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In the spirit of Voltaire--and occasionally in the spirit of P. G. Wodehouse--the Medawars have crafted for the life sciences a source of reference that is meant for browsing, a book both authoritative and tilled with delights.
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These little essays are beautifully written, trenchant, witty and informative... Enjoy the lovely prose and the tough precise intelligence ... If a central informing theme is to be found in the Medawars' dictionary, it is an appeal for a disciplined and critical mind.
Two distinguished scientists have made sense of their speciality instead of mystery. Entries on altruism, clones, and simple sweating combine authority with humanity--and even wit.
"Aristotle to Zoos" is a recommended introduction to the problems of life science and their profound relevance to our daily lives. P.B. and J. S. Medawar are masterful guides...The Medawars' work is a model of scientific prose. It is written to delight and to teach.
it is an appeal for a disciplined and critical mind.
Medawars' work is a model of scientific prose. It is written to delight and to teach.
Aristotle to Zoos is a recommended introduction to the problems of life science and their profound relevance to our daily lives. P.B. and J. S. Medawar are masterful guides...The Medawars' work is a model of scientific prose. It is written to delight and to teach.
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The Medawars have ranged over the whole of the subject of the biological sciences, and have combined within one work an enormous amount of up-to-the-minute information on a variety of biological or medical-biological topics.
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- PublisherWeidenfeld & Nicolson
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0297782975
- ISBN 13 9780297782971
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages336
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