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Venomous : how Earth's deadliest creatures mastered biochemistry

Wilcox, Christie 1985- (author.).

Summary: "Biologist 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"--Dust jacket flap.

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  • ISBN: 0374283370
  • ISBN: 9780374283377
  • Physical Description: xiii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016, ©2016.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Masters of physiology -- Death becomes them -- On mongeese and men -- To the pain -- Bleed it out -- All the better to eat you with -- Don't move -- Mind games -- Lethal lifesavers.

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Subject: Venom
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Albright Memorial Library 572 WILCOX (Text) 50686015107902 Storage Available -
Cambria County Library 572 W667v (Text) 85131001544007 CACM Non-Fiction Available -
Indian Valley Public Library 576 Wilcox Nature (Text) 39427103134862 Nonfiction Room: Adult Nonfiction Checked Out 05/04/2024
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