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Conceptual Foundations of Cell Mortality

Durand, P. M., & Ramsey, G. 2025. Conceptual Foundations of Cell Mortality. https://doi.org/10.1007/82_2025_328

Pierre Durand Pierre Durand

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Fusion–fission–mitophagy cycling and metabolic reprogramming coordinate nerve growth factor (NGF)‐dependent neuronal differentiation

Goglia, Ilaria., Ewelina Węglarz‐Tomczak, Claudio Gioia, Yanhua Liu, Assunta Virtuoso, Marcella Bonanomi, Daniela Gaglio, Noemi Salmistraro,...

Hans Westerhoff Hans Westerhoff

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Metaphors of identity, recognition and connection in the 20th century - cell biology and literature

Every knowledge-based discipline proceeds trough history by coining new terms.

Marcella Faria Marcella Faria

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The complexity of cell-biological systems

O Wolkenhauer and A Muir. 2009. The complexity of cell-biological systems. Handbook of the Philosophy of Science, 16. Philosophy of Complexi...

Placeholder image Olaf Wolkenhauer

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Diagrams as locality aids for explanation and model construction in cell biology

Jones, Nicholaos; Wolkenhauer, Olaf. 2012. Diagrams as locality aids for explanation and model construction in cell biology. BIOLOGY & PHILO...

Placeholder image Olaf Wolkenhauer

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Cancer treatment by manipulation of mitochondria

Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally, and to reduce this societal and economic burden new treatment options will be needed.

Nils-Göran Larsson Nils-Göran Larsson
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