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THERE is considerable controversy at present on discontinuities in various properties of water as a function of temperature1–5. In particular, the discontinuities postulated in the region of 37° C, that is, body temperature, have important biological implications. These discontinuities, however, are in the main so subtle that their very existence is questioned.
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BLANDAMER, M., FOX, M. & SYMONS, M. Discontinuities in the Thermal Properties of Water and Aqueous Solutions. Nature 214, 163 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/214163a0
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