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For those of you on the West coast and who are up late
do try to catch Tom Snyder at about 12:30 PST. At
the end of the show he has Kary Mullis on talking
about his research on allowing axonal connections to
be made. VERY INTERESTING.     I'm going to
tape it and attempt to get more details. Dr. Mullis has
a book out that also appears interesting and I've
attached it for you to see.

Take care

Doc
 

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Dancing Naked in the Mind Field by Kary B. Mullis List Price: $24.00 Our Price: $16.80 You Save: $7.20 (30%) Availability: This title usually ships within 24 hours. Learn more about 1-ClickSM ordering Hardcover - 272 pages 1 Ed edition (August 1998) Pantheon Books; ISBN: 0679442553 ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.00 x 8.61 x 5.96 Amazon.com Sales Rank: 761 Avg. Customer Review: ; Number of Reviews: 3 Write an online review and share your thoughts with other readers! Customers who bought this book also bought: Rules of the Wild; Francesca Marciano The Meaning of It All : Thoughts of a Citizen Scientist (Helix Books); Richard Phillips Feynman Brain Longevity : The Breakthrough Medical Program That Improves Your Mind and Memory; Dharma Singh Khalsa, et al Click here for more suggestions... Reviews Book Description Here are the outrageous ideas and extraordinary adventures of the world's most eccentric and outspoken Nobel Prize-winning scientist. Awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1993, Kary Mullis has frequently been at odds with the scientific establishment. Legendary for his invention of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which redefined the world of DNA and genetics, Mullis is also an accomplished surfer, a veteran of Berkeley in the sixties, and perhaps the only Nobel laureate to describe a possible encounter with aliens. A scientist of boundless curiosity who refuses to accept any proposition based on secondhand or hearsay evidence, he is brilliant, funny, provocative, and charismatic. In Dancing Naked in the Mind Field Mullis writes with passion and humor about a wide range of subjects: from the scientific method to parapsychology, from poisonous spiders to the HIV virus and AIDS, from global warming to astrology, from the O. J. Simpson trial to how you can turn a light bulb on with your mind. A multidimensional playland of ideas, this book challenges us to question the authority of scientific dogma even as it reveals the workings of an uncannily original scientific mind. Synopsis In a book that challenges readers to question the authority of scientific dogma even as it reveals the workings of an uncannily original scientific mind, Mullis, the world's most eccentric and outspoken Nobel Prize-winning scientist, relates his outrageous ideas and extraordinary adventures. About the Author KaRy mULLis was born in North Carolina in 1944. He grew up in Columbia, South Carolina, and attended the Georgia Institute of Technology. He received his doctorate in biochemistry in 1973 from the University of California at Berkeley. In 1993 Dr. Mullis was awarded the Nobel Prize and the Japan Prize for his invention of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). He lives in La Jolla and Anderson Valley, California, with his wife, Nancy. Customer Comments Average Customer Review: Number of Reviews: 3 dimus_m@hotmail.com from Stony Book, NY, US , September 27, 1998 This is a great book and a great personality No book this year was more interesting, more exciting, more refreshing and more stimulating than this one for me. It recharges your brain and leaves you in love with science and life. I disagree with some of his points of view, but it only enhances the magic of the book. A reader from Seattle, WA , September 10, 1998 Plenty Cool! Not only the guy is a genius but he is HILARIOUS! I was laughing out loud while reading the book. From his early lab work to the OJ Simpson trial the guy comes across with an easy and smart prose. Carlos A. deMoraes (cdemoraes@bigfoot.com) from here, there , September 8, 1998 a healthy respect for irreverence i've got a stack about yay high [hand raised to head level] of half-read books. this is the first one i finished in about a year. damn refreshing. Look for similar books by subject: Browse other Literature & Fiction, Science & Nature titles. Science Miscellanea Popular works Science (General) Essays i.e., each book must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ... I have read this book, and I want to review it. I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book. I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.

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