{"id":218467,"date":"2022-08-29T12:00:26","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T11:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=218467"},"modified":"2022-08-24T04:37:03","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T03:37:03","slug":"lives-in-molecular-biology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2022\/08\/lives-in-molecular-biology\/","title":{"rendered":"Lives in Molecular Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><em>A New, Freely Downloadable Book<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>23 Aug 2022 &#8211;<\/em> I would like to announce the publication of a new book, entitled \u201c<em>Lives in Molecular Biology<\/em>\u201d. The PDF file of the book may be downloaded and circulated free of charge from the following link:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eacpe.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Lives-in-Molecular-Biology-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf\" >https:\/\/eacpe.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Lives-in-Molecular-Biology-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It is part of my series of books on cultural history.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Human History as Cultural History<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We need to reform our teaching of history so that the emphasis will be placed on the gradual growth of human culture and knowledge, a growth to which all nations and ethnic groups have contributed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLives in Molecular Biology\u201d is part of a series on cultural history. Here is a list of the other books in the series that have, until now, been completed:<\/p>\n<p>LIVES IN PREHISTORY<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eacpe.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Lives-in-Prehistory-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf\" >https:\/\/eacpe.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Lives-in-Prehistory-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>LIVES IN THE MIDDLE AGES<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eacpe.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lives-in-the-Middle-Ages-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf\" >https:\/\/eacpe.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Lives-in-the-Middle-Ages-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>LIVES IN THE RENAISSANCE<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eacpe.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lives-in-the-Renaissance-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf\" >https:\/\/eacpe.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lives-in-the-Renaissance-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>LIVES IN THE 17TH CENTURY<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eacpe.org\/content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lives-in-the-17th-Century-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf\" >https:\/\/eacpe.org\/content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lives-in-the-17th-Century-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>LIVES IN THE ANCIENT WORLD<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eacpe.org\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Lives-in-the-Ancient-World-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf\" >https:\/\/eacpe.org\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Lives-in-the-Ancient-World-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>LIVES IN THE 18TH CENTURY<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eacpe.org\/content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Lives-in-the-18th-Century-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf\" >https:\/\/eacpe.org\/content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Lives-in-the-18th-Century-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>LIVES IN THE 19TH CENTURY<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eacpe.org\/content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Lives-in-the-19th-Century-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf\" >https:\/\/eacpe.org\/\/content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Lives-in-the-19th-Century-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>LIVES IN THE 20TH CENTURY<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eacpe.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lives-in-the-20th-Century-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf\" >https:\/\/eacpe.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Lives-in-the-20th-Century-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>LIVES IN BIOLOGY<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eacpe.org\/content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Lives-in-Biology-John-Scales-Avery.pdf\" >https:\/\/eacpe.org\/content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Lives-in-Biology-John-Scales-Avery.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>LIVES OF SOME GREAT DRAMATISTS<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eacpe.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Lives-of-Some-Great-Dramatists-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf\" >https:\/\/eacpe.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Lives-of-Some-Great-Dramatists-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>LIVES OF SOME GREAT NOVELISTS<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Lives-of-Some-Great-Novelists-John-Scales-Avery.pdf\" >https:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Lives-of-Some-Great-Novelists-John-Scales-Avery.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>LIVES IN MATHEMATICS<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lives-in-Mathematics-John-Scales-Avery.pdf\" >http:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lives-in-Mathematics-John-Scales-Avery.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>LIVES IN EXPLORATION<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lives-in-Exploration-John-Scales-Avery.pdf\" >http:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Lives-in-Exploration-John-Scales-Avery.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>LIVES IN EDUCATION<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Lives-in-Education-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf\" >http:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Lives-in-Education-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>LIVES IN POETRY<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Lives-in-Poetry-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf\" >http:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Lives-in-Poetry-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>LIVES IN PAINTING<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Lives-in-Painting-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf\" >http:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Lives-in-Painting-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>LIVES IN ENGINEERING<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Lives-in-Egineering-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf\" >http:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Lives-in-Egineering-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>LIVES IN ASTRONOMY<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Lives-in-Astronomy-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf\" >http:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Lives-in-Astronomy-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>LIVES IN CHEMISTRY<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lives-in-Chemistry-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf\" >http:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lives-in-Chemistry-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>LIVES IN MEDICINE<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Lives-in-Medicine-John-Scales-Avery.pdf\" >http:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Lives-in-Medicine-John-Scales-Avery.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>LIVES IN ECOLOGY<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Lives-in-Ecology-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf\" >http:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Lives-in-Ecology-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>LIVES IN PHYSICS<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lives-in-Physics-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf\" >http:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Lives-in-Physics-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>LIVES IN ECONOMICS<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Lives-in-economics-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf\" >http:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Lives-in-economics-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>LIVES IN THE PEACE MOVEMENT<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Lives-in-the-peace-movement-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf\" >http:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Lives-in-the-peace-movement-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>THE ROAD NOT TAKEN<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The-Road-Not-Taken-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf\" >http:\/\/eacpe.org\/app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The-Road-Not-Taken-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Many other freely downloadable books, for example, books dealing with serious global problems, can be found at the following web address:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johnavery.info\/\" >https:\/\/www.johnavery.info\/<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>__________________________________________<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/John_Scales_Avery_NOBG.png\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-175888\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/John_Scales_Avery_NOBG-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> John Scales Avery, Ph.D., <strong>who was part of a group that shared the 1995<\/strong><\/em> <em><strong>Nobel Peace Prize<\/strong><\/em><em> for their work in organizing the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, is a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/\" >TRANSCEND Network<\/a> and Associate Professor Emeritus at the H.C. \u00d8rsted Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He is chairman of both the Danish National Pugwash Group and the Danish Peace Academy and<\/em> <em>received his training in theoretical physics and theoretical chemistry at M.I.T., the University of Chicago and the University of London. He is the author of numerous books and articles both on scientific topics and on broader social questions. His most recent books are <\/em>Information Theory and Evolution<em> and <\/em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.learndev.org\/dl\/Crisis21-Avery.pdf\" >Civilization&#8217;s Crisis in the 21st Century<\/a> (pdf). <em>Website: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johnavery.info\/\" >https:\/\/www.johnavery.info\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A New, Freely Downloadable Book:  \u201cLives in Molecular Biology\u201d &#8211; The PDF of the book may be downloaded and circulated free of charge from the following link:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":175888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[199],"tags":[260,642],"class_list":["post-218467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements","tag-history","tag-literature"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=218467"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218467\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=218467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=218467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}