Excerpt from Surface Equilibria of Biological and Organic Colloids I have followed with great, interest the experiments of Dr. Du Nouy, both on account of their intrinsic value and their bearing on important biological problems. In the investigation of the properties of the tissues and the fluids of the organism, there is need of new methods and new hypotheses. Although the relations Of the living cells and of the molecular aggregates of the humors are overwhelmingly complex, the fundamental laws of which they are an expressi6n will be discovered. But proper methods must be applied. Dr. Du Noiiy has had the courage to give up the study of the comparatively simple problems which deal exclusively with inanimate matter, and to blaze a trail through the jungle of physiological phenomena. His explorations have already brought forth important new facts, brilliant hypotheses, and the prospect of future discoveries. Every biologist will read this book with profit and will enjoy the fascinating ingeniousness of the conceptions and the methods of its author. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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