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The Cheating CellCondition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780691207865 Year: 2020 Publisher: Princeton University Press Description: 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 and cancer are closely linked, for the historical processes that created life also created cancer. The Cheating Cell delves into this extraordinary relationship, and shows
Condition: BRAND NEWISBN: 9780691207865
Year: 2020
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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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 and cancer are closely linked, for the historical processes that created life also created cancer. The Cheating Cell delves into this extraordinary relationship, and shows that by understanding cancer's evolutionary origins, researchers can come up with more effective, revolutionary treatments.
Athena Aktipis goes back billions of years to explore when unicellular forms became multicellular organisms. Within these bodies of cooperating cells, cheating ones arose, overusing resources and replicating out of control, giving rise to cancer. Aktipis illustrates how evolution has paved the way for cancer's ubiquity, and why it will exist as long as multicellular life does. Even so, she argues, this doesn't mean we should give up on treating cancer — in fact, evolutionary approaches offer new and promising options for the disease's prevention and treatments that aim at long term management rather than simple eradication.
Looking across species — from sponges and cacti to dogs and elephants — we are discovering new mechanisms of tumour suppression and the many ways that multicellular life-forms have evolved to keep cancer under control. By accepting that cancer is a part of our biological past, present, and future — and that we cannot win a war against evolution — treatments can become smarter, more strategic, and more humane.
Unifying the latest research from biology, ecology, medicine, and social science
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★★★★★ 4
Fun, but fragile
Format: Hardcover
This is a cool book, and my 2.5 year old son LOVES it. However it is important to note that it will be destroyed very quickly. There are lots of flaps and moving parts and it is very easy to accidentally rip them off if you try to move one in a way it's not meant for. I ripped more than 1 myself.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2024
★★★★★ 5
Great for training
Format: Hardcover
I order these for new salespeople and managers who have no construction experience. They think it's a joke until they start going through it.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2025
★★★★★ 5
The Darkness Creates Monsters
Format: Paperback
I really like this dark fantasy comic series.
A long time ago, the world turned into darkness. The sun did not shine any more, and anybody who was in the dark for too long turned into a monster.
Humans still survive. They drive around and live.
The monsters are afraid of light.
The artwork is really really good. Monsters and humans are drawn with excellent detail. You can actually see what's going on. The fight scenes are easy to understand.
Can't wait to read Volume 2.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2022
★★★★★ 4
Excellent
Format: Paperback
This was one of my favorites. It has great world-building, great characters, an interesting worthy antagonist, and great art. The narrative flows naturally with a good mix of action and character development. We know who everyone is, what they're trying to accomplish, and what the stakes are. We're engaged with it never spins its wheels. I'm a reader, not a collector of singles, so I'm looking forward to vol 2.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2022
★★★★★ 5
This is the best comic I've ever read
Format: Paperback
Title says it all, the art, the story, everything about this comic is amazing. You can tell this is a labor of love, and the work created by this fantastic team deserves to be recognized. Definitely a need to read!
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Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2022