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In biology, nothing is clear, everything is too complicated

By
Richard Preston
Category:
Biology
In biology, nothing is clear, everything is too complicated In biology, nothing is clear, everything is too complicated
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The Hot Zone
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Richard Preston
Writer at The New Yorker, 9 articles
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In biology, nothing is clear, everything is too complicated, everything is a mess, and just when you think you understand something, you peel off a layer and find deeper complications beneath. Nature is anything but simple.

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