Biomedicine and the human condition : challenges, risks, and rewards / Michael G. Sargent.
Biomedicine and the human condition : challenges, risks, and rewards / Michael G. Sargent.
Biomedicine and the human condition : challenges, risks, and rewards / Michael G. Sargent.
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New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Date
2005.
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N610.1/27
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English
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Physical content
xiii, 350 p.. ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. Challenges, risks, and rewards : learning to control our biological fate -- 2. Learning to breed successfully -- 3. How life is handed on -- 4. Cells in sickness and health -- 5. Experiences in utero affect later life -- 6. Infection, nutrition, and poisons : avoiding an unhealthy life -- 7. Sign...
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New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2005.
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"How to avoid disease, how to breed successfully, and how to live to a reasonable age are questions that have perplexed mankind throughout history. This book explores our progress in understanding these challenges and the risks and rewards of our attempts to find solutions. Nutritional experiences and exposure to microbes and alien chemicals have c...
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Biomedicine and the human condition : challenges, risks, and rewards / Michael G. Sargent.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N610.1/27
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74VK66mWGM5A
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0521541484 (pbk.)
9780521833660 (cased)
0521833663 (cased)
9780521541480 (pbk.)
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610.1
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991020827639702626
