Book Details
Orange Code:93454
Paperback:272 pages
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1. cancer stem cells triumph2. cancer stem cells' triumph3. the csc theory4. teratocarcinomas and embryonic stem cells5. leukemic and hematopoietic stem cells6. origin stemness and stem cell: the meaning of the word7. stem cells identity8. if stemness is a categorical or a dispotional property< how can we cure cancers?9. if stemness is a retional or a systemic property: how can we cure cancers?
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Laplane places us right in the center of an urgently important discussion of cancer stem cells and the therapies that should accompany different theories. Her fresh philosophical perspective introduces us to a science in process, where the outcome is unknown and even the terms of debate remain contested. (Jane Maienschein, author of Embryos under the Microscope)
If you had doubts about the utility of philosophy for science, read this book. Its lucid exploration of stem cells will convince you that even cancer therapy can benefit from the lights of philosophy. (Michel Morange, author of A History of Molecular Biology)
Builds a much broader framework for understanding the biology of stem cells of all types…Laplane’s rigorous analyses unveil deep semantic and conceptual problems in the field…Laplane’s stemness framework should be of great value…A philosopher may indeed have straightened out the stem-cell field. (Hans Clever Nature 2016-06-09)
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