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UNINA9910144668703321 |
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Symposium CIBA Foundation |
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Titolo |
Man and His Future [[electronic resource]] |
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ISBN |
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0-470-71529-4 |
0-470-71496-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (418 p.) |
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Collana |
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Novartis Foundation Symposia |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Human beings |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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MAN and his FUTURE; Preface; Contents; The future of man-evolutionary aspects; Agricultural productivity in relation to population; Sophisticated diets and man's health; World resources; Control of reproduction in mammals; The sex-ratio in human populations; World population; Growth and development of social groups; Man's relationship to his environment; Machines and societies; Sociological aspects; The promise of medical science; Future of infectious and malignant diseases; Longevity of man and his tissues; Health and disease; Genetic progress by voluntarily conducted germinal choice |
Biological future of manEugenics and genetics; Potentialities in the control of behaviour; Future of the mind; Future of the mind; Biological possibilities for the human species in the next ten thousand years; Ethical considerations; Bibliography; Members of the symposium; Index |
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