Pump

Pump

by Schutt, Bill

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"Fascinating . . . Surprising entertainment, combining deep learning with dad jokes . . . [Schutt] is a natural teacher with an easy way with metaphor."? The Wall Street Journal In this lively, unexpected look at the hearts?of animals?from fish to bats to humans?American Museum of Natural History zoologist?Bill Schutt tells an incredible story of?evolution and scientific progress. We join Schutt on a tour from the origins?of circulation, still evident in microorganisms?today, to the tiny hardwo…

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  • Full title :Pump / Bill Schutt.

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"Fascinating . . . Surprising entertainment, combining deep learning with dad jokes . . . [Schutt] is a natural teacher with an easy way with metaphor."? The Wall Street Journal In this lively, unexpected look at the hearts?of animals?from fish to bats to humans?American Museum of Natural History zoologist?Bill Schutt tells an incredible story of?evolution and scientific progress. We join Schutt on a tour from the origins?of circulation, still evident in microorganisms?today, to the tiny hardworking pumps?of worms, to the golf-cart-size hearts of blue?whales. We visit beaches where horseshoe?crabs are being harvested for their blood,?which has properties that can protect humans?from deadly illnesses. We learn that?when temperatures plummet, some frog?hearts can freeze solid for weeks, resuming?their beat only after a spring thaw. And we?journey with Schutt through human history,?too, as philosophers and scientists hypothesize,?often wrongly, about what makes our?ticker tick. Schutt traces humanity?s cardiac?fascination from the ancient Greeks and?Egyptians, who believed that the heart contains?the soul, all the way up to modern-day?laboratories, where scientists use animal?hearts and even plants as the basis for many?of today?s cutting-edge therapies. Written with verve and authority, weaving?evolutionary perspectives with cultural history,? Pump shows us this mysterious organ in?a completely new light.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2021.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Algonquin Books
  • Place of Publication:S.I
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2021.

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  • Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781643752143, 1643752146
  • oclc:on1289525551

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History Nonfiction Science

Writers

Schutt, Bill

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