Tag: Germs

Free Download Hyung Wook Park, "Germs and Tissues: Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Peter Brian Medawar, and the Immunological Conjuncture "
English | ISBN: 1616684119 | 2010 | 61 pages | PDF | 1041 KB
The Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1960 was awarded to two renowned scientists in Australia and Britain, Frank Macfarlane Burnet and Peter Brian Medawar. Many historical accounts have described Burnet’s theoretical prediction of immunological ‘tolerance’ and its experimental confirmation by Medawar as a momentous achievement in immunology. This book examines their distinct research pathways, especially their different ways of approaching the immunological changes of the host organism during embryogenesis and foetal development.

Free Download Genes, Germs And Medicine: The Life Of Joshua Lederberg
English | 2021 | ISBN: 9811225478 | 424 Pages | PDF (True) | 183 MB
Genes, Germs and Medicine explores the development of modern biomedical science in the United States through the life of one of the Twentieth Century’s most influential scientists.Joshua Lederberg was a scientific renaissance man. He and his collaborators founded the field of bacterial genetics, and he was awarded the Nobel Prize at the age of 33 (the second youngest in history). He helped to lay the foundations for genetic engineering, made fundamental revisions to immunological and evolutionary theory, and developed medical genetics. He initiated the search for extraterrestrial microbial life, developed artificial intelligence, and was a visionary of the Digital Age. Lederberg coined some of the central terms of modern biology: plasmid, transduction, exobiology, euphenics and microbiome.A complex humanist who spoke out for social justice, Lederberg confronted racism, and denied a gene-centered view of humans. Pondering our social evolution outside of nature, he forewarned of the complex ethical issues arising from bioengineering. He sounded the alarm about coming pandemics at a time when few would listen, and warned of the peril of biowarfare and strove to prevent it. Lederberg was a man with a deep sense of social and intellectual responsibility, a trusted advisor to eight presidential administrations.

Free Download Pathogenesis: How germs made history by Jonathan Kennedy
English | January 1, 2023 | ISBN: 1911709054 | 384 pages | PDF | 9.36 Mb
A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK’Powerfully argued… Fascinating and pacy’ Sunday Times, Book of the Week’Superbly written… sure to please readers of Yuval Noah Harari or Rutger Bregman’ The Times’Full of amazing facts’ Observer’The book shines when it brings cutting-edge science to bear’ Financial Times’A dizzying range of material’ The Economist’A humbling story for humankind’ SpectatorChallenges some of the greatest cliches about colonialism… A revelation’ SATHNAM SANGHERA’Thrilling and eye-opening’ LEWIS DARTNELL’Science and history at its best’ MARK HONIGSBAUM’Unpicks everything we thought we knew… Mind blowing’ CAL FLYNIn this revelatory book, Dr Jonathan Kennedy argues that germs have shaped humanity at every stage, from the first success of Homo sapiens over the equally intelligent Neanderthals to the fall of Rome and the rise of Islam.How did an Indonesian volcano help cause the Black Death, setting Europe on the road to capitalism? How could 168 men extract the largest ransom in history from an opposing army of eighty thousand? And why did the Industrial Revolution lead to the birth of the modern welfare state?The latest science reveals that infectious diseases are not just something that happens to us, but a fundamental part of who we are. Indeed, the only reason humans don’t lay eggs is that a virus long ago inserted itself into our DNA, and there are as many bacteria in your body as there are human cells. We have been thinking about the survival of the fittest all evolution is not simply about human strength and intelligence, but about how we live and thrive in a world dominated by microbes.By exploring the startling intimacy of our relationship with infectious diseases, Kennedy shows how they have been responsible for some of the seismic revolutions of the past 50,000 years. Provocative and brimming with insight, Pathogenesis transforms our understanding of the human story, revealing how the crisis of a pandemic can offer vital opportunities for change.

Free Download Katie Girl: Deadly Germs, Modern Medicine, and a Family’s Fight
by John S. Bentley
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1942155786 | 160 Pages | True ePUB | 6.92 MB

Free Download The Bacteria Book: Gross Germs, Vile Viruses and Funky Fungi (The Science Book), New Edition by Steve Mould
English | June 4th, 2024 | ISBN: 0744080320 | 76 pages | True EPUB | 31.38 MB
In this fun, fact-packed science book for kids, young readers will discover the bacteria, viruses, and other germs and microbes that keep our bodies and our world running, as well as how and when they can be harmful and the precautions we can take to prevent them from becoming so.

Free Download Anne Marie Rafferty, "Germs and governance: The past, present and future of hospital infection, prevention and control "
English | ISBN: 1526140780 | 2021 | 328 pages | PDF | 10 MB
Germs and governance brings together leading historians, practitioners and policy makers to consider the past, present and future of hospital infection control. Combining historical case-studies with practitioner experiences, this volume offers a new understanding of the emergence of theories of germ transmission and containment and how these theories played out in real-world environments, networks and professional organisations.