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Viruses
The Invisible Enemy
Taschenbuch von Dorothy H Crawford
Sprache: Englisch

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Humans have long faced an invisible enemy in the form of deadly viruses, and the COVID-19 pandemic shows what devastation they can wreak. As we face the prospect of more such viruses emerging, this major new edition of Dorothy Crawford's work explains the nature of viruses, how they cause disease, and how modern science is learning to counter them.
Humans have long faced an invisible enemy in the form of deadly viruses, and the COVID-19 pandemic shows what devastation they can wreak. As we face the prospect of more such viruses emerging, this major new edition of Dorothy Crawford's work explains the nature of viruses, how they cause disease, and how modern science is learning to counter them.
Über den Autor
Dorothy Crawford FRSE OBE is professor of medical microbiology and assistant principal for public understanding of medicine at the University of Edinburgh, where she was also Vice Principal for Public Understanding of Science (2008-12). Her specialism in research has been the Epstein-Barr virus. She has written eight popular books, including Viruses: A Very Short Introduction, (2nd edition, 2018), and Deadly Companions, (2018, also in Oxford Landmark Science), as well as a large number of articles for newspapers and blogs, including a period as a science columnist for The Scotsman. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and was awarded an OBE for services to medicine and to higher education.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Preface

  • Introduction

  • 1: Bugs, Germs, and Microbes

  • 2: New viruses or old adversaries in new guises?

  • 3: Coughs and sneezes spread diseases

  • 4: Unlike love, Herpes is forever

  • 5: Viruses and Cancer

  • 6: Searching for a cure

  • Conclusion - The future - friend or foe

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Fachbereich: Grundlagen
Genre: Biologie
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780192845030
ISBN-10: 0192845039
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Crawford, Dorothy H
Auflage: 2nd edition
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Maße: 194 x 128 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Dorothy H Crawford
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.01.2022
Gewicht: 0,256 kg
Artikel-ID: 119696404
Über den Autor
Dorothy Crawford FRSE OBE is professor of medical microbiology and assistant principal for public understanding of medicine at the University of Edinburgh, where she was also Vice Principal for Public Understanding of Science (2008-12). Her specialism in research has been the Epstein-Barr virus. She has written eight popular books, including Viruses: A Very Short Introduction, (2nd edition, 2018), and Deadly Companions, (2018, also in Oxford Landmark Science), as well as a large number of articles for newspapers and blogs, including a period as a science columnist for The Scotsman. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and was awarded an OBE for services to medicine and to higher education.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Preface

  • Introduction

  • 1: Bugs, Germs, and Microbes

  • 2: New viruses or old adversaries in new guises?

  • 3: Coughs and sneezes spread diseases

  • 4: Unlike love, Herpes is forever

  • 5: Viruses and Cancer

  • 6: Searching for a cure

  • Conclusion - The future - friend or foe

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Fachbereich: Grundlagen
Genre: Biologie
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780192845030
ISBN-10: 0192845039
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Crawford, Dorothy H
Auflage: 2nd edition
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Maße: 194 x 128 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Dorothy H Crawford
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.01.2022
Gewicht: 0,256 kg
Artikel-ID: 119696404
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