Metchnikoff and the Origins of Immunology - From Metaphor to Theory (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Monographs on the History and Philosophy of Biology
Release date:	March 1991
First published:	July 1991
Authors:	Alfred I. Tauber (Professor of Medicine and Pathology) • Leon Chernyak (Research Associate of Professor Tauber)
Dimensions:	242 x 160 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	266
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-506447-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Biochemistry > Biochemical immunology Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Immunology > General Books > Biography > General
LSN:	0-19-506447-X
Barcode:	9780195064476

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