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Cancer Virus Hunters : A History of Tumor Virology /

"The author tells a history of the study of cancer-causing viruses from the early twentieth century to the development of an HPV vaccine for cervical cancer in 2006. He profiles the "cancer virus hunters" who made breakthroughs in tumor virology"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Morgan, Gregory J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2022]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Introduction. The Untold Story of How a Century of Tumor Virology Changed Biomedicine -- 1 The Beginnings -- 2 True Believers -- 3 The Importance of Measurement -- 4 Cell Lines and Cat Leukemia -- 5 Insights from the Field -- 6 Persistence despite Political Challenges -- 7 A Surprising Discovery in the Blood -- 8 A Breakthrough and a New Tool -- 9 The Molecular-Genetic Basis of Cancer -- 10 Mecca for Tumor Virology -- 11 Control Mechanisms beyond Viruses -- 12 A Second Cancer Gene -- 13 A Molecular Brake on Cancer -- 14 Unplanned Practical Payoffs -- 15 Planned Practical Payoffs -- Conclusion. Patterns in a Century of Research -- Acknowledgments -- Interviews and Archival Sources 
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