Metchnikoff and the Origins of Immunology : From Metaphor to Theory
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
019506447X
ISBN-13
9780195064476
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint
Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 31st, 1991
Print length
280 Pages
Weight
608 grams
Dimensions
23.70 x 16.10 x 2.50 cms
Product Classification:
Biography: generalHistory of medicineImmunologyHistory of scienceBiochemical immunology
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A critical study of the work of Elie Metchnikoff, the founding father of modern immunology. It explores Metchnikoff's development as an embryologist, showing how it prepared him to propose his theory of host-pathogen interaction.
This fascinating intellectual history is the first critical study of the work of Elie Metchnikoff, the founding father of modern immunology. Metchnikoff authored and championed the theory that phagocytic cells actively defend the host body against pathogens and diseased cells.In this scientific biography, Tauber and Chernyak explore Metchnikoff''s development as an embryologist, showing how it prepared him to propose his theory of host-pathogen interaction. They discuss the profound impact of Darwin''s theory of evolution on his progress, and the influence of 19th century debates on vitalism, teleology, and mechanism. As a case study of scientific discovery, this work offers lucid insight into the process of creative science and its dependence on cultural and philosophic sources.
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