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For courses in human biology   Explore Human Biology in Relation to Current Issues Through his teaching, his textbook, and his online blog, award-winning teacher Michael D. Johnson sparks interest in human biology by connecting basic biology to real-world issues that are relevant to students’ lives.  Using a storytelling approach and extensive online support, Human Biology: Concepts and Current Issues 8th Edition not only demystifies how the human body works but also drives students to become a better, more discerning consumer of health and science information.  Each chapter opens with Johnson’s popular “Current Issues” essays, and within each chapter, “BlogInFocus” references direct readers to his frequently-updated blog for breaking human biology-related news.   The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you'll gain instant access to this eBook. Time limit The eBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your digital ebook products whilst you have your Bookshelf installed.

Human Biology: Concepts and Current Issues, Global Edition

• Brief contents


• Title page


• Copyright page


• About the author


• Contents


• Preface


• Keep current in biology


• Engage with high interest essays


• Connect concepts and applications to everyday life


• Support for studentsany time, anywhere


• Chapter-specific changes


• Acknowledgments


• 1 Human Biology, Science and Society


• Current issue mandatory childhood vaccinations


• 1.1 The characteristics of life


• 1.2 How humans fit into the natural world


• Living things are grouped according to their characteristics


• The defining features of humans


• Mj?s bloginfocus


• Human biology can be studied on any level of biological organization


• 1.3 Science is both a body of knowledge and a process


• The scientific method is a process for testing ideas


• Health & wellness the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant bacteria


• Designing and conducting the experiment


• Making the findings known


• Mj?s bloginfocus


• A well-tested hypothesis becomes a theory


• 1.4 Sources of scientific information vary in style and quality


• 1.5 Learning to be a critical thinker


• Become a skeptic


• Learn how to read graphs


• Appreciate the value of statistics


• Distinguish anecdotes from scientific evidence


• Separate facts from conclusions


• Understand the difference between correlation and causation


• Mj?s bloginfocus


• 1.6 The role of science in society


• Science improves technology and the human physical condition


• Science has limits


• The importance of making informed choices


• Mj?s bloginfocus


• 2 The Chemistry of Living Things


• Current issue functional foods and dietary supplements?safe and effective?