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AnannualroundupoftheamazingbreakthroughsinscienceandtechnologyTheMcGraw-HillYearbookofScience&Technology2011continuesitstraditionofmakinginformationonthelatestadvancesinscienceandtechnologyaccessibletothenonspecialistthroughconcise,richlyillustratedarticles.Withentrieswrittenbyinternationalleadersintheirrespectivefields,thisneweditioncoversabroadrangeofscientificandtechnicaldisciplinesfromAstronomytoZoology.175expertsinscienceandtechnologykeepyouinformedaboutkeydevelopmentsandtrendsinmorethan50majordisciplinesCoverageincludesforefronttopicsinareassuchasbiomedicalsciences;cellandmolecularbiology;environmentalscience;genetics;materialsscience;neuroscience;theoreticalphysics;andmore350images,two-colorillustrations,andchartscomplementandenhancethetextAnextensiveindexmakesfindinginformationeasyFeaturesnumerouscross-referencestotheMcGraw-HillEncyclopediaofScience&Technology,10thEdition,ineacharticleforbackgroundreadingaswellasreferencestokeyliteratureAllarticlesareinvited,reviewed,andsignedtoensurequalityofcontent,theneditedandillustratedtoensurecomprehensibilityforthenonspecialistreader