Gaia
The Practical Science of Planetary Medicine

By James Lovelock
Aug. 1991
ISBN: 1-85675-040-X
192 p. Illus.
$32.50 Cloth

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Is the Earth alive? If so, is it healthy or sick? Renowned scientist-philosopher James Lovelock gives the planet a thorough mid-life checkup. What he finds is both enthralling and frightening. This is the story of Earth itself, the survival of the future and of all life.

Contents

Recognizing Gaia.
Anatomy.
Physiology.
Epigenesis.
Biochemistry & the Cell.
Metabolism & Planetary Biochemistry.
Physiology & Planetary
Biochemistry.
People Plague.
Conclusion.
Glossary.
Index.
Bibliography.

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