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Discusses the philosophy of science and the process of scientific discovery, and looks at ethical issues such as genetic engineering, prolonging life through technology, and the role of the physician
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Originally published in Great Britain in 1959, this is the first US edition of a collection of essays by the late Nobel Prize-winning (1960, for work in immunology) biologist that range over genetics, evolution, philosophy, creativity, scientific fraud, and attitudes toward death. With a foreword by Lewis Thomas and an introduction by David Pyke. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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