New Chapter Stories
• NASA’s 2012 Curiosity Mission (Ch. 2, Chemistry and Molecules of Life)
• Latest global malnutrition treatments (Ch. 4, Nutrition, Metabolism, Enzymes)
• Discovery and development of cancer blockbuster taxol (Ch. 9, Cell Division and Mitosis)
• Latest stem cell technology, including organ printing (Ch. 13, Stem Cells and Cell Differentiation)
• How urban environments affect animals (Ch. 15, Nonadaptive Evolution and Speciation)
• Greenburg, KS, rebuilding green after destroyed by a tornado (Ch. 24, Ecosystem Ecology)
New Physiology Chapters
• A 30-year heart study in Bogalusa, Louisiana, is the setting for covering the cardiovascular system
• A look at elite athletes training in high altitude is the setting for covering the respiratory system
New Milestones
Each unit features at least one Milestone highlight of an historical important discovery. New to this edition:
• Scientific Rebel about Lynn Margulis and the theory of endosymbiosis
• Progress or Poison? about Rachel Carson and the environmental movement
• Stumbling On a Cure about Frederick Banting, Charles Best, and the discovery of insulin
New! Electronic Instructors Guide
This new teaching tool moves the traditional wraparound annotated teacher’s edition into a convenient interactive environment, enhancing an electronic version of the text with teaching tips, classroom activities, and links in the margins of the screen, just where they will be the most helpful.
New Pedagogy
• New chapter-opening Driving Questions linked with end-of-chapter questions give students a fresh way to focus on the essential ideas of the chapter
• New! More to Explore links lead students to Web sites and articles with additional information about the chapter’s story
• New! Interpreting Data questions ask students to analyze data in tables, charts, or graphs and draw their own conclusions about their meaning
• New! Bring It Home questions ask students to think critically about biological concepts