The Fire of Life

摘要: Lavoisier's important dictum that respiration is a kind of combustion quoted at the outset in this book. It becomes basis for magnificent synthesis scientific information. The book consists 6 parts entitled "The Evolution Bioenergetics," "Total Starvation," Physical Aspect Metabolism," Metabolism Starving Animal," "Food as Fuel," and Population." These subjects are discussed with admirable clarity an abundance accurate detail. author does not evade essential complexities his material, when mathematical treatment necessary it set forth explicitly correctly. Two features make lively reading may be noted. One repeated mention, connection subject starvation, Malthus "writers hate complex." pointed out some bitter facts life, but whether cruel words ascribed to him on page 330 were