Cell wall is a dead metaphor
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of plant physiology. - 1979. - 290(2023) vom: 30. Nov., Seite 154099 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2023
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Journal of plant physiology |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article Biomechanics Cell wall Hugo de Vries Metaphor Plasmolysis Robert Hooke |
| Zusammenfassung: | Copyright © 2023 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved. It was recently suggested to end the usage of the term cell wall in microbiology (including prokaryotes and fungi) because it represented an inappropriate and potentially misleading metaphor (Casadevall and Gow, 2022). The analysis of the arguments for such a move from the viewpoint of the plant physiologist indicates that the suggestion is based on misunderstandings, first, of the early history of cell biology and its terminology; second, of the development of modern concepts of cell wall function since the late 19th century; and third, of the nature of metaphors and their role in scientific communication. We conclude that misconceptions concerning cell walls may arise due to pedagogical shortcomings in introducing students to our technical terminology rather than from the fact that part of this terminology originated from metaphors |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 21.11.2023 Date Revised 21.11.2023 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1618-1328 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jplph.2023.154099 |