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Venom : The Secrets of Nature's Deadliest Weapon, Paperback by Jenner, Ronald...
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- ISBN
- 9781588344540
- Book Title
- Venom : the Secrets of Nature's Deadliest Weapon
- Item Length
- 9.1in
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Genre
- Nature, Science, Medical
- Topic
- Animals / Wildlife, Pharmacology, Animals / General, Life Sciences / Zoology / General
- Item Width
- 6.9in
- Item Weight
- 20.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 208 Pages
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Venom brings readers face to face with some of the most dangerous creatures on the planet, including jellyfish, snakes, and wasps, as it uncovers the story of venom. The book explores how venom is used for predation, defense, competition, and communication by an incredible diversity of species. It examines the unique methods that these species have evolved to create and deliver their deadly toxins. The book traces venom back to its origin in early jellyfish and sea anemones, and reveals how venoms have evolved dozens of times independently all across the animal kingdom since that time. And finally, it examines the relationships between these dangerous creatures and humans. Humans have not only learned to live with them, but also to benefit from them: scientists increasingly are harnessing the power of venom to create new drugs, treatments, and anti-venoms.
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Publisher
Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
ISBN-10
1588344541
ISBN-13
9781588344540
eBay Product ID (ePID)
239686995
Product Key Features
Book Title
Venom : the Secrets of Nature's Deadliest Weapon
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Animals / Wildlife, Pharmacology, Animals / General, Life Sciences / Zoology / General
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Nature, Science, Medical
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.1in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
6.9in
Item Weight
20.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Qp632.V46j36 2017
Reviews
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Venom researchers Jenner and Undheim record the stunning, often beautiful diversity of the world's venomous species and the parallel evolution of poisons and venoms in this generously illustrated--and shudder-inducing--volume. The authors carefully convey substantial physiological, chemical, and ethological information about the functions of nature's aggressive pharmacopeia, which has evolved numerous times for predation, defense, and other more surprising uses. Jenner and Undheim devote a chapter to venoms used for human medicine, but focus mostly on the natural roles venoms play in their particular environments. The authors make plain that the study of venomous creatures is worthwhile in its own right and that researchers can learn lessons relevant to human physiology by studying the function of venom at the systems and molecular levels. However, they never imply that the value of these astonishingly well-targeted chemical cocktails derives from their potential service to the human world. The text itself is well-balanced, even occasionally bland, and the authors largely refrain from introducing their own emotional reactions, except in defending animal experimentation. The book is well suited to inspire budding biologists, while discussions about lethal capacity and stories of researchers bitten intentionally or unintentionally will still satisfy the curious thrill seeker. Color photos. (Oct.)
Copyright Date
2017
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2017-024683
Dewey Decimal
615.9/42
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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