Describes the great flu epidemic of 1918, an outbreak that killed some forty million people worldwide, and discusses the efforts of scientists and public health officials to understand and prevent another lethal pandemic.
Through personal stories, modern research, and harrowing medical descriptions, a science writer chronicles the widespread devastation of the Great Flu Epidemic of 1918, a plague that killed 40 million people worldwide. Addressing both the layperson and scientists, the author claims that learning about the causes of this epidemic is the only way to ...
The latest edition of the popular annual series dedicated to collecting the best, most relevant, and most thought-provoking science writing of the year features articles from a wide variety of publications and covers provocative and engaging topics.
By chronicling the research and development of Dolly, the world's first cloned mammal, Kolata illuminates the historical, scientific, ethical, and cultural concerns surrounding the practice of cloning.
In this eye-opening book, "New York Times" science writer Kolata shows that society's obsession with dieting and weight loss is less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals.
Repression, revolution, repletion from the 1950s to the present day, the role of sex in American society has undergone a series of radical changes. Once a taboo subject, confined to the privacy of the matrimonial bed, sex has moved through rapid stages of development, and a veritable explosion of awareness, to reach its current state of saturation ...
Award-winning New York Times medical reporter Kolata offers a dramatic look into the controversial world of transplants and surgery performed on patients who have not yet left the mother's womb. This highly experimental surgery opens new vistas of hope to parents--and risky choice--when complications arise during pregnancy.
New York Times science writer Gina Kolata explores the trends, truths, and myths Americans subscribe to when it comes to fitness. She discusses how different types of exercise and nutrition affect the body, and provides historical anecdotes and profiles of prominent incidents and notable advances in fitness technology over the years. A New York ...
This book is an exploration of 3000 years of Tiwanakan history, from the first appearance of their settlement around the shores of Lake Titicaca to their contemporary descendants in the Andes. The author draws on archaeological evidence throughout the region, supplementing this with what can be drawn from later recorded myths and legends. He ...
Through personal stories, modern research, and harrowing medical descriptions, a science writer chronicles the widespread devastation of the Great Flu Epidemic of 1918, a plague that killed 40 million people worldwide. Addressing both the layperson and scientists, the author claims that learning about the causes of this epidemic is the only way to ...
New York Times science writer Gina Kolata explores the trends, truths, and myths Americans subscribe to when it comes to fitness. She discusses how different types of exercise and nutrition affect the body, and provides historical anecdotes and profiles of prominent incidents and notable advances in fitness technology over the years. A New York ...
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