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The Significance of Biology

Nature volume 181, pages 1627–1628 (1958)Cite this article

Modern Science and the Nature of Life

By Dr. William S. Beck. Pp. xix + 302. (London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1958; New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1957.) 15s. net; 5.75 dollars.

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COMFORT, A. The Significance of Biology. Nature 181, 1627–1628 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1811627b0

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