A Very Short Introduction

Pick your topic – biology, chemistry, philosophy, even history or religion – Oxford University Press have got it covered in their A Very Short Introduction series. These quick overviews combine authoritative analysis, new ideas and enthusiasm to make challenging topic easy to read and digest.

We’ve managed to get our hands on three of the newest science introductions released. In The Cell you’ll learn about the life cycle of cells; their structure; cell division and cell differentiation and eventually apoptosis.

In The Periodic Table, Eric Scerri looks at the trends and properties of the elements that led to the construction of The Periodic Table and – after displaying the variety of different tables available – debates whether there is an optimal form.

Developmental Biology covers the journey a fertilised egg can take on its journey to becoming an elephant, a fly or human looking at exactly how the egg knows what to do and how developmental biology is linked to genetics, evolution and molecular biology.

For more information on the A Very Short Introduction series visit www.oup.co.uk/vsi