Life of Elie Metchnikoff, 1845-1916
Author: Olga Metchnikoff
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Published: 1921
Total Pages: 332
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Author: Olga Metchnikoff
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Published: 1921
Total Pages: 332
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Luba Vikhanski
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 2016-04-01
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 1613731132
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAround Christmas of 1882, while peering through a microscope at starfish larvae in which he had inserted tiny thorns, Russian zoologist Elie Metchnikoff had a brilliant insight: what if the mobile cells he saw gathering around the thorns were nothing but a healing force in action? Metchnikoff's daring theory of immunity—that voracious cells he called phagocytes formed the first line of defense against invading bacteria—would eventually earn the scientist a Nobel Prize, shared with his archrival, as well as the unofficial moniker "Father of Natural Immunity." But first he had to win over skeptics, especially those who called his theory "an oriental fairy tale." Using previously inaccessible archival materials, author Luba Vikhanski chronicles Metchnikoff's remarkable life and discoveries in the first moder n biography of this hero of medicine. Metchnikoff was a towering figure in the scientific community of the early twentieth century, a tireless humanitarian who, while working at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, also strived to curb the spread of cholera, syphilis, and other deadly diseases. In his later years, he startled the world with controversial theories on longevity, launching a global craze for yogurt, and pioneered research into gut microbes and aging. Though Metchnikoff was largely forgotten for nearly a hundred years, Vikhanski documents a remarkable revival of interest in his ideas on immunity and on the gut flora in the science of the twenty-first century.
Author: Ilya Ilyich Metchnikoff
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Published: 2004-01-08
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 0826118771
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Three chief evils that hang over us are disease, old age, and death. To study and control senescence, Metchnikoff proposed the establishment of a new scientific discipline he named 'gerontology.' In this classic text on the prolongation of life, Metchnikoff suggests that science should be encouraged and helped in every possible way in its task of removing the diseases and habits that now prevent human life from running its normal course, and his belief is that, were the task accomplished, the great cause of pessimism would disappear. Metchnikoff was able to proclaim himself an optimist, and found, in biological science, for the present generation a hope, or at the least an end towards which to work, and for future generations a possible achievement of that hope." ó From the Introduction by Gerald Gruman, MD, PhD
Author: Olga Metchnikoff
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Published: 1921
Total Pages: 356
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Elie Metchnikoff
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Published: 1908
Total Pages: 384
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Elie Metchnikoff
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Published: 1908
Total Pages: 390
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Olga Metchnikoff
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Published: 2023-07-18
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781020494819
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis compelling biography offers a detailed look at the life and work of Elie Metchnikoff, a pioneering biologist who made many important contributions to the field of immunology. Written by Metchnikoff's wife, Olga Mechnikova, this book provides a fascinating glimpse into Metchnikoff's personal and professional life, including his groundbreaking research on the immune system. A must-read for anyone interested in the history of science and medicine. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Alfred I. Tauber
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1991-07-25
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 019534510X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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. His program developed from comparative embryological studies that sought to establish genealogical relations between species at the dawn of the Darwinian revolution. In this scientific biography, Tauber and Chernyak explore ore 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 Metchnikoff's 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. Immunologists and historians of science and medicine will find it an absorbing and accessible account of a remarkable individual.
Author: Olga Metchnikoff
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Published: 1921
Total Pages: 332
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Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Published: 2013-01-28
Total Pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9781313304917
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