THE ORIGIN OF LIFE.
FURTHER DISCUSSION BT SCIENTISTS. By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright (Rec. September 11, 11.5 p.m.) t London, September 11. A discussion took place at tho British Association on tho origin of life. Professor Minchin, who occupies the Chair of Protozoology at the University of Lon- ; don, stated that the chromatin in the nucleus of the cell is the primitive living 2 substance. Mr. H. W. T. Wager (botanist) express- . Ed the opinion that . Cytoplasm is the \ original cell matter. Dr. Haldaue (University Reader in j Physiology at Oxford) criticised the ; materialistic aspect of Professor Schac- . fer's presidential address which, he said, teuded to deliver biology bound hand and foot to the existing interpretation of the organic world. In the above cablegram tho points ' ( dealt with by Professor Minchin and Mr. ■ 'Wager refer to a very difficult question • in cytology, that is, the scientific study of , the cells or living units of protoplasm, of which plants and animals are composed.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1543, 12 September 1912, Page 5
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160THE ORIGIN OF LIFE. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1543, 12 September 1912, Page 5
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