Essays which appeared in the New England journal of medicine, 1971-73.
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Reprint of the ed. published by Viking Press, New York.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-152).
CONTENTS NOTE
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The lives of a cell -- Thoughts for a countdown -- On societies as organisms -- A fear of pheromones -- The music of this sphere -- An earnest proposal -- The technology of medicine -- Vibes -- Ceti -- The long habit -- Antaeus in Manhattan -- The MBL -- Autonomy -- Organelles as organisms -- Germs -- Your very good health -- Social talk -- Information -- Death in the open -- Natural science -- Natural man -- The iks -- Computers -- The planning of science -- Some biomythology -- On various words -- Living language -- On probability and possibility -- The world's biggest membrane.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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The book explores the world around us and examines the complex interdependence of all things.