Murder, Magic, and Medicine
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People have always been curious about the plants and animals with which they coexist. Primitive cultures identified edible and poisonous plants largely by trial and error, and then used them for... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0198558546
ISBN13:9780198558545
Release Date:June 1994
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.97 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"
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Intriguing influence of plants and microoganisms on history.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
John Mann creatively links science and history together by referencing historical events, like the witch trials, to chemicals produced naturally by microorganisms, plants and animals. I use this book in an introductory science course to demonstrate how important natural products are in our society today -- whether the chemical is beneficial or deadly. Easy reading for the non-scientist, but factual enough for the scientist.
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