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The Lives of a Cell is an extraordinary collection of 29 essays written by Lewis Thomas for the New England Journal of Medicine. Summary of the Book Throughout his essays, Thomas explores the world around us and touches on varied subjects like biology, anthropology, medicine, music, etymology and computers. Through these essays, Thomas explains in a very scientific and biological style of writing, the complex interdependence of all things. This book will make for an engaging and enthralling read for those who enjoy non-fiction. About Lewis Thomas Lewis Thomas was an American physician, poet, etymologist and researcher. He attended Princeton University and Harvard Medical School. He was the Dean of Yale Medical School and the New York School of Medicine. The Youngest Science: Notes of a Medicine Watcher, was his autobiography which records a century of medicine and the various changes which occurred in it. Some of his other books are The Medusa and the Snail: More Notes of a Biology Watcher, Late Night Thoughts on Listening to Mahler's Ninth Symphony and The Fragile Species.