Historical analysis of the cognate terms ‘mother cell’ and ‘daughter cell’, both common in the biological sciences, unveils a close reciprocal relationship between observation, terminology, and socio-cultural concepts of motherhood.

Mother cells, daughter cells, and the role of maternal metaphors during the emergence of cell theory / cora ariane droescher. - In: SCIENCE IN CONTEXT. - ISSN 0269-8897. - ELETTRONICO. - (2026), pp. 0-0.

Mother cells, daughter cells, and the role of maternal metaphors during the emergence of cell theory

cora ariane droescher
2026

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Historical analysis of the cognate terms ‘mother cell’ and ‘daughter cell’, both common in the biological sciences, unveils a close reciprocal relationship between observation, terminology, and socio-cultural concepts of motherhood.
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