The science of life is a superb and dazzlingly lighted hall which may …

Claude Bernard
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The science of life is a superb and dazzlingly lighted hall which may be reached only by passing through a long and ghastly kitchen. ✨ Claude Bernard (2012). An Introduction to the Study of Experimental Medicine, p.44, Courier Corporation
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