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IN Great Britain, biology is taught in schools, usually only in secondary schools, mainly from the examination point of view, to pupils who intend to pursue the subject further at a university or are preparing for a medical career. The majority of pupils, and particularly those in elementary schools, receive little if any instruction in biology. The author of this book is convinced of the importance of a knowledge of biology to every member of the community, and no biologist at least would controvert his statement that “boys and girls who look forward to an early entrance upon occupational activities and the responsibilities of earning and spending money have as much need for the study of biology as have those who plan to go to college or the professional schools.” This book is designed to meet this pressing need, and, if somewhat novel in its treatment of the subject, is so planned as to make it a living and vital one by special emphasis on the applications of biology to human affairs at all points.
Biology and Human Life.
By Benjamin C. Gruenberg. Pp. xiv + 592 + xi. (Boston, New York and London: Ginn and Co., 1925.) 7s. 6d. net.
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Biology and Human Life . Nature 116, 743–744 (1925). https://doi.org/10.1038/116743b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/116743b0
