Life at the Extremes
Author | : Frances Ashcroft |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2002-03-18 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780520234208 |
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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.