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Venomous : how Earth's deadliest creatures mastered biochemistry
Wilcox, Christie, 1985-2017
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Christie Wilcox investigates and illuminates the animals of our nightmares, arguing that they hold the keys to a deeper understanding of evolution, adaptation and immunity. She reveals just how venoms function and what they do to the human body. With Wilcox as our guide, we encounter a jellyfish with tentacles covered in stinging cells that can kill humans in minutes; a two-inch caterpillar with toxic bristles that trigger hemorrhaging; and a stunning blue-ringed octopus capable of inducing total paralysis.
Main title:
Venomous : how Earth's deadliest creatures mastered biochemistry / Christie Wilcox.
Author:
Wilcox, Christie, 1985-, author
Imprint:
New York : Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017.
Collation:
256 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9780374537104 (pbk)
Dewey class:
572
LC class:
QL100
Language:
English
BRN:
2036088