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_a571.6 _bMUK-S |
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| 100 | _aMukherjee, Siddhartha | ||
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_aThe song of the cell : _ban exploration of medicine and the new human _cby Siddhartha Mukherjee |
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_aNew York : _bScribner, _c©2022 |
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_axvii, 473 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm. |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | ||
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_tPrelude: "The elementary particles of organisms" _tIntroduction: "We shall always return to the cell" _tPart 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 _tPart 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 _tPart 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 _tPart four: Knowledge. The pandemic _tPart five: Organs. The citizen cell: the benefits of belonging The contemplating cell: the many-minded neuron The orchestrating cell: homeostasis, fixity, and balance _tPart 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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| 650 | _a Cytology -- History. | ||
| 650 | _a Cytology -- Research. | ||
| 650 | _aHISTORY / Civilization. | ||
| 650 | _aMEDICAL / History. | ||
| 650 | _aMEDICAL / History | ||
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