Essays by Isaac Asimov about biology

Copyright © 1995 by Edward Seiler and Richard Hatcher. All rights reserved.

The Different Years of Time

Subject: /eras of the Earth compressed into a single year
First Published In: Sep-84, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Wanted: Organics

Original Title: Origins of Life
Subject: organic compounds in meteorites
First Published In: Nov-77, American Way (American Airlines)
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The Largest Molecule

Subject: polymers found in Halley's comet
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
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Left, Right (w/Janet)

Subject: possible reasons for right-handedness
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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The Price of Life

Subject: the length of life
First Published In: Jan-67, Cavalier
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Life Is Wherever It Lands

Original Title: Atoms of Life
Subject: the simpler chemicals of life are found in meteors and comets
First Published In: Nov-83, Omni
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The Dangerous Microorganism

Subject: the dangers of altered germs
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
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The Dying Forests

Subject: the need to save forests
First Published In: 6-Aug-85, American Way (American Airlines)
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A Different Horse

Subject: saving a horse from extinction by isolation
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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The Aye-Aye

Subject: the need to save the Aye-Aye lemur from extinction
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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Delightful Diversity (w/Janet)

Subject: the danger of destroying variety
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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Saving the Species

Subject: extinct animals and some on the brink
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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Life on Earth

Original Title: Isaac Asimov Looks at 'Life on Earth'
Subject: the diversity and beauty of known life forms
First Published In: 1982, Mobil Viewer's Guide "Life on Earth"
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A Variety of Starch

Subject: we must preserve variety in agriculture
First Published In: 1-May-87, American Way (American Airlines)
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A Dream Comes True

Original Title: Experiment Confirm's Kekule's Dream (V8)
Subject: the benzene ring is visually verified by a scanning tunneling electron microscope
First Published In: 16-Sep-88, Los Angeles Times
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First Look at the DNA Molecule

Original Title: DNA's Double Helix a Theory - Until Now (V3,7)
Subject: advances in viewing instruments; scanning tunneling electron microscopes
First Published In: 24-Feb-89, Los Angeles Times
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Labels on the Molecules

Subject: /isotopes to trace biochemistry
First Published In: Jul-86, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Starting Point

Subject: life's origins throughout the universe
First Published In: Jan-82, American Way (American Airlines)
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Those Oceanic Hot Spots

Original Title: Beginnings of Life Are Still a Puzzle (V4,5)
Subject: theories on origin of life on Earth
First Published In: 30-Sep-88, Los Angeles Times
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How Green Plants Began

Subject: how parts of cells came together
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
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The First Catalyst

Subject: what came first in the origin of life
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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The First Step in Synthesizing Life

Subject: molecular replication without need of enzymes
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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Constructing a Man

Original Title: Conceived in the Love Bed of Science
Subject: artificial creation of life
First Published In: Feb-66, True
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The Inevitability of Life

Subject: the origin of life
First Published In: Jun-74, Science Digest
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Spreading Through Space

Subject: a hypothesis of life's origin by transmission between planets
First Published In: 1986, Sins of Origin by John Barnes
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Past Monsters

Original Title: In Evolution, Smaller May Be Better (V18)
Subject: the size of life forms, past and present
First Published In: 25-Dec-87, Los Angeles Times
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Wrong about the Viceroy

Subject: correcting the details of evolution
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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The Unblind Workings of Chance

Subject: statistics of evolution
First Published In: Apr-57, Astounding
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Man and Evolution

Original Title: Man Stacks the Evolutionary Deck
Subject: man's effect on evolution
First Published In: Apr-May-74, National Wildlife
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The Double Discovery of Evolution

Original Title: The Voyage of Charles Darwin
Subject: parallels of Wallace's and Darwin's ideas on evolution
First Published In: 26-Jan-80, TV Guide
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Darwin and Natural Selection

Original Title: The Problem Darwin Solved
Subject: summary on the development of the notions of evolution
First Published In: 1-May-82, The UNESCO Courier
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Super

Subject: notions about the evolution of super animals and humans
First Published In: Oct-84, Supermen
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The True Rulers

Subject: /prokaryotes rule the earth
First Published In: Sep-89, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Greatest Conquest

Subject: /road from life in the sea to mammalian dominance on land
First Published In: Aug-90, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Our Evolving Body

Subject: controlling evolution
First Published In: May-82, American Way (American Airlines)
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Genes in Action (w/Janet)

Subject: genetic engineering can cure diseases
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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Plant Power (by Janet)

Subject: bioengineering plants and saving biodiversity
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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Bacterial Engineering

Subject: some of the great benefits and potential risks of bacterial engineering
First Published In: Sep-Oct-79, Realities (USA Publications)
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Revising the Pattern

Subject: recombinant DNA research may allow us to design humans
First Published In: Mar-81, Future Life
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Putting Bacteria to Work

Original Title: The Union of Genes and Genius
Subject: genetic research to cure disease and correct birth defects
First Published In: Mar-83, Science Digest
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Fiddling with Genes

Original Title: Oh, Brave New World
Subject: gene manipulation must be approached with care
First Published In: 24-Apr-83, Family Weekly
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The Future of Chemical Engineering

Subject: industry's role in space and genetic engineering
First Published In: 1988, American Institute of Chemical Engineering
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Isaac Asimov's Futureworld: Medicine

Subject: medical diagnosis and genetic enginerring in the future
First Published In: Feb-91, Boys' Life
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The Lost Generation

Subject: Mendelian laws
First Published In: Feb-63, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Your Spare Parts

Subject: cloning transplant organs
First Published In: Nov-75, American Way (American Airlines)
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Variety!

Subject: cloning extinct animals
First Published In: Jan-76, American Way (American Airlines)
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Our Closest Relative

Subject: genetic and protein studies say chimpanzee is man's closest relative
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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The Gene Scene

Subject: valuable genetic research should be allowed to continue
First Published In: Sep-77, Saturday Evening Post
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Human Mutations

Subject: recent genetic changes in human bodies and brains
First Published In: 1984, Young Mutants
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Clone, Clone of My Own

Subject: /human cell division and clones
First Published In: Aug-79, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Other You

Subject: no need for clones
First Published In: Mar-75, American Way (American Airlines)
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Do You Want to Be Cloned?

Original Title: Don't Be Afraid of Clones
Subject: cloning techniques have some benefits in certain areas
First Published In: Mar-79, Family Weekly
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The Subtlest Difference

Subject: life and death
First Published In: Oct-77, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Life

Subject: the sometimes subtle differences between life and nonlife
First Published In: 1968 V14, Collier's Encyclopedia
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Life's Bottleneck

Subject: elements in living tissue/importance of phosphorous
First Published In: Apr-59, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Trapping of the Sun

Subject: workings of the cell
First Published In: May-57, Astounding
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Counting Chromosomes

Subject: x- and y- chromosomes
First Published In: Jun-68, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Egg and Wee

Subject: cell size
First Published In: Jun-62, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Plant Help (by Janet)

Subject: the use of plants for food, medicine, and more
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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The 8,000-Year Calendar

Original Title: The Five-Thousand-Year Calendar
Subject: dating with tree rings
First Published In: Jun-84, American Way (American Airlines)
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Tree Rings Serve as Natural Calendars

Original Title: Tree Rings Serve as Natural Calendars (V4,5)
Subject: tree rings serve as natural calendars
First Published In: 13-Nov-87, Los Angeles Times
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The Properties of Chaos

Subject: /air, light, and photosynthesis
First Published In: Jun-83, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Splitting Water

Subject: can we duplicate photosynthesis?
First Published In: Mar-83, American Way (American Airlines)
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Photosynthesis

Subject: photosynthesis
First Published In: Mar-91, Omni
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Green, Green, Green is the Color...

Subject: /chlorophyll and photosynthesis
First Published In: Jul-83, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Green Enemy

Subject: herbicides
First Published In: Oct-81, American Way (American Airlines)
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Dogs

Subject: dogs have become one of humans' best animal friends
First Published In: 1987, Hound Dunnit
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Guide to Essays
Authors:
Edward Seiler
ejseiler@earthlink.net

Richard Hatcher (hatch888@airmail.net)