The song of the cell : an exploration of medicine and the new human
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Scribner, ©2022Description: xvii, 473 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 978-0670092727
- 571.6 MUK-S
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prelude: "The elementary particles of organisms" Introduction: "We shall always return to the cell" Part one: Discovery. The original cell: an invisible world
The visible cell: "Fictitious stories about the little animals"
The universal cell: "The smallest particle of this little world"
The pathogenic cell: microbes, infections, and the antibiotic revolution Part two: The one and the many. The organized cell: the interior anatomy of the cell
The dividing cell: cellular reproduction and the birth of IVF
The tampered cell: Lulu, Nana, and the transgressions of trust
The developing cell: a cell becomes and organism Part three: Blood. The restless cell: circles of blood
The healing cell: platelets, clots, and a "modern epidemic"
The guardian cell: neutrophils and their kampf against pathogens
The defending cell: when a body meets a body
The discerning cell: the subtle intelligence of the T cell
The tolerant cell: the self, horror antitoxicus, and immunotherapy Part four: Knowledge. The pandemic Part five: Organs. The citizen cell: the benefits of belonging
The contemplating cell: the many-minded neuron
The orchestrating cell: homeostasis, fixity, and balance Part six: Rebirth. The renewing cell: stem cells and the birth of transplantation
The repairing cell: injury, decay, and constancy
The selfish cell: the ecological equation and cancer
The songs of the cell
Epilogue: "Better versions of me"
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