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Evolution, during the early nineteenth century, was an idea in the air. Other thinkers had suggested it, but no one had proposed a cogent explanation for how evolution occurs. Then, in September 1838, a young Englishman named Charles Darwin hit upon the idea that "natural selection" among competing individuals would lead to wondrous adaptations and species diversity. Twenty-one years passed between that epiphany and publication of On the Origin of...
3) Vaccination
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[2018]
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Explains how vaccination works and the many ways that vaccines continue to shape science today.
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[2009]
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Galileo Galilei is a seminal figure in the history of science. His 1633 trial before the Holy Office of the Inquisition is the prime drama in the history of the conflict between science and religion. In Galileo's day, Rome was the capital of a sovereign theocratic power, which in 1600 had executed Giordano Bruno on similar charges and reserved the right to torture Galileo. Galileo was then sixty-nine years old and the most venerated scientist in Italy....
11) Chemotherapy
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c2004
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IL: UG - BL: 11.1 - AR Pts: 5
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Discusses the impact of chemotherapy as a treatment for cancer, its history and development, challenges it presents, and future research.