'The Song of the Cell' Review: Dr. Mukherjee’s hard-won lessons contain a message for us all: We should resist simple, universal explanations in life science—cell biology, in particular, is rarely that cooperative.
In 1665, the British polymath Robert Hooke published an unexpectedly popular picture book, “Micrographia.” It featured drawings of household objects and inhabitants that were normally barely visible—pests in particular. But they were presented at enormous magnification, having been detected by means of the cutting-edge technology of the day: a compound, two-lens microscope.
Somewhere between page-size images of ants, fleas and lice was an innocuous rendering of a magnified piece of cork. It contained, Hooke observed, “a great many little boxes,” which he called “cells.” Over the next three centuries, cells would move from a tiny architectural curiosity to the center of the biomedical universe, embodying the fundamental unit of life. Cells are the origin-point of disease and the target of medical therapy. Increasingly, they constitute the treatment vehicle itself.
Argentina Últimas Noticias, Argentina Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
Back inside Anchorage’s Sullivan Arena shelter, a new nonprofit promises a fresh startThe nonprofit Henning Inc., a relatively new player among the city’s social service providers, insists it will not repeat the mistakes and policy missteps that gave the Sullivan Arena shelter a bad reputation in the past.
Leer más »
Inside Katy Perry’s ‘Close’ Friendship With Orlando Bloom’s Ex Miranda KerrOrlando Bloom was married to Miranda Kerr for three years before moving on with Katy Perry — exclusive details
Leer más »
1 killed, 1 injured in shooting inside lobby of Manhattan NYCHA complexOne person was killed and another injured during a shooting in the lobby of a NYCHA building in Manhattan Thursday night.
Leer más »
Inside the Secret Prisoner Swap That Splintered the U.S. and ChinaThe detention of a Chinese executive to stand trial in the U.S. provoked a standoff between global rivals and opened an acrimonious new era. “You are lapdogs of the United States.”
Leer más »
LAPD arrest suspect who sexually assaulted woman inside of her Echo Park apartmentLAPD has tracked down the man accused of breaking into a woman's apartment before sexually assaulting her.
Leer más »