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• Part 1 From Molecules to Humankind
• 1 Life in the Balance: An Introduction to Human Biology(p. 1)
• 2 The Chemistry of Life(p. 24)
• 3 The Life of the Cell(p. 39)
• Part 2 The Human Organism: Structure and Function of the Human Body
• 4 Principles of Structure and Function(p. 74)
• 5 Nutrition and Digestion(p. 101)
• 6 The Circulatory System(p. 133)
• 7 The Blood(p. 155)
• 8 The Immune System(p. 168)
• 9 The Vital Exchange: Respiration(p. 201)
• 10 The Urinary System: Ridding the Body of Wastes and Maintaining Homeostasis(p. 221)
• 11 The Nervous System: Integration, Coordination, and Control(p. 239)
• 12 The Senses(p. 272)
• 13 The Skeleton and Muscles(p. 299)
• 14 The Endocrine System(p. 320)
• Part 3 Heredity and Reproduction
• 15 Chromosomes, Cell Division, and Cancer(p. 343)
• 16 Principles of Human Heredity(p. 365)
• 17 Molecular Genetics: How Genes Work and How Genes are Controlled(p. 393)
• 18 Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology: Science, Ethics, and Society(p. 414)
• 19 Human Reproduction(p. 428)
• 20 Human Development and Aging(p. 461)
• Part 4 Evolution and Ecology
• 21 Evolution: Five Billion Years of Change(p. 485)
• 22 Tracing Our Roots: The Story of Human Evolution(p. 510)
• 23 Principles of Ecology: Understanding the Economy of Nature(p. 523)
• 24 Environmental Issues: Population, Pollution, and Resources(p. 546)

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Daniel D. Chiras holds a Ph.D. in physiology and teaches courses on sustainability and environmental health at the universities of Colorado and Denver. He is also an avid musician, organic gardener, river runner, and bicyclist. He lives with his family in a passive solar/solar electric, straw bale, and rammed tire house in Evergreen, Colorado.