What is Life? A Guide to Biology with Physiology
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Author: Jay Phelan
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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An example of something in the world around you that could be studied using scientific study, and something that cannot be studied using scientific study methods.
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Scientific study involves experiments where rational observations can be made.
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