Foundations of Modern Biology: Genetics, Evolution, and Ethics (Grade levels 7-10)

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How’s your “biological literacy”? Immerse yourself in the history of science and learn the fundamentals of evolutionary biology while exploring the cultural context of its development. Explore Mendel’s principles of classical genetics, and investigate Darwin’s theory of natural selection. While reading historical monographs and period literature, examine the philosophical and ethical quandaries that arise alongside modern evolutionary thought. Explore science Web sites and complete interactive quizzes. See why these theories still drive our scientific research and fuel our debates today. Accompanying texts sold separately.

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Windows 98 or higher 450 MHz Intel Pentium II processor (or equivalent) and higher IE 6 or higher, Firefox 1 or higher, Netscape 7 or higher, AOL 9 or higher, Opera 7.11 or higher 128 MB RAM 1024x768/ True colors 16x CD-ROM	Mac OS X 10 or higher PowerPC G3 500 MHz or higher Intel 1.83 GHz or higher Safari 1 or later or Firefox 1 or later (IE no supported) 128MB RAM Mac OS 9 is not supported

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Foundations of Modern Biology Textbook, by Solomon, Berg, and Martin from Cengage Learning: ISBN 0495479136 ($23.95) e-commerce hyperlink coming soon
Foundations of Modern Biology Reader, assembled by Theodore Varno from Cengage Learning: ISBN ($18) e-commerce hyperlink and ISBN coming soon
The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells: ISBN 0141-43997-1 ($9)