 Life
"Life" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The state that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, manifested by growth, metabolism, reproduction, and adaptation. It includes the course of existence, the sum of experiences, the mode of existing, or the fact of being. Over the centuries inquiries into the nature of life have crossed the boundaries from philosophy to biology, forensic medicine, anthropology, etc., in creative as well as scientific literature. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed; Dr. James H. Cassedy, NLM History of Medicine Division)
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D019369
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.752.400
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Life" by people in this website by year, and whether "Life" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1989 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Life" by people in Profiles.
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Warmflash D, Chu H, Siefert J, Fox GE. Life detection using glucose and tetrasaccharide enantiomer pairs. Astrobiology. 2009 Apr; 9(3):297-303.
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Warmflash D, Larios-Sanz M, Jones J, Fox GE, McKay DS. Biohazard potential of putative Martian organisms during missions to Mars. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2007 Apr; 78(4 Suppl):A79-88.
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Walters JW, Ashwal S. Anencephalic infants as organ donors and the brain death standard. J Med Philos. 1989 Feb; 14(1):79-87.
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