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Excerpt from Physiological Histology: Methods and Theory Scientific endeavours to answer these and similar questions can only be made after a thorough realization of the difficulties which beset our inquiries at every step. We cannot in every case examine cells in their living condition, and if we could, and did thus restrict our investigations, we should not learn more anatomy and physiology than he who simply watches an animal move and feed. Without in any way desiring to diminish the importance of investigating the living organism, it is necessary for purposes of biological research to kill, and to do this in such a manner as to preserve as far as possible the physical and the chemical state during life. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.