Up to date view on carcinogenesis
Original concepts in evolutionary biology
Innovative anticancer research tips
Provocative ethics
A long time has passed since the war act on Cancer declared by former USA president Nixon, almost half a century ago. Today, after so many years of feverish research and uncountable efforts worldwide, the end of the war appears far as ever, whereas the fight is leading researchers to newer and newer battlefronts while frontiers in bioscience are continuously being surpassed.
In this scenario, "The Selfish Cell" is aillegalscript record of the most important strategic points gathered during these years of war, with the goal to provide solid ground onto which step ahead for future assaults against this terrible disease. At the same time, it is an attempt to shift the debate on cancer toward a more peaceful and possibly productive semantic terrain, where to reflect with the aid of superior wisdom to finally get out of that terrible chaos of fight and death dominating our days. In this perspective, "The selfish cell" becomes an occasion for reflecting over our human selfishness limits and their consequences both on our social and natural environment.
Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Selfish cells; 2. The seed of selfishness; 3. Selfish evolution; 4. Cult of selfishness; 5. Selfish business; Epilogue; Appendix; Index
This book examines the most important strategic points gathered during the decades long war against cancer. It attempts to shift the debate on cancer toward a more peaceful and possibly productive semantic terrain.
A long time has passed since the war act on Cancer declared by former USA president Nixon, almost half a century ago. Today, after so many years of feverish research and uncountable efforts worldwide, the end of the war appears far as ever, whereas the fight is leading researchers to newer and newer battlefronts while frontiers in bioscience are continuously being surpassed.
In this scenario, "The Selfish Cell" is aillegalscript record of the most important strategic points gathered during these years of war, with the goal to provide solid ground onto which to step ahead for future assaults against this terrible disease. At the same time, it is an attempt to shift the debate on cancer toward a more peaceful and possibly productive semantic terrain, where to reflect with the aid of superior wisdom to finally get out of that terrible chaos of fight and death dominating our days. In this perspective, "The selfish cell" becomes an occasion for reflecting the limits of our human selfishness and their consequences on both our social and natural environment.
Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Selfish cells; 2. The seed of selfishness; 3. Selfish evolution; 4. Cult of selfishness; 5. Selfish business; Epilogue; Appendix; Index
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Selfish cells; 2. The seed of selfishness; 3. Selfish evolution; 4. Cult of selfishness; 5. Selfish business; Epilogue; Appendix; Index
Klappentext
A long time has passed since the war act on Cancer declared by former USA president Nixon, almost half a century ago. Today, after so many years of feverish research and uncountable efforts worldwide, the end of the war appears far as ever, whereas the fight is leading researchers to newer and newer battlefronts while frontiers in bioscience are continuously being surpassed.
In this scenario, "The Selfish Cell" is aillegalscript record of the most important strategic points gathered during these years of war, with the goal to provide solid ground onto which to step ahead for future assaults against this terrible disease. At the same time, it is an attempt to shift the debate on cancer toward a more peaceful and possibly productive semantic terrain, where to reflect with the aid of superior wisdom to finally get out of that terrible chaos of fight and death dominating our days. In this perspective, "The selfish cell" becomes an occasion for reflecting the limits of our human selfishness and their consequences on both our social and natural environment.
Up to date view on carcinogenesis
Original concepts in evolutionary biology
Innovative anticancer research tips
Provocative ethics
