The Origins and Development of Roger J. Williams’ Concept of Biochemical Individuality
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Table Of Contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- About the author
- About the book
- This eBook can be cited
- Dedication
- Table of contents
- List of abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 1.1 Why Individuality?
- 1.2 Literature Review
- 1.3 Scope and Research Questions
- 2 Materials and Methods
- 2.1 Source Discussion and Research Methodology
- 3 A Career in Biochemistry
- 3.1 Upbringing and Education in Biochemistry
- 3.2 Academic Networks
- 4 Origins of Biochemical Individuality as a Concept
- 4.1 Youthful Observations
- 4.2 “The Vitamine Requirement of Yeast”
- 4.3 Adverse Drug Reaction
- 4.4 Yeast Extract Research
- 4.5 “‘Taste Deficiency’ for Creatine”
- 4.6 Biochemical Individuality Before 1940
- 4.7 Conclusion
- 5 Vitamin Studies
- 5.1 Individuality of Yeast Strains
- 5.2 The Vitamin Content of Tissues
- 5.3 Practical Applications of Vitamin Research
- 5.4 What to Do About Vitamins
- 5.5 Biochemical Individuality Preceding The Human Frontier
- 5.6 Conclusion
- 6 The Human Frontier
- 6.1 “Humanity Must Understand Itself”
- 6.2 Audience
- 6.3 Social Control
- 6.4 “Distinctive Metabolic Traits”
- 6.5 “Individuals Vary Greatly”
- 6.6 Reviews of The Human Frontier
- 6.7 Biochemical Individuality Following The Human Frontier
- 6.8 Conclusion
- 7 The Scientific Study of Individuals and Alcoholism
- 7.1 “Biochemical Individuality and Its Implications”
- 7.2 “The Etiology of Alcoholism”
- 7.3 “Alcoholics and Metabolism”
- 7.4 An Introduction to Biochemistry, Second Edition
- 7.5 Anti-Communist Sentiment
- 7.6 Symposium and Society
- 7.7 Biochemical Individuality in 1949
- 7.8 Conclusion
- 8 Genetotrophic Disease
- 8.1 The Metabolic Individualities of Rats
- 8.2 Collaborative Individuality
- 8.3 Genetotrophic Promotion
- 8.4 Biochemical Individuality Following the Genetotrophic Principle
- 8.5 Conclusion
- 9 Human Individuality
- 9.1 Biochemical Individuality V
- 9.2 Of Marbles and Men
- 9.3 Nutrition and Alcoholism
- 9.3.1 Evidence
- 9.3.2 Supplementation
- 9.3.3 Appeal
- 9.3.4 Promotion and Reviews of Nutrition and Alcoholism
- 9.3.5 Summary
- 9.4 Biochemical Institute Studies
- 9.5 Biochemical Individuality Following First Human Research
- 9.6 Conclusion
- 10 Free and Unequal
- 10.1 Simple Yet Profound
- 10.2 Signatures
- 10.3 Politicisation
- 10.3.1 Communism and Racism Revisited
- 10.3.2 Assembly Line Educations, Regimentation, and Dogma
- 10.4 Reviews of Free and Unequal
- 10.5 Biochemical Individuality Following Free and Unequal
- 10.6 Conclusion
- 11 Practical Genetotrophism
- 11.1 Genetotrophic Supplementation
- 11.2 Cancer
- 11.3 Individual Anatomies and Compositions
- 11.4 Chemical Anthropology
- 11.5 Normal Young Men
- 11.6 The Concept of Biochemical Individuality Before Biochemical Individuality
- 11.7 Conclusion
- 12 Biochemical Individuality
- 12.1 Evidence
- 12.1.1 From Basic Genetics to All-Encompassing Variation
- 12.2 Variation and Its Significance
- 12.3 Resistance and Publishing Difficulties
- 12.4 Reviews of Biochemical Individuality
- 12.5 Appreciation Through the Years
- 12.6 Biochemical Individuality in Its Final Form
- 12.7 Conclusion
- 13 Results
- 14 Discussion
- 15 Summary
- 16 Annex
- 16.1 Interview with Donald R. Davis
- 17 List of figures
- 18 List of tables
- 19 References
- 19.1 Unpublished Materials
- 19.2 Published Materials
- 20 Index
- 21 Acknowledgments
- Series index
Georg-Benedict Brand
The Origins and Development of Roger J. Williams’ Concept of Biochemical Individuality
Berlin - Bruxelles - Chennai - Lausanne - New York - Oxford
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ISSN 1437-3122
ISBN 978-3-631-92772-4 (Print)
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DOI 10.3726/ b22420
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About the author
Georg-Benedict Brand completed his secondary education in Berlin and the UK before studying medicine at the universities of Mainz and Bonn from 2016 to 2022. He currently works as a physician in the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care at St. Nikolaus-Stiftshospital in Andernach. In 2024, he earned his doctorate from the University of Bonn.
About the book
This book reconstructs and discusses the research of Roger J. Williams, exploring the development of his concept of Biochemical Individuality. As a pioneer in the emerging field of biochemistry, Williams examined the biochemical differences among individuals and analyzed how these differences impact science, politics, and society. The analysis traces the evolution of Williams' ideas from inception to conclusion, chronologically reviewing his publications and personal documents from 1919 to 1956. It contextualizes these works within their historical, political, cultural, and scientific frameworks, investigating the terminology, bibliographical data, and scientific content to illustrate how Williams' theories evolved over time, while acknowledging both internal and external influences on this process.
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To my family
“Human worth resides not only in those whom we regard as great, but in all of us, and we should provide an environment which will give everyone an equal chance to develop his potentialities in the way best suited to him individually.”
- Roger J. Williams, Free and Unequal (1953)
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- 292
- Publication Year
- 2024
- ISBN (PDF)
- 9783631927731
- ISBN (ePUB)
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- ISBN (Hardcover)
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- DOI
- 10.3726/b22420
- Language
- English
- Publication date
- 2024 (December)
- Keywords
- History of medicine Metabolic Idiosyncrasies Human Variation Individuality Roger Williams Roger J. Williams Biochemical Individuality
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- Berlin, Bruxelles, Chennai, Lausanne, New York, Oxford, 2024. 292 pp., 10 fig. col., 9 fig. b/w, 4 tables
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