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LoC No.: 16025201
Title: The Organism as a Whole, from a Physicochemical Viewpoint
Note: Reading ease score: 59.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by Charlene Taylor, Thiers Halliwell, Bryan Ness, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http: //www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https: //archive.org/details/americana)
Summary: "The Organism as a Whole, from a Physicochemical Viewpoint" by Jacques Loeb is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book explores the intricate relationships within living organisms, specifically addressing the physicochemical nature of biological processes and how these elements contribute to the unity and functioning of an organism as a whole. It reflects a time of significant advancements in biology and genetics, particularly relating to heredity and evolution. The opening of this treatise presents a discussion on the physicochemical framework of biology, outlining the limitations of purely vitalistic perspectives in understanding organismal harmony and functioning. Loeb emphasizes the importance of the cytoplasm in the egg, positing that it serves as a fundamental structure that guides the development of the organism, independent of Mendelian characteristics. He critiques existing theories while advocating for a consistent approach to studying life phenomena that synthesizes physics, chemistry, and biology, ultimately setting the stage for a broader examination of the unity of living organisms throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Loeb, Jacques, 1859-1924
EBook No.: 45962
Published: Jun 14, 2014
Downloads: 94
Language: English
Subject: Biology
Subject: Life (Biology)
Subject: Mendel's law
LoCC: Science: Natural history
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 16025201
Title: The Organism as a Whole, from a Physicochemical Viewpoint
Note: Reading ease score: 59.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by Charlene Taylor, Thiers Halliwell, Bryan Ness, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http: //www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https: //archive.org/details/americana)
Summary: "The Organism as a Whole, from a Physicochemical Viewpoint" by Jacques Loeb is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book explores the intricate relationships within living organisms, specifically addressing the physicochemical nature of biological processes and how these elements contribute to the unity and functioning of an organism as a whole. It reflects a time of significant advancements in biology and genetics, particularly relating to heredity and evolution. The opening of this treatise presents a discussion on the physicochemical framework of biology, outlining the limitations of purely vitalistic perspectives in understanding organismal harmony and functioning. Loeb emphasizes the importance of the cytoplasm in the egg, positing that it serves as a fundamental structure that guides the development of the organism, independent of Mendelian characteristics. He critiques existing theories while advocating for a consistent approach to studying life phenomena that synthesizes physics, chemistry, and biology, ultimately setting the stage for a broader examination of the unity of living organisms throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Loeb, Jacques, 1859-1924
EBook No.: 45962
Published: Jun 14, 2014
Downloads: 94
Language: English
Subject: Biology
Subject: Life (Biology)
Subject: Mendel's law
LoCC: Science: Natural history
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.