Living with the stars : how the human body is connected to the life cycles of the Earth, the planets, and the stars
Schrijver, KarelAuthor
Schrijver, IrisContributor
Schrijver, IrisAuthor
'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.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
'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.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 10, 2015).
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.
Exobiology
Life
Chemical elements
Life cycles (Biology)
Cosmology
Biology
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Health & Biological Sciences
Physical Sciences & Mathematics
Biology - General
Astrophysics