Philosophy of stem cell biology : knowledge in flesh and blood / Melinda Bonnie Fagan.
Examining stem cell biology from a philosophy of science perspective, this book clarifies the field's central concept, the stem cell, as well as its aims, methods, models, explanations and evidential challenges. The first chapters discuss what stem cells are, how experiments identify them, and...
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Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2013.
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| Series: | New directions in the philosophy of science.
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Table of Contents:
- 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.