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LIGHT & LIFE : An engrossing and enlightening exploration of biological clocks, ancient sun-gods, and creatures that glow in the dark
_____________________________________________________________Michael Gross 2002 153 pages
Stimulating book, chock full of interesting information. Like for example did you know this...(Taken from a section entitled A LENS IS FOR LIFE.
" The eye lens is a rather intriguing tissue. You probably know that cells are rubbed off your skin all the time, to be replaced by new cells growing from the deeper layers of the skin. Similarly, most tissues have a certain turnover rate, replacing dying cells with fresh ones. Not so the eye lens. It keeps growing at a very slow pace from the inside out, but never replaces any of the old cells or even their proteins. Even the very first lens that forms during fetal development will stay intact for a lifetime, possibly for a century. Their metabolism will be all but closed down, so you could call them dead cells, but they still manage to keep their transparency, which is their most important function"
Ever wonder why no matter how fast you go you still can't run over those big black birds who dine on roadkill and wait until the very last moment of your hell-for-leather approach before they leisurely flap off?
Ever wonder why the penis of the human male stands erect each morning?
These questions and much more are answered in this most excellent book. >> FOUR STARS<<
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