonia, lung cancer, kidney failure, arthritis, COVID pneumonia--all could be reconceived as the results of cells, or systems of cells, functioning abnormally. This book tells how scientists discovered cells, began to understand them, and are now using them to create new humans.

This book guides us through the human body--how it functions, its ability to heal itself, and (unfortunately) the ways it can fail. Full of extraordinary facts (your body made a million red blood cells since you started reading this) and irresistible anecdotes, it gives a deeper understanding of the miracle that is life.

This accessible guide takes readers on a journey to discover biology's five great building blocks, demonstrates how biology has changed and is changing the world, and reveals where research is headed next. To survive all the challenges that face the human race today - population growth, pandemics, food shortages, climate change - it is vital that we first understand what life is.

Most of us take our body for granted and are never aware of its amazing capabilities. This book reveals just how intricate and fascinating our body is. Using offbeat illustrations and concise text, the book examines the symphony of interconnections and interdependences that keeps us alive.

Ebook available through eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) Database
This text offers all the vitals: early chapters are helpful for studying cell development and later chapters are a guide through body systems.

An OER text through Open Stax College or Open Textbook Library
This book can be valuable for use in a two-semester human anatomy and physiology course for life science and allied health majors and provides thorough coverage organized by body system.