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Old 12-24-2014, 04:09 AM   #54
John A. A. Logan
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Originally Posted by crich70 View Post
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Sounds like the author based part of the idea on some experiments that people did in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Some used parts of monkey glands on humans thinking that the substances produced by the glands would help retard the aging process. It's also part of the rational of A.C. Doyle's story "The Creeping Man."


Thanks, I wasn't aware of that Sherlock Holmes story, and have just looked it up and read the beginning. Fascinating stuff!

http://www.depauw.edu/humanimalia/issue01/fudge.html
Also found that online journal, on Humanimalia, with an essay which makes the connection between "Heart of a Dog" and Conan Doyle's "The Creeping Man".
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