EVOLUTION AND HUMAN DESTINY 



curred during pre-history and which is continuing 

 right up to the present day. 



The concept of the universe itself is undergoing 

 drastic modification. Astronomy, aided by the power- 

 ful instruments that modern technology can provide 

 and vitalized by the findings and concepts of modern 

 Physics, has penetrated further into the unknown than 

 the most optimistic predictions of only a few hundred 

 years ago would have considered possible. The be- 

 havior and properties of matter and energy are being 

 interrelated by Chemistry and Physics. The result of 

 this is not only a better understanding, but also the 

 spectacular advance of technology. 



This new knowledge has been applied to living mat- 

 ter by the science of Biology which, only a century ago, 

 had little in common with the other physical sciences. 

 Based on the findings of the various branches of 

 Biology, the processes occurring in living organisms 

 are beginning to be better understood. This under- 

 standing has in turn stimulated the remarkable prog- 

 ress of medicine. 



During this process of human learning, the progress 

 made has actually resulted from the interaction of two 

 distinct approaches. The more generally recognized of 

 these is that of direct research in each specialized field 

 of science. The less obvious but increasingly important 

 process is that of abstracting the fundamental relation- 

 ships between the basic findings in the various fields 



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