Venomous : how Earth's deadliest creatures mastered biochemistry / Christie Wilcox.
"Biologist Christie Wilcox investigates and illuminates the animals of our nightmares, arguing that they hold the keys to a deeper understanding of evolution, adaptation, and immunity. She reveals just how venoms function and what they do to the human body. With Wilcox as our guide, we encounte...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2016.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "Biologist Christie Wilcox investigates and illuminates the animals of our nightmares, arguing that they hold the keys to a deeper understanding of evolution, adaptation, and immunity. She reveals just how venoms function and what they do to the human body. With Wilcox as our guide, we encounter a jellyfish with tentacles covered in stinging cells that can kill humans in minutes; a two-inch caterpillar with toxic bristles that trigger hemorrhaging; and a stunning blue-ringed octopus capable of inducing total paralysis"--Dust jacket flap. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-222) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780374283377 0374283370 |