Life at the Extremes

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Life at the Extremes
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 350
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ISBN-10 : 9780520234208
ISBN-13 : 0520234200
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Book Synopsis Life at the Extremes by : Frances Ashcroft

Book excerpt: Explores the limits of human survival and the physiological adaptations that enable us to exist under extreme conditions. The author reviews limits to human life underwater, at high altitudes, at high speeds, at micro levels, and at freezing and hot temperatures.


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