The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
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- Create Date：2022-09-11 20:21:37
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- Author：Siddhartha Mukherjee
- ISBN：B09RX45W14
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Karen
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THE SONG OF THE CELL: AN EXPLORATION OF MEDICINE AND THE NEW HUMANBY: SIDDHARTHA MUKHERJEEI knew that I was going to love this non-fiction exploration of the cell by the Pulitzer Prize Winning Author， Siddhartha Mukherjee。 He won the Pulitzer Prize for his very first book， called "The Emperor of All Maladies。" That one I ordered the DVD and for the life of me I cannot find it。 It chronicles the history and causes of cancer。 I had ordered the DVD because my mother was taken quickly from bone canc THE SONG OF THE CELL: AN EXPLORATION OF MEDICINE AND THE NEW HUMANBY: SIDDHARTHA MUKHERJEEI knew that I was going to love this non-fiction exploration of the cell by the Pulitzer Prize Winning Author， Siddhartha Mukherjee。 He won the Pulitzer Prize for his very first book， called "The Emperor of All Maladies。" That one I ordered the DVD and for the life of me I cannot find it。 It chronicles the history and causes of cancer。 I had ordered the DVD because my mother was taken quickly from bone cancer。 It has three DVD's and I was really impressed by how informative it was。 I am going to read it in Kindle format right after I finish this review。 I was super impressed by this current Title called， "The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human"。 This was a very engrossing non-fiction， beautifully written book with an all encompassing history of everything to do with the cell。 I really enjoyed this masterpiece and learned so much in an easy to comprehend manner。Siddhartha Mukherjee is a Hematologist and an Oncologist who practices medicine and I have nothing but praise for his acumen as a talented Author。 He has written what I would call a Bible of the cell's history。 He includes up to date data regarding medical research as recent as 2021， and also mentions treatments that are experimental at this time。 My favorite chapters and there are many， but one that is close to my heart is the chapter about Type I Diabetes and the cell systems that make up the pancreas。 The knowledge that I gained from that chapter was cutting edge advancements researchers are in the process of developing using specialized cell systems in the pancreas。 These specialized cells in the pancreas are called Islet cells。 The name of the chapter about Type I Diabetes is called The Orchestrating Cell which has a subtitle stating homeostasis， Fixity， and balance。 The reason why this section is so important to me is because， my twenty-four year old son was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes when he was six years old and since he wasn't born with this immunological disease it was a terrible blow to not only my son; （who never once complained）， it was awful for myself as his mother。In the section of the Orchestrating cell， Siddhartha Mukherjee， starts the section by stating so far most of the cells we have encountered thus far talk to each other locally。 Aside from the immune system， where a signal from one cell can summon distant cells to the site of an infection or inflammation， we haven't heard much about the cellular chatter that can reach across the vast expanses of an organisms body。 The messages between organs must be orchestrated going back to the thinking of the body as a cellular citizenship。 Some signal or impulse， must move between cells， informing them of the global "state" that the body is inhabiting。 The signals move from one organ to the next， carried by blood。 There must be a means for one part of the body to "meet" a distant part of the body。 We call these signals "hormones，" from the Greek hormon--to impel， or to set some action into motion。 In a sense they impel the body to act as a whole。In Aristotle's writing he mentions the shape of the pancreas and where it's located， but he makes no mention of its function。 It was simply labeled "pan" （all） and "kreas" （flesh）。--an organ of all flesh。 The juices that are released from the pancreas enables digestion。 It breaks down complex food molecules into simple ones。 The larger acinar cells that make digestive enzymes surround "islands" of islet cells （smaller cells） that secrete insulin。 My son's pancreas stopped working suddenly and he has to inject himself with insulin to cover any carbohydrate that he eats。 The medical research sounds promising that is discussed。I also liked the section about cancer。 My one quibble is the Author left out early detection and prevention， because he said that he wrote about it in 2016， in his first book "The Emperor of all Maladies"。 Since 2016， when he wrote that book he mentioned updating it， leaving me to infer that a lot has changed in treating cancer。 I loved this whole book because it is so interesting and is easily accessible to understand。 Considering he is a doctor his methods of writing gave examples of patients that suffered from one condition or another including what methods were used to treat certain ailments having to do with the cell， system of cells in different organs of the body。 Taking from the Title "The Song of the Cell，" he speaks as if in a conversational tone。 This makes it so much more enjoyable and a real page turner。 I didn't want to put the book down。 As I was mentioning the Title， he describes a young boy who goes into the Rain Forest with a Professor of Botany， where the Professor is impressed because the boy knows the name of every plant and bush。 But， the boy doesn't feel he deserves the Professor's compliments since he doesn't understand how all of the plants interact with each other。 He doesn't understand the "song" that they use to form a bigger system。 The author includes many stories within his historical background of a cell's individual or systems of the different cells and how they communicate forming citizenship。 I never felt like I was reading a textbook and this was never dry， ever！ I loved the stem cell section， also。 The historical landscape of their background and how in Japan a scientist won the Nobel Prize for creating a kind using four different genes。Highly， Highly recommend this illuminating Non-Fiction book written in easy to understand prose that tells not only the beginning of History with the discovery of the cell。 It also offers cutting edge treatments for every cellular system having to do with the entire human body and its organs。 It is easily a favorite of this year！Publication Date: October 25， 2022A Huge Thank you to Net Galley， The Talented and Humble Siddhartha Mukherjee and Scribner for generously providing me with my ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review。 All opinions are my own。#TheSongoftheCell #SiddharthaMukherjee #Scribner #NetGalley 。。。more
Alisa
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Song of the Cell by Siddhartha Mukherjee is about new kinds of treatments for dreadful diseases that resist treatment by changing or enabling cells to "fix" things。 Mukherjee starts by explaining how things work （or are supposed to work） with references to poetry， which may sound like two very different things that may not mix well。 But， think of how different peanut butter and chocolate are， yet how good they are together， and you get a sense of how it works。 Mukherjee takes a topic that is har Song of the Cell by Siddhartha Mukherjee is about new kinds of treatments for dreadful diseases that resist treatment by changing or enabling cells to "fix" things。 Mukherjee starts by explaining how things work （or are supposed to work） with references to poetry， which may sound like two very different things that may not mix well。 But， think of how different peanut butter and chocolate are， yet how good they are together， and you get a sense of how it works。 Mukherjee takes a topic that is hard to understand for people who are not involved in medicine， or science for that matter， and makes it accessible。 He is very enthusiastic about cells。 Song of the cell describes a future where people with diabetes， cancer， sickle cell anemia， Parkinson's disease， and more， may be treated with their own rejuvenated blood cells so there is no rejection by the body。 He describes it so well， you may be tempted to try it yourself， but don't try this at home， please！Mukherjee discusses moral and ethical issues that surround using stem cells and changing the makeup of cells。 He also discusses the differences between fetal blood cells to mature blood cells。 He writes about some of the "stars" in the field， past and present， of which he may be one。If you like science， but are not a scientist， this may be a good read for you。 If you like science fiction， you may like to read this。 But remember， it is science "fact"。 。。。more
Melissa
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We got the paper galley in at the store - and it’s BEAUTIFUL， the gold foiling for the diatoms （？ Not sure which type of cells） on the cover - and I knew immediately I was going to take it with me as my plane book when traveling to AXS Conclave。 And it is another fabulously written， human， empathic science book from Dr Mukherjee。 Despite having written a “biography” of cancer and another of the gene， he doesn’t seem to rehash his previous work at all。 It overlaps， but he really doesn’t repeat hi We got the paper galley in at the store - and it’s BEAUTIFUL， the gold foiling for the diatoms （？ Not sure which type of cells） on the cover - and I knew immediately I was going to take it with me as my plane book when traveling to AXS Conclave。 And it is another fabulously written， human， empathic science book from Dr Mukherjee。 Despite having written a “biography” of cancer and another of the gene， he doesn’t seem to rehash his previous work at all。 It overlaps， but he really doesn’t repeat himself as he takes us through the development of the field of cell biology and our current knowledge （including some cutting edge work） about different cell types。 And as someone who took a lot of cel bio， 25 years ago， I could almost feel some long-dormant neurons stir to life and bring forth some distantly-remembered aspects of cell signaling。 The way Dr Mukherjee writes， it makes the information fresh， you want to keep reading。 This is so important when we have such an anti-science push， to have accessible， beautifully written work that explains the science without dumbing it down。 Out in October。 。。。more
Marika
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Covers the arc of the human cell， from discovering them in the 1600s to current day。 Another page turner by Mukherjee。*I read an advance copy and was not compensated。
Ashlee Bree
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