About this title: What do the following have in common: the promise of Botox as the key to everlasting youthful looks; E. coli O157 hamburger disease; a mysterious illness which killed 35 heroin users in 2000; and the assassination by poisoned umbrella-tip of a Bulgarian dissident in the 1970s? The answer is that all of these are caused by toxins, the powerful biological poisons released by bacteria and some plants. In Toxin, Alistair Lax reveals the panoply of ways in which bacterial toxins overcome the defences of our cells. He explains how they work, how they are so successful in causing major diseases, ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780198605584ISBN:0198605587
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780198605584ISBN:0198605587
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 216x138 mm. This book is printed on demand. (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) (200) alistair lax takes a fascinating look at these most devious molecules, explaining the many ingenious mechanisms they use to pe*n*e*t*rate 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, combat, and harness these powerful toxins. (Hardback) read more
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Publisher: Oxford U. Press
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780198605584ISBN:0198605587
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2005-12-01
ISBN-13:9780198605584ISBN:0198605587
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Date Published: 2005-12-01
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780198605584ISBN:0198605587
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