Discover everything about biology with the simplest and most visual guide to the science of life. How do vaccines work? What is special about stem cells? How did we evolve from bacteria? The science of life can be complex, and it is difficult to separate "good" science from "bad," fundamental truths from media-reported exaggerations.

With clear, comprehensible graphics and filled with interesting facts, How Biology Works demystifies both the basic biology we may have missed in school, as well as the groundbreaking life science that is new. It answers the questions that awaken our curiosity.

This impressive science book:

• Is fully illustrated with specially commissioned, boldly colored, distinctive, flat, vector graphics that explain every topic clearly and engagingly.
• Supports the curriculum up to GCSE but also includes some higher topics and groundbreaking biology.
• Uses clean, distinctive, striking graphics to make even complex biology easier to understand.
• Offers a practical, realistic approach to every topic.

Starting from the fundamental components of life, such as carbon and water, the book explains the chemical processes in living cells, controlled by the ultimate biochemical, DNA. It shows how DNA is made of units called genes, which mix in each generation of offspring, leading to variety and evolution.

It covers topics from school biology, such as how plants and animals work, including humans, and progresses to ecological and biotechnological aspects. However, going beyond school science, it covers the background to the latest medical technologies and biotechnology: how gene therapy works, what stem cell research achieves, and how our immune systems, boosted by vaccines, are in an arms race with ever-mutating viruses and other pathogens.

The book has 224 pages, with dimensions 20.3x20.3cm and is part of the How It Works series by DK. Discover the inner workings of human thought with How the Brain Works, succeed in all scientific aspects with How Science Works, and explore the universe with How Space Works. Whatever topic interests you, there is a wealth of knowledge to discover!