Life at the cell and below-cell level : the hidden history of a fundamental revolution in biology

The author's biggest concern is that the association-induction (AI) hypothesis has not yet replaced the membrane-pump theory in high school and college curricula (Ling doubts cells have the energy to pump). He outlines the rise and slow fall of the membrane and membrane pump theories, and the growth of AI. Ling—who has written several books published by Blaisdell, Perseus, and Krieger—is an employee of the Fonar Corporation, makers of MRI devices and the parent company of Pacific Press, whose only book this is to date. The volume's production values and editorial standards are not first rate, perhaps to keep the price low in hopes of wide distribution. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) The author's biggest concern is that the association-induction (AI) hypothesis has not yet replaced the membrane-pump theory in high school and college curricula (Ling doubts cells have the energy to pump). He outlines the rise and slow fall of the membrane and membrane pump theories, and the growth of AI. Ling who has written several books published by Blaisdell, Perseus, and Krieger is an employee of the Fonar Corporation, makers of MRI devices and the parent company of Pacific Press, whose only book this is to date. The volume's production values and editorial standards are not first rate, perhaps to keep the price low in hopes of wide distribution. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) " ... This volume is presented as a story or history starting from the moment Mankind began to peek into the microscopic world of cells and microbes with the invention of microscopes-and even earlier, much earlier-continuing through landmark events of false starts and new insights put away for the wrong reasons etc., etc., culminating in the association-induction hypothesis of today."--Vii