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Man and his future

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Corporate Authors: Ciba Foundation.; Wiley InterScience (Online service)
Group Author: Wolstenholme, G. E. W. (Gordon Ethelbert Ward)
Published:
Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
Series: A Ciba Foundation volume
Subjects:
Human beings > Congresses.
Anthropology > Congresses.
Eugenics > Congresses.
Evolution.
Genetics, Medical.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Physical. > Physical.
Anthropology.
Human beings.
Mensen.
Ontwikkeling (proces)
Evolutie.
Electronic books.
Conference proceedings.
Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470715291
Item Description: Proceedings of a conference sponsored by the Ciba Foundation.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (vi, 409 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-391) and index.
ISBN: 9780470714966
0470714964
Index Number: GN62
CLC: Q987-54
Contents: The future of man: evolutionary aspects /
Agricultural productivity in relation to population /
Sophisticated diets and man's health /
World resources --
Control of reproduction in mammals /
The sex-ratio in human populations /
World population --
Growth and development of social groups /
Man's relationship to his environment /
Machines and societies /
Sociological aspects --
The promise of medical science /
Future of infectious and malignant diseases /
Longevity of man and his tissues /
Health and disease --
Genetic progress by voluntarily conducted germinal choice /
Biological future of man /
Eugenics and genetics --
Potentialities in the control of behaviour /
Future of the mind /
Future of the mind --
Biological possibilities for the human species in the next ten thousand years /
Ethical considerations.

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