''The Biology of the Cell Surface'' is a book by American biologist
Ernest Everett Just. It was published by P. Blakiston’s Son & Co in 1939.
Just began writing the book in 1934 in Naples and finished it in France, shortly before being sent to a prisoner-of-war camp. He considered the book to be his "crowning achievement". The book examined the role of the cell surface in embryology, development and evolution, and presented a critique of
gene theory, particularly the views of
Jacques Loeb
Jacques Loeb (; ; April 7, 1859 – February 11, 1924) was a German-born American physiologist and biologist.
Biography
Jacques Loeb, born Itzak, firstborn son of a Jewish family from the German Eifel region, was educated at the universities of ...
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N, or n, is the fourteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages, and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''en'' (pronounced ), plural ''ens''.
History
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References
External links
''The Biology of the Cell Surface''- full text
Biodiversity Heritage Library
1939 non-fiction books
1939 in biology
Cell biology
Biology books
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