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Book Title: What Is Regeneration?
Number of Pages: 184 Pages
Publication Name: What Is Regeneration?
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Item Height: 0.4 in
Publication Year: 2022
Subject: General, Life Sciences / Biology
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 7.8 Oz
Author: Jane Maienschein, Kate Maccord
Item Length: 8.5 in
Subject Area: Science
Item Width: 7.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
