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Cancer has become the scourge of the twentieth century. It was always part of the human condition, but until recently it was not a common cause of death because most people died from the infectious diseases. Now that so many of us will live long enough to develop cancer, we need to learn as much about it as we can. This requires some understanding of molecular biology. John Cairns has made significant contributions to cancer research, molecular biology, and virology. He believes that it is possible to explain what is known about cancer and about molecular biology in terms that are easily understood by people with little or no scientific training. In this fascinating book, he explores the revolution in public health, the origins and principles of molecular biology, and our emerging understanding of the causes of cancer. Finally, he discusses how these developments are likely to affect future generations. As Cairns points out, the last two hundred years have altered our life expectations beyond all recognition. Even in the less developed nations of the world, people are starting to believe that everyone ought to be able to live into old age and be protected from the major causes of premature death. This change in our expectations is one of the major benefits of technology and the biological sciences. But the resulting explosion in the human population ultimately threatens everything we have gained by scientific progress.

Cancer. --- Life (Biology) --- Molecular biology. --- Ephrussi, Boris. --- Frederick the Great. --- Hodgkin’s disease. --- Jefferson, Thomas. --- Jenner, Edward. --- Koch, Robert. --- Lacks, Henrietta. --- Nirenberg, Marshall. --- Pap smears. --- Pauling, Linus. --- adenovirus oncogenes. --- alkaptonuria. --- allostery. --- antibiotics. --- base-pairing in DNA. --- blender experiment. --- blood-letting. --- brain development. --- catalysis. --- causality. --- chromatography. --- clinical trials. --- contact inhibition. --- dating by radio-isotopes. --- demographic transition. --- differentiation. --- exons. --- feathers. --- fossils and evolution. --- gap junctions. --- genetic code. --- genetic engineering. --- genetic maps. --- greenhouse effect. --- hemoglobin. --- homeotic genes. --- in vitro tranformation. --- keratin. --- life on earth, origin of. --- macromolecules. --- macroparasitism. --- malignant melanoma. --- melanocyte migration. --- mobile genetic elements. --- nasopharyngeal cancer. --- nucleic acid hybridization. --- oncogenes. --- operators. --- ovarian cancer. --- penicillin production. --- pheromones. --- probability. --- promoters.

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Cairns --- John --- 1818-1892

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A collection of the most influential essays on Legal History from the career of John W. Cairns .The first volume of two, this collection of essays on Scots Law represents a selection of the most cited articles published by Professor John W. Cairns over a distinguished career in Legal History. It is a mark of his international eminence that much of his prolific output has been published outside of the UK, in a wide variety of journals and collections. The consequence is that some of his most valuable writing has appeared in sources which are difficult to locate. This collection covers the foundation and continuity of Scots Law from 16th and 17th century Scotland through the 18th century influence of Dutch Humanism into the 19th century and the further development of the Scots legal system and profession."

Law --- Lawyers --- Humanism --- Philosophy --- Classical education --- Classical philology --- Philosophical anthropology --- Renaissance --- Advocates --- Attorneys --- Bar --- Barristers --- Jurists --- Legal profession --- Solicitors --- Representation in administrative proceedings --- History. --- Legal status, laws, etc. --- Persons