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Gerard wrote some 500 scientific papers and nine books, investigating the biology of language, ethics, biology and cultural evolution, education, and the impact of science on public policies. His nine books include:
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degree in 1919, and a doctorate in physiology in 1921 at the
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The normal membrane potential of frog sartorius fibers
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