Essays by Isaac Asimov about physiology

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

Beginning with Bone

Subject: /hard parts of animals, phosphorous
First Published In: May-87, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Sea-Urchin and We

Subject: the chemistry of body waste
First Published In: Jul-57, Astounding
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The Moon and We

Subject: /effects of Moon's cycle on humans
First Published In: Apr-86, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Moonshine

Subject: the possible existence of tidal cycles in human beings
First Published In: May-85, Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine
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Our Biological Clock

Subject: studies on human internal rhythms
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
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The Rhythm of Day and Night

Original Title: Hidden Rhythms that Make Nature's Clock Tick
Subject: biological rhythms
First Published In: Dec-Jan-72, National Wildlife
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The Slowly Moving Finger

Subject: aging
First Published In: Feb-64, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Bony Heritage (by Janet)

Subject: bone is surprisingly complex
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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He's Not My Type

Subject: blood types
First Published In: Jan-63, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Coming Full Circle

Subject: /blood circulation and the heart
First Published In: Aug-84, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Goblin Element

Subject: /anemia and blood chemistry
First Published In: Sep-85, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Hemoglobin and the Universe

Subject: hemoglobin and protein
First Published In: Feb-55, Astounding
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Blood Will Tell

Subject: chemistry of the blood
First Published In: Apr-62, Those Amazing Electronic Thinking Machines
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Boy or Girl?

Original Title: Choosing an Unborn Child's Sex
Subject: choice of a baby's sex
First Published In: Feb-78, American Way (American Airlines)
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It's All in the Mind

Original Title: Blocking Pain
Subject: pain-killing chemicals
First Published In: Feb-79, American Way (American Airlines)
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The Ultimate Complexity

Subject: brain size in man and animals
First Published In: Jan-81, American Way (American Airlines)
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Heady Stuff (by Janet)

Subject: comparing animal brains that are unlike ours
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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Matter Over Mind

Original Title: That Odd Chemical Complex, The Human Mind
Subject: mind altering chemicals
First Published In: 3-Jul-66, New York Times Magazine
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I Remember, I Remember

Original Title: Pills to Help Us Remember?
Subject: chemistry of the mind
First Published In: 9-Oct-66, New York Times Magazine
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Forget Me Not!

Original Title: What's On Your Mind
Subject: experiments and theories about how the brain may work
First Published In: May-72, Phi Delta Kappan
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The Switchboard Inside

Subject: the brain and the nervous system
First Published In: 1973 V25 No 7, Station Gehenna by Andrew Weiner
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  • 1975 Science Past - Science Future

The Brain Explosion

Original Title: The Hidden Universe: The Brain
Subject: the evolution of the brain; brain size vs. body size
First Published In: 11-Jun-77, TV Guide
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The Brain

Subject: how we realized the brain was the source of intelligence
First Published In: 1986, The 3-Pound Universe
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No Accounting

Subject: taste, natural and artificial
First Published In: Nov-83, American Way (American Airlines)
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The Third Sense

Subject: smell, natural and artificial
First Published In: 28-May-85, American Way (American Airlines)
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The Looking-Glass World

Subject: right and left handed chemicals
First Published In: Dec-81, American Way (American Airlines)
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Not as We Know It

Subject: chemical bases of life
First Published In: Sep-61, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Power of Proteins (w/Janet)

Original Title: Power of Proteins, The (w/Janet)
Subject: folding is part of the secret of the properties of proteins
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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Victory on Paper

Subject: protein structure
First Published In: Sep-55, Astounding
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The Chemical You

Subject: essential proteins
First Published In: Jan-63, Mademoiselle
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Survival of the Molecular Fittest

Original Title: The New Enzymology
Subject: analyzing proteins
First Published In: May-65, Consumers Digest
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The Haste-Makers

Subject: enzymes
First Published In: Sep-64, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Biochemical Knife Blade

Subject: /enzymes and protein
First Published In: Nov-85, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Enzymes by Design

Subject: advances in forming useful chemicals
First Published In: 7-Jan-86, American Way (American Airlines)
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The Simpler Shape

Original Title: The Complex Structure of Enzymes (V17)
Subject: new synthetic enzymes
First Published In: 6-Nov-87, Los Angeles Times
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Enzymes and Metaphor

Subject: catalysts and enzymes
First Published In: Nov-59, Journal of Chemical Education
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A Little Leaven

Subject: /catalysts, enzymes, and yeast
First Published In: Oct-85, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Legacy of Wine

Subject: /enzymes and fermentation
First Published In: Jul-91, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The March of the Amino Acids

Subject: /discovering the nature of proteins and finally enzymes
First Published In: Aug-91, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Tiny Map

Subject: simulating enzyme activity
First Published In: Aug-80, American Way (American Airlines)
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The Cinderella Compound

Subject: nucleic acids
First Published In: Apr-73, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Categories of Life

Subject: ribosomal RNA for life form classification
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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Four Times Four Times Four -

Subject: DNA and the diversity of life
First Published In: Dec-84, American Way (American Airlines)
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The DNA "Fingerprint"

Subject: DNA differences among species
First Published In: 9-Jul-85, American Way (American Airlines)
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Green Genes

Subject: DNA in other cell parts besides the nucleus
First Published In: 1-Aug-87, American Way (American Airlines)
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The Genome Project

Subject: human genome (DNA) mapping
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
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You Are a Catalog

Subject: in the future DNA may be modified to cure diseases
First Published In: Spring-70, Boston University Journal
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All Gall

Subject: cholesterol
First Published In: Apr-76, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Cholesterol's Essential to Animal Life

Original Title: Cholesterol's Essential to Animal Life (V-A11)
Subject: cholesterol happens to be essential to animal life
First Published In: 19-Dec-86, Los Angeles Times
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Poison in the Negative

Subject: /discovery of vitamins
First Published In: Jul-85, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Tracing the Traces

Subject: /chemistry of vitamins
First Published In: Aug-85, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Poison!

Subject: nature of poison and its use in society
First Published In: 1984, Murder on the Menu
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Getting Old

Subject: free radicals and aging
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
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Beyond X-rays

Subject: magnetic resonance advantages
First Published In: 24-Dec-85, American Way (American Airlines)
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Facing Up to It

Original Title: Mastectomy: A Husband's Story
Subject: helping Janet through the anguish of a mastectomy
First Published In: Dec-74, Family Health
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The Hungry People

Subject: the causes of obesity
First Published In: Oct-60, Mademoiselle
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Guide to Essays
Authors:
Edward Seiler
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Richard Hatcher (hatch888@airmail.net)