Mostly Nonfiction Book Club

The Song of the Cell: An exploration of medicine and the new human by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2022

The discovery of cells--and the reframing of the human body as a cellular ecosystem--announced the birth of a new kind of medicine based on the therapeutic manipulations of cells. A hip fracture, a cardiac arrest, Alzheimer's, dementia, AIDS, pneumonia, lung cancer, kidney failure, arthritis, COVID--all could be viewed as the results of cells, or systems of cells, functioning abnormally. And all could be perceived as loci of cellular therapies. In The Song of the Cell, Mukherjee tells the story of how scientists discovered cells, began to understand them, and are now using that knowledge to create new treatments and new humans. (473 p.)

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The Thursday Mostly Nonfiction Book Club focuses on nonfiction but also enjoys classic and contemporary fiction. The group meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 2 pm. New members are always welcome. The selection is available on the hold shelf one month before the discussion date. Please visit Mostly Nonfiction Book Club – John C. Hart Memorial Library (yorktownlibrary.org) for book selection of the month.