The Language of Life: How Cells Communicate in Health and Disease by Debra Niehoff

The Language of Life: How Cells Communicate in Health and Disease



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The Language of Life: How Cells Communicate in Health and Disease Debra Niehoff
Language: English
Page: 337
Format: djvu
ISBN: 0309089891, 9780309089890
Publisher: Joseph Henry Press

From Publishers Weekly

Cell communication takes place in all organisms, from the simplest single-celled bacterium to humans, mediated through an array of chemicals. Using human language as a metaphor, science writer Niehoff (The Biology of Violence) takes us on a whirlwind tour, discussing how chemical communication is responsible for turning a fertilized egg into a complex, fully differentiated adult; how the human immune system is called into action to fight infection; and how homeostatic mechanisms protect us as we negotiate an environmentally unstable world but make it extremely difficult to lose significant amounts of weight. Niehoff also explores the host of medical possibilities, from curing cancer to effectively controlling diabetes, as scientists begin to fully understand the language of cells. Throughout, Niehoff mixes personal anecdotes with scientific explanation. Those anecdotes, however, distract more than enlighten—the only shortcoming of this otherwise thoroughly enjoyable book. B&w illus. Agent, Regula Noetzli.(On sale May 24)

Review

"(an) original and absorbing book. ...quite breathtaking." -- Nature, June 30, 2005"Niehoff makes real science available to the interested reader. ...delightful and buoyant— the beauty of biology shines through her pages." -- Dr. Alfred Gilman, co-recipient of the 1994 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine"She conveys complex concepts so fluently that the book reads like a detective thriller. I couldn't put it down." -- Soloman Snyder, M.D., Professor of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins Medical School

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