The Organism as a Whole, from a Physicochemical Viewpoint
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Vitalism claims that a guiding force shapes each living thing, and Jacques Loeb, of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, argues against it. He holds that an organism's unity can be explained by physics and chemistry. The preface points to Mendelian heredity and says the egg's cytoplasm is already the embryo in rough form, with chromosome factors adding individual traits, perhaps through hormones and enzymes. An egg can be made to develop without a sperm. The volume has 51 illustrations and is dedicated to the memory of Denis Diderot.
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- Author
- Jacques Loeb
- Reading time
- About 7 hours
- Pages
- 219
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Biology
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