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... Simple , you say ? Of course , if you wish to pay for the liver out of your household budget . If you wish to pay out of research funds , the business almost be- comes unmanageable because of the small sum of money in- volved . It costs ...
... Simple , you say ? Of course , if you wish to pay for the liver out of your household budget . If you wish to pay out of research funds , the business almost be- comes unmanageable because of the small sum of money in- volved . It costs ...
Page 40
... simple I began to wonder if scientific affluence had dulled my acuity . When both tubes contained the same fluid , the flies drank equal volumes from each . When one contained sugar and the other water , the flies took more sugar . By ...
... simple I began to wonder if scientific affluence had dulled my acuity . When both tubes contained the same fluid , the flies drank equal volumes from each . When one contained sugar and the other water , the flies took more sugar . By ...
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... simple for engineers to make electronic or mathematical models of sim- ple nerve circuits or of some few behavioral acts of an ani- mal . To espouse ultimate understanding of even so simple a brain reflects an optimism outside the ...
... simple for engineers to make electronic or mathematical models of sim- ple nerve circuits or of some few behavioral acts of an ani- mal . To espouse ultimate understanding of even so simple a brain reflects an optimism outside the ...
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