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THIS BOOK DEALS with the health and survival of man. It leaves many things unsaid. It is not comprehensive—no single volume can possibly be. The intent is to present the major contributions over the past three decades of biomedical research to the welfare of man.
History is a fragment of biology: the life of man is a portion of the vicissitudes of organisms on land and sea . . . Therefore the laws of biology are the fundamental lessons of history. We are subject to the processes and trials of evolution, to the struggle for existence and the survival of the fittest to survive. If some of us seem to escape the strife or trials it is because our group protects us; but that group itself must meet the test of survival.
Will and Ariel Durant The Lessons of History New York: Simon & Schuster, 1968
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Lennette, E.H., McManus, J.F.A. (1972). Introduction. In: Fisher, K.D., Nixon, A.U. (eds) The Science of Life. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1710-4_1
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