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In The Lives of a Cell, Dr. Thomas opens up to the listener a universe of knowledge and perception that is perhaps not wholly unfamiliar to the research scientist; but the world he explores is one of men and women too, a world of complex interrelationships, old ironies, peculiar powers, and intricate languages that give identity to the alienated, direction to the dependent.
The Lives of a Cell offers a subtle, bold vision of humankind and the world around us-a sense of what gives life-from a writer who seems to draw grace and strength from the very substance of his subject, a man of wit and imagination who takes pleasure in and gives meaning to nearly everything he beholds. CHAPTER 1: THE LIVES OF A CELL
CHAPTER 2: THOUGHTS FOR A COUNTDOWN
CHAPTER 3: ON SOCIETIES ON ORGANISMS
CHAPTER 4: A FEAR OF PHEROMONES
CHAPTER 5: THE MUSIC OF THIS SPHERE
CHAPTER 6: AN EARNEST PROPOSAL
CHAPTER 7: THE TECHNOLOGY OF MEDICINE
CHAPTER 8: VIBES
CHAPTER 9: CETI
CHAPTER 10: THE LONG HABIT
CHAPTER 11: ANTAEUS IN MANHATTAN
CHAPTER 12: THE MBL
CHAPTER 13: AUTONOMY
CHAPTER 14: ORGANELLES AS ORGANISMS
CHAPTER 15: GERMS
CHAPTER 16: YOUR VERY GOOD HEALTH
CHAPTER 17: SOCIAL TALK
CHAPTER 18: INFORMATION
CHAPTER 19: DEATH IN THE OPEN
CHAPTER 20: NATURAL SCIENCE
CHAPTER 21: NATURAL MAN
CHAPTER 22: THE IKS
CHAPTER 23: COMPUTERS
CHAPTER 24: THE PLANNING OF SCIENCE
CHAPTER 25: SOME BIOMYTHOLOGY
CHAPTER 26: ON VARIOUS WORDS
CHAPTER 27: LIVING LANGUAGE
CHAPTER 28: ON PROBABILITY AND POSSIBILITY
CHAPTER 29: THE WORLD'S BIGGEST MEMBRANE
"Gardner prances through Thomas's complex thoughts and abstruse language, sharing a rich good humor with the author. They are ideally mated…To read, comprehend and enjoy this book on one's own can be daunting. In the company of a guide like Gardner, we experience the joy of sagacity vocalized by a nimble and discriminating performer."
The Lives of a Cell offers a subtle, bold vision of humankind and the world around us-a sense of what gives life-from a writer who seems to draw grace and strength from the very substance of his subject, a man of wit and imagination who takes pleasure in and gives meaning to nearly everything he beholds. CHAPTER 1: THE LIVES OF A CELL
CHAPTER 2: THOUGHTS FOR A COUNTDOWN
CHAPTER 3: ON SOCIETIES ON ORGANISMS
CHAPTER 4: A FEAR OF PHEROMONES
CHAPTER 5: THE MUSIC OF THIS SPHERE
CHAPTER 6: AN EARNEST PROPOSAL
CHAPTER 7: THE TECHNOLOGY OF MEDICINE
CHAPTER 8: VIBES
CHAPTER 9: CETI
CHAPTER 10: THE LONG HABIT
CHAPTER 11: ANTAEUS IN MANHATTAN
CHAPTER 12: THE MBL
CHAPTER 13: AUTONOMY
CHAPTER 14: ORGANELLES AS ORGANISMS
CHAPTER 15: GERMS
CHAPTER 16: YOUR VERY GOOD HEALTH
CHAPTER 17: SOCIAL TALK
CHAPTER 18: INFORMATION
CHAPTER 19: DEATH IN THE OPEN
CHAPTER 20: NATURAL SCIENCE
CHAPTER 21: NATURAL MAN
CHAPTER 22: THE IKS
CHAPTER 23: COMPUTERS
CHAPTER 24: THE PLANNING OF SCIENCE
CHAPTER 25: SOME BIOMYTHOLOGY
CHAPTER 26: ON VARIOUS WORDS
CHAPTER 27: LIVING LANGUAGE
CHAPTER 28: ON PROBABILITY AND POSSIBILITY
CHAPTER 29: THE WORLD'S BIGGEST MEMBRANE
"Gardner prances through Thomas's complex thoughts and abstruse language, sharing a rich good humor with the author. They are ideally mated…To read, comprehend and enjoy this book on one's own can be daunting. In the company of a guide like Gardner, we experience the joy of sagacity vocalized by a nimble and discriminating performer."