O'Malley, Maureen A. (Author)
Müller-Wille, Staffan (Author)
Although the cell is commonly addressed as the unit of life, historians and philosophers have devoted relatively little attention to this concept in comparison to other fundamental concepts of biology such as the gene or species. As a partial remedy to this neglect, we introduce the cell as a major point of connection between various disciplinary approaches, epistemic strategies, technological vectors and overarching biological processes such as metabolism, growth, reproduction and evolution. We suggest that the role of the cell as a nexus forms the basis for a new philosophical and historical appreciation of cell biology. This perspective focuses less on the cell as a well-defined, stable object and places more emphasis on its role as a mediator of fundamental biological processes.
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Article Bechtel, William (2010) The Cell: Locus or Object of Inquiry?. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (p. 172).
Article Grote, Mathias (2010) Surfaces of Action: Cells and Membranes in Electrochemistry and the Life Sciences. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (p. 183).
Article Reynolds, Andrew (2010) The Redoubtable Cell. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (p. 194).
Article Nicholson, Daniel J. (2010) Biological Atomism and Cell Theory. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (p. 202).
Article O'Malley, Maureen A. (2010) The First Eukaryote Cell: An Unfinished History of Contestation. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (p. 212).
Article Müller-Wille, Staffan (2010) Cell Theory, Specificity, and Reproduction, 1837--1870. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (p. 225).
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