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In the December 5 Issue:
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- Climate might be right for a deal: Copenhagen negotiations will take steps toward a climate-stabilizing treaty
- Botanical Whales: Adventures in the Tortugas reveal that seagrass fields need saving too
- Breaking the Speed Limit: Studies examine physiology and technology to better foresee the ultimate edge of human performance
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Blessed Days of Anaesthesia: How Anaesthetics Changed the World
February 14th, 2009; Vol.175 #4 (p. 30)
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An account of the early pain-dulling and sensation-killing drugs and their effects on society.
Oxford, 2008, 226 p., $34.95.
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