Bibliograph

Man adapting, by René Dubos

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Man adapting, by René Dubos

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-508) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Man adapting

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

231360

Responsibility statement

by René Dubos

Series statement

Yale University. Mrs. Hepsa Ely Silliman memorial lectures

Summary

"The dominant theme of the present book is that the states of health or diease are the expression of the success or failure experienced by the organism in its efforts to respond adaptively to environmental challenges. ... But experience shows that human beings are not passive components in adaptive systems." Professor Dubos illustrates his thesis with examples from many fields of research.-from dust jacket

Table Of Contents

Man's nature -- Man in the physical world -- Man's food -- The living world -- The indigenous microbiota -- Nutrition and infection -- The evolution of microbial diseases -- Environmental pollution -- Changing patterns of disease -- Adaptation and its dangers -- The population avalanche -- Hippocrates in modern dress -- Man meets his environment -- Eradication versus control -- The control of disease -- Medicine adapting

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