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Science 2000, Book Two A. J. Mee, P. Boyd, and D. Ritchie. 136 pp. London: Heinemann Educational, 1981. £2.75. ISBN 0435 575678Reviewed by Roger Lock.

Life science: groundwork in biology P. D. Riley. 160 pp. Amersham, Bucks: Hulton, 1981. £2.95. ISBN 0 7175 0865 XReviewed by G. E. Standring.

Biology for you, Book 1 C. Smallman. 144 pp. London: Hutchinson, 1981. £2.50. ISBN 0 09 14891 1Reviewed by P. Burdett.

Human biology made simple R. Barrass. London: Heinemann, 1981. £5.95/£2.95. ISBNs 434 98463 9/984647Reviewed by Jackie Hardie.

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Mushrooms and other fungi of Great Britain and Europe Roger Phillips. London: Pan Books, 1981. £6.95. ISBN 0 330 26441 9Reviewed by D. E. Odell.

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Plants and mineral salts Studies in Biology, No. 48, 2nd edn. J. F. Sutcliffe and D. A. Baker. 66 pp. London: Edward Arnold, 1981. £2.50. ISBN 0 7131 2831 3Reviewed by J. I. Williams.

Photosynthesis Studies in Biology, No. 37. 3rd edn. D. O. Hall and K. K. Rao. 84 pp. London: Edward Arnold, 1981. £2.75. ISBN 0 7131 2827 5Reviewed by R. E. Kendrick.

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Mammalian physiology, Level II P. A. Allen. 160 pp. Plymouth: Macdonald & Evans, 1981. £3.95. ISBN 7121 1283 9Reviewed by Brian N. Davies.

From cell to clone: The story of genetic engineering M. and H. Facklam. 128 pp. London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1981. £4.95. ISBN 0 15 230262 XReviewed by R. Waters.

DNA, chromatin and chromosomes E. M. Bradbury, N. Maclean and H. R. Matthews. 296 pp. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific, 1981. £9.80. ISBN 0632 00355 3Reviewed by I. J. Gibson.

The evolution of eukaryotic cells Studies in Biology, No. 131. M. A. Tribe, A. J. Morgan, and P. A. Whittaker. 60 pp. London: Edward Arnold, 1981. £1.95. ISBN 0 7131 2821 6Reviewed by K. H. Goulding.

Biochemical education Ed. C.F.A. Bryce. 219 pp. London: Croom Helm, 1981. £12.95. ISBN 0 7099 0600 5Reviewed by K. H. Goulding.

A biologist's guide to principles and techniques of practical biochemistry 2nd edn. Ed. B. L. Williams and K. Wilson. 318 pp. London: Edward Arnold, 1981. £8.50. ISBN 0 7131 2829 1Reviewed by Charles F. A. Bryce.

Rabbit A. Clarke. 31 pp. Black-Headed Gull J. Stidworthy. 29 pp. Both illustrated by J. Thompson-Steinkrauss. London: Heinemann and the British Museum (Natural History), 1981. £4.95. ISBNs 0 434 93275 2/96495 6Reviewed by Hilary Vaughan.

Invertebrate respiration Studies in Biology, No. 127. R. M. G. Wells. 71 pp. London: Edward Arnold, 1980. £2.25. ISBN 0 7131 2806 2Reviewed by K. Simkiss.

Invertebrate biology: a functional approach P. Calow. 183 pp. London: Croom Helm, 1981. £11.95/£5.95 ISBNs 0 7099 0000 7/0001 5Reviewed by K. Simkiss.

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