cancerous cells function selfishly

Tags: cancer cells
Categories: Pseudo-explanations

An example of anthropomorphism in popular science writing:

"…cancerous cells break the rules and function selfishly, coordinating neither their reproduction nor their death with the needs of the individual in which they reside."

Neil Shubin

Shubin, N. (2020). Some Assembly Required. Decoding four billion years of life, from ancient fossils to DNA. Oneworld Publications.

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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.