Metchnikoff and the origins of immunology : from metaphor to theory
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Metchnikoff and the origins of immunology : from metaphor to theory
（Monographs on the history and philosophy of biology）
Oxford University Press, 1991
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-236) and index
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- Metchnikoff's early embryology
- Metchnikoff's embryological studies after 1872
- The problem of evolution in Metchnikoff's works
- Metchnikoff's emerging concept of inflammation
- The phagocytosis theory and its reception
- The phagocyte eclipsed
- Epilogue: From metaphor to theory
- Notes and references
- Appendix A: Morphologists vs. Darwinians, the modern debate
- Appendix B: Current views of phagocyte function.
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