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" The lives of a cell : "
Lewis Thomas.
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BL
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965684
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b720054
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| Main Entry
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Thomas, Lewis,1913-1993
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| Title & Author
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The lives of a cell : : notes of a biology watcher /\ Lewis Thomas.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Penguin Books,, 1978.
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, ©1974
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v, 152 pages ;; 20 cm
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0140047433
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: 1417617136
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: 9780140047431
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: 9781417617135
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-152).
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| Contents
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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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The book explores the world around us and examines the complex interdependence of all things.
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Biology-- Philosophy.
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Biology-- collected works.
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Biologie-- Philosophie.
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Biology-- Philosophy.
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Biology-- Philosophy.
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Biology.
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Philosophy.
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| Dewey Classification
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301.31/01
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| LC Classification
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QH331.T45 1978
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QH 331 T458L 1974
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