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The song of the cell an exploration of medicine and the new human
"The discovery of cells--and the reframing of the human body as a cellular ecosystem--announced the birth of a new kind of medicine based on the therapeutic manipulations of cells. A hip fracture, a cardiac arrest, Alzheimer's, dementia, AIDS, pneumonia, lung cancer, kidney failure, arthri...
| Main Author: | Mukherjee, Siddhartha (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Scribner,
2022.
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| Edition: | First Scribner hardcover edition. |
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| Summary: |
"The discovery of cells--and the reframing of the human body as a cellular ecosystem--announced the birth of a new kind of medicine based on the therapeutic manipulations of cells. A hip fracture, a cardiac arrest, Alzheimer's, dementia, AIDS, pneumonia, lung cancer, kidney failure, arthritis, COVID--all could be viewed as the results of cells, or systems of cells, functioning abnormally. And all could be perceived as loci of cellular therapies. In The Song of the Cell, Mukherjee tells the story of how scientists discovered cells, began to understand them, and are now using that knowledge to create new treatments and new humans"--Dust jacket flap. |
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| Physical Description: |
xvii, 473 pages, 8 leaves of unnumbered plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (381-437) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781982117351 1982117354 |
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