The Cheating Cell: How Evolution Helps Us Understand and Treat Cancer
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- Jan 10, 2017
- #Biology
A fundamental and groundbreaking reassessment of how we view and manage cancer
When we think of the forces driving cancer, we don't necessarily think of evolution. But evolution a...
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ISBN: 0691163847
ISBN-13: 9780691163840
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Richard Dawkins @RichardDawkins
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Apr 7, 2022
The Cheating Cell by @AthenaAktipis. Darwinian approach to evolution of cancer and cancer-resistance. Brilliant book, up there with Nesse & Williams. Tussle between opposing selection pressures means cancer is an inevitable byproduct of selection for individual advantage.