Bibliograph

The song of the cell, an exploration of medicine and the new human, Siddhartha Mukherjee

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The song of the cell, an exploration of medicine and the new human, Siddhartha Mukherjee

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The song of the cell

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Siddhartha Mukherjee

Sub title

an exploration of medicine and the new human

Summary

Since the discovery of the cell in the 1660s and the discovery in the 1850s that most diseases can be traced back to our cells, human beings have been understood as an ecosystem of units that produce exponentially complex structures and effects. How did we discover these units, and their functions? How did we begin to understand hearts, brains, kidneys as collections of cooperating cells? What are cells anyway? How do they work, and how (why?) do they work together? Why build organs and organisms out of these units? And could we re-assemble a new kind of human? Could we alter cells to become resistant to diseases? Could we make new humans out of new kinds cells, endowed with novel properties, functions or intentions? This book is about the building block of life -- the cell. Its story is the story of modern medicine

Target audience

adult

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