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Toxin : the cunning of bacterial poisons /
Alistair Lax takes a fascinating look at these most devious molecules, explaining the many ingenious mechanisms they use to penetrate our cell's defences, and the deadly pandemics that result. A story not only of disease but also of human rivalry and persistence in our struggle to understand, c...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| Collection: | OUP E-Books.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Toxins are everywhere : how toxins affected history
- The germ of an idea : a gradual acceleration up to the mid-1850s
- The golden age of microbiology : Pasteur, Koch, and the birth of the toxin concept
- The anatomy of diphtheria : taming the deadly scourge of childhood
- Understanding : all toxins fit into three basic mechanisms
- Why are plague and typhoid so deadly? : a further layer of cunning
- Deviant biology : weapons, espionage, and man's innate inhumanity
- A more optimistic outcome : from poison to cure and the cell biologist's toolkit
- Where is toxinology going now? : is there anything new out there?