Scientists have been cataloguing life for over 200 years yet there are still many thousands of undiscovered species. From a microscopic cell to the most complex mammal this intriguing book helps us to understand living things in the forms we know of and to speculate about the ones we do not. Geologists have found the fossilised remains of organisms that are over 3 billion years old almost as old as the Earth itself. These early life forms were little more than chance chemical reactions. Since then millions of different species have developed each with its own DNA pattern and means of reproduction. We human beings have developed enough to study and genetically engineer life and look for other life beyond our galaxy. Featuring historic scientific apparatus and ground-breaking experiments and discoveries Life is a unique and exciting introduction to this fascinatingly endless subject.
- ISBN10 0751361399
- ISBN13 9780751361391
- Publish Date 1 October 1998
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 8 June 2007
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Imprint Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 64
- Language English