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“These “social determinants of health” play a major role, in fact, the major role, in determining a person’s health and well-being. Studies have shown that as much as 90 percent of a person’s life expectancy depends on these factors, and only 10 percent on medical care.”
― Lifelines: A Doctor's Journey in the Fight for Public Health
― Lifelines: A Doctor's Journey in the Fight for Public Health
“By the early 1940s, experiments on birds had shown that antibodies were made by cells in a strange organ near their anuses (cloacae), named the bursa of Fabricius after its saclike structure (bursa) and its discoverer, the sixteenth-century anatomist Hieronymus Fabricius of Aquapendente.”
― The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
― The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
“think of it.' said Robert Rosenbluth, a doctor whose acquaintance i made at the start of this book. 'no engineer could design something as multifunctional and fine tuned as an anus. to call someone an asshole is really bragging him up.”
― Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
― Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
“Professor Tillman. Most of us here are not scientists, so you may need to be a little less technical.’ This sort of thing is incredibly annoying. People can tell you the supposed characteristics of a Gemini or a Taurus and will spend five days watching a cricket match, but cannot find the interest or the time to learn the basics of what they, as humans, are made up of.”
― The Rosie Project
― The Rosie Project
“My first crush also inspired my first nemesis. Let’s just call him Chad, a tall, skinny, white kid with blonde hair who looked like the promethean Aryan child, molded from the aspirational dreams of white nationalists everywhere. Despite accomplishing nothing of significance in his six years of life, Chad was a cocky bastard who walked like a mediocre white man who woke up every day thinking he pissed excellence.”
― Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American
― Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American
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