Article ID: CBB544144558

Mutualistic viruses and the heteronomy of life (2016)

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Though viruses have generally been characterized by their pathogenic and more generally harmful effects, many examples of mutualistic viruses exist. Here I explain how the idea of mutualistic viruses has been defended in recent virology, and I explore four important conceptual and practical consequences of this idea. I ask to what extent this research modifies the way scientists might search for new viruses, our notion of how the host immune system interacts with microbes, the development of new therapeutic approaches, and, finally, the role played by the criterion of autonomy in our understanding of living things. Overall, I suggest that the recognition of mutualistic viruses plays a major role in a wider ongoing revision of our conception of viruses.

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Authors & Contributors
Löwy, Illana
Allison, James P.
Barbot, Janine
Chettiar, Teri
Dodier, Nicolas
Dupré, John
Journals
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Dynamis: Acta Hispanica ad Medicinae Scientiarumque Historiam Illustrandam
Social Studies of Science
Bulletin of the History of Medicine
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History/Bulletin Canadienne d'Histoire de la Medecine
History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences
Publishers
Academic Press
Nauka
Smithsonian Books
Monash University Publishing
Concepts
Therapeutic practice; therapy; treatment
Immunology
Virology
Medicine
Microbiology
Symbiosis
People
Hilleman, Maurice
Old, Lloyd J.
Pasteur, Louis
Volterra, Vito
Zil'ber, Lev Aleksandrovich
Koch, Robert
Time Periods
21st century
20th century
20th century, late
19th century
20th century, early
Places
France
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
Russia
Institutions
Institut Pasteur, Paris
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