Parallel Paths: A Study in Biology, Ethics, and Art

CHAPTER III

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De Minimis

Growth and Development 32

Development a Cell-problem 33

The Mechanical Conception of Life 34

The Cell and its Structure 38

Cell-division and Heredity 40

Reproductive Cells and Body-cells 45

The Origin of Conjugation 46

The Mechanism of Conjugation 51

Significance of Elementary Vital Processes 59

Adaptability, a Fundamental Character of Life 63