Letter 8952
Darwin, C. R. to Sanderson, J. S. B.
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Would welcome JSBS visit to discuss Drosera. Nitrogenous fluids can act as ferments only if they act merely by exciting molecular movement in adjoining molecules.
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Glass and cotton excite movement and cause cell contents to change visibly. Huxley coming to see this phenomenon.
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Studied effect of poisons 12 or 15 years ago to see whether the action was similar to that on nervous tissue.