Life at the Extremes

Author	: Frances Ashcroft
Publisher	: Univ of California Press
Total Pages	: 354
Release	: 2002-03-18
ISBN-10	: 0520234200
ISBN-13	: 9780520234208
Rating	: 4/5 (208 Downloads)

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Download or read book Life at the Extremes written by Frances Ashcroft and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2002-03-18 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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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