cells know what they need to do

An example of anthropomorphism:

"The entire field of regenerative medicine is quite remarkable, I mean the cells know what they need to do, you just need to enable them to be in the right environment and they will do what they know how to do best"

Dr Nitzan Gonen

Dr Nitzan Gonen (Bar-Ilan University) was speaking on an episode ('Swine fever in South East Asia') of Science In Action

Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.