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The invisible invaders : the story of the emerging age of viruses / Peter Radetsky.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston : Little, Brown, c1991.Edition: 1st edDescription: xiii, 415 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0316732168 :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616/.0194 20
LOC classification:
  • QR359 .R33 1991
Contents:
Introduction: the invisible invaders -- I. Beginnings: The world of humors -- It began with a milkmaid -- Chance favors the prepared mind -- Obscure if not positively unnatural -- The virus that eats bacteria -- II. The science of virology: A glimpse of the eternal miracle -- Catching lightning in a test tube -- The children's disease -- III. The state of the art: The star wars within us -- The yuppie plague, the kissing disease, and a link to cancer -- Nothing to sneeze at -- The quick-change artist -- The virus that turns you yellow -- The virus that works backwards -- IV. The promise of viruses: Gods in the laboratory -- Co-travelers through time.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library General Stacks QR359.R33 1991 1 Available 33710000087192

Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-406) and index.

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Introduction: the invisible invaders -- I. Beginnings: The world of humors -- It began with a milkmaid -- Chance favors the prepared mind -- Obscure if not positively unnatural -- The virus that eats bacteria -- II. The science of virology: A glimpse of the eternal miracle -- Catching lightning in a test tube -- The children's disease -- III. The state of the art: The star wars within us -- The yuppie plague, the kissing disease, and a link to cancer -- Nothing to sneeze at -- The quick-change artist -- The virus that turns you yellow -- The virus that works backwards -- IV. The promise of viruses: Gods in the laboratory -- Co-travelers through time.