Philosophy of Stem Cell Biology [[electronic resource] ] : Knowledge in Flesh and Blood / / by M. Fagan

• Autore: Fagan M
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2013.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (295 p.)
• Disciplina: 571.6
• Soggetto topico: Philosophy and science; Molecular biology; Philosophy; Life sciences; Social sciences—Philosophy; Ethics; Philosophy of Science; Molecular Medicine; Popular Science in Philosophy; Life Sciences, general; Social Philosophy
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Visceral Phenomena -- Stem Cell Concepts -- Don't Know What You've Got 'Til It's Gone: Evidence in Stem Cell Experiments -- A State of Uncertainty: Stemness and the Roles of Theory -- Mechanistic Explanation: The Joint Account -- Genes and Development: The Stem Cell Perspective -- Pluripotent Model Organisms -- Social Experiments -- Integrating Stem Cell and Systems Biology -- Clinical Values.
• Sommario/riassunto: This examination of stem cell biology from a philosophy of science perspective clarifies the field's central concept, the stem cell, as well as its aims, methods, models, explanations and evidential challenges. Relations to systems biology and clinical medicine are also discussed.
• Titolo autorizzato: Philosophy of Stem Cell Biology
• ISBN: 1-349-34985-2; 1-137-29602-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790690603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science