Matters of Life and Death: Perspectives on Public Health, Molecular Biology, Cancer, and the Prospects for the Human Race Tapa blanda - 1998
de John Cairns
The last 200 years have altered our life expectations beyond all recognition. But the resulting population explosion threatens what we have gained in scientific progress. In understandable lay terms, Dr. John Cairnsrecently retired from the Harvard School of Public Healthexplains what is known about cancer, molecular biology, and virology, and how new breakthroughs in these areas are likely to affect future generations. Illustrated.
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"During his long scientific career, John Cairns has worked at the highest levels in molecular genetics, cancer research, and public health. He uses this rich experience to bring us a series of historical essays on life that display unusual vision and clarity of thought."--Karl Drlica, The Public Health Research Institute/New York University, and author of The Double-Edged Sword: The Promises and Risks of the Genetic Revolution
"Graceful essays from the pen of a keen observer who is blessed with a wide-ranging intellect and a familiarity with molecular biology, human origins, epidemiology, and the origins of human cancer."--Robert A. Weinberg, author of Racing to the Beginning of the Road
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- Título Matters of Life and Death: Perspectives on Public Health, Molecular Biology, Cancer, and the Prospects for the Human Race
- Autor John Cairns
- Encuadernación Tapa blanda
- Edición Illustrated
- Páginas 272
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, USA
- Fecha de publicación 1998-09-13
- ISBN 9780691002507 / 0691002509
- Peso 0.87 libras (0.39 kg)
- Dimensiones 9.15 x 6.05 x 0.68 pulgadas (23.24 x 15.37 x 1.73 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Cancer, Life (Biology)
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 96018026
- Dewey Decimal Code 574.88
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