Parution – Perspectives in biology and medicine
Perspectives in biology and medicine, vol 53, n°4, automne 2010.Science and Medicine
Embryology and Disorders of Sexual Development – Thomas A. Marino
From Insulin and Insulin-Like Activity to the Insulin Superfamily of Growth-Promoting Peptides: A 20th-Century Odyssey – Stanley Blumenthal
Ethics and Philosophy
Semiotics and the Placebo Effect – Franklin G. Miller – Luana Colloca
Ethical Issues in Translational Research – Carlo Petrini
Financial Conflicts of Interest and the Ethical Obligations of Medical School Faculty and the Profession – Kirsten Austad – David H. Brendel – Rebecca W. Brendel
The Philosophical « Mind-Body Problem » and Its Relevance for the Relationship Between Psychiatry and the Neurosciences – Lukas Van Oudenhove – Stefaan E. Cuypers
History and Biography
Oswald T. Avery: Nobel Laureate or Noble Luminary? – Frank Portugal
Reflections on Basic Science – Joram Piatigorsky
Medical Education and Practice
Chaos, Fractals, and Our Concept of Disease – Manuel Varela – Raul Ruiz-Esteban – Maria Jose Mestre De Juan
Culture and Society
Psychoanalysis and Detective Fiction: a tale of Freud and criminal storytelling – Amy Yang
Tags: Etudes des sciences, Histoire, Philosophie