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The third lens : metaphor and the creation of modern cell biology

By Reynolds , Andrew S.

Book information

Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Year
2018
ISBN
9780226563121, 022656312X, 9780226563268, 022656326X
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1845246 bytes)
Pages
267\278
Time added
2018-07-20 15:03:22
Cytology;Cells;Cell Biology;SCIENCE / Life Science

Description

The early history of cell theory: the cell as empty chamber, building stone, and elementary organism -- Biochemical conceptions of the cell: from bag of enzymes to chemical factory -- Cell sociology: the cell as social agent -- Cell signaling: the cell as electronic computer -- Metaphors in science: "perspectives", "tools", and other meta-metaphors -- The instrumental success of scientific metaphor: putting the scientific realism issue in perspective.

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