Eric P Widmaier: 2 books
The Stuff of Life
Profiles of the Molecules That Make Us Tick
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2003
In The Stuff of Life , Eric P. Widmaier deconstructs the fundamental processes of the human body and focuses on those vital biological substances that aren't particularly well understood. By examining the blueprints that dictate what we are, Widmaier answers questions, including:
- Why are...
Why Geese Don't Get Obese (And We Do)
How Evolution's Strategies for Survival Affect Our Everyday Lives
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 1999
What drives us to eat and accounts for different appetites? Why is breathing at high altitudes easy for birds and difficult for humans? Why do animals have two sets of sensory organs--eyes, ears, nostrils, etc...?
In Why Geese Don't Get Obese, physiologist Eric Widmaier describes the astonishing...