The Lives of a Cell (Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Lewis Thomas
- First Published: 1974
- Type of Work: Science essays
- Genres: Nonfiction, Essays, Science and technology
- Subjects: Current events, Nature, Medicine, Human behavior, Life, biological, Technology, Biology or biologists
Form and Content
The Lives of a Cell is a collection of twenty-nine essays originally published in The New England Journal of Medicine between 1971 and 1973. The essays range in length from three to six pages but no more than two thousand words, a limitation imposed by the journal. In these essays, Lewis Thomas explores a variety of biomedical subjects, such as the social and medical implications if it turns out that humans possess pheromones, the role of technology in medical treatment, and the overreaction of the body to the invasion of bacteria. He also...
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