In The Stuff of Life , Eric P. Widmaier deconstructs the fundamental processes of the human body and focuses on those vital biological substances that aren't particularly well understood. By examining the blueprints that dictate what we are,...

What drives us to eat and accounts for different appetites?  Why is breathing at high altitudes easy for birds and difficult for humans?  Why do animals have two sets of sensory organs--eyes, ears, nostrils, etc...?   In Why Ge...