From the top of today's news, where reoprts of Ebola and HIV loom large, comes the story of microbes, bacteria, and how disease shaoes our everyday lives and society thrives. The superheroes in this scheme are the scientists, bacteriologists, doctors, and medical technicians who wage active war against bacteria. The new Introduction to this book ...
For majors courses in Introductory Microbiology in departments of biology and microbiology, and for upper-level non-majors courses in Microbiology.The authoritative text for introductory microbiology, Brock's Biology of Microorganisms continues its long tradition of impeccable scholarship, outstanding art, and accuracy. It balances the most ...
We are running out of weapons in the war on germs. The era of the penicillin miracle is over. Through our indiscriminate use of antibiotics in hospitals, farms and daily life, humans have created 'superbugs' - tenacious and virulent bacteria that develop resistance to solitary antibiotic compounds at an alarming speed. Plant medicines, with their ...
New York City medical examiners Laurie Montgomery and Jack Stapleton return in the stunning new novel from the master of the medical thriller in this ripped-from-the-headlines tale of an innovative doctors dangerous downward spiral.
BACK IN PRINT WITH A REVISED PREFACE Microcosmos brings together the remarkable discoveries of microbiology of the past two decades and the pioneering research of Dr. Margulis to create a vivid new picture of the world that is crucial to our understanding of the future of the planet. Addressed to general readers, the book provides a beautifully ...
Physician and professor of microbiology Levy warns here of the growing cases of antibiotic resistance, brought on when these drugs are used too frequently, rendering them useless against disease. THE ANTIBIOTIC PARADOX examines how overuse can in fact create more virulent, resistant strains of contagion, and explores the latest research into ...
"Westcott's Plant Disease Handbook, 7th Edition", should be useful to anyone with a keen interest in gardening including but not limited to botanical gardeners, landscape architects, florists, master gardeners, nurserymen, seed and fungicide dealers, pesticide applicators, arborists, cooperative extension agents, plant pathologists and consultants ...
1926. In this classic bestseller, Paul de Kruif dramatizes the pioneering bacteriological work of such scientists as Leeuwenhoek, Spallanzani, Koch, Pasteur, Reed, and Ehrlich.
An intelligent microbe race is colonizing the human race, and each colony has its own personality, good or bad. In some people, they are brain enhancers, and in others, a fatal brain plague, a living addiction. This is the story of one woman's psychological and moral struggle to adjust to having an ambitious colony of microbes living permanently ...
This richly illustrated book to accompany the PBS science documentary Intimate Strangers: Unseen Life on Earth (Executive Producer: Peter Baker), combines vivid, descriptive images from the series and original artwork with the compelling story of the world of microbes and their role in the Earth's ecosystem. The authors have built upon the series ...
Addressed to general readers, this text provides a view of evolution as a process based on interdependancy and the interconnectedness of all life on the planet. It brings together discoveries in microbiolgy since the mid-1970s with the research of the author to create a picture of the world that is relevant to our understanding of the future of ...
"Microbial Forensics" describes the new and growing field of Microbial Forensics- the science that will help bring to justice criminals and terrorists who use biological material to cause harm. This book describes the foundation of the field of microbial forensics and will serve as a basic primer to initiate those scientists and officials that ...
The scariest book about biological meltdown since Richard Preston's "The Hot Zone, " this book tells of a problem that isn't an exotic disease in Africa but something that's already here. This book reveals how bacteria have evolved and outwitted doctors, and now are on the ascendancy.
This fully updated and revised edition of Professor Postgate's best-selling book provides an inspiring introduction to the fascinating world of microbes and their profound influence on man and the environment we live in. Microbes are everywhere. In the air, in soil, in water, on our skin and hair, in our mouths and intestines, on and in the food ...
Microbes are everywhere, and humans could not survive without them. To emphasize their amazing ubiquity, Farrell considers the invisible bugs essential to an everyday event: the eating of a light lunch consisting of a cheese sandwich and a chocolate bar. Illustrations. Young Adult.
The world-renowned doctor who cracked the Toxic Shock riddle now cuts through the collective germaphobia with a fascinating journey through the vast germ universe with reassuring guidance on risk protection.l
Featuring stories of ordinary people who contracted bizarre new diseases, "The New Killer Diseases" empowers readers by revealing in a gripping, detailed fashion the symptoms to watch out for. The book also tells the story of the war underway to combat these diseases and tells what people should know about the nature and risks of each disease.
"Microscopic Monsters" is full of facts about the tiny world of microbes - viruses, bacteria, amoebas, they're all here, as well as many other diminutive creepy-crawlies. Read the diary of a dust mite, get up close and personal with bacteria and find out what it takes to be a micro surgeon. This book is full of fantastic fact files, quizzes and ...
Popular books such as THE COMING PLAGUE and THE HOT ZONE strike fear in many people, yet few truly understand the health risks surrounding germs, antibacterial products and antibiotics. In OVERKILL, a media-savvy expert from the Harvard Center for Risk. Analysis share everyday techniques to optimise health and well-being without becoming part of ...
Probiotic organisms are the body's first line of defense against harmful microorganisms we inhale or ingest. Kept strong, this bacterial army prevents a range of illnesses. This book contains an A-to-Z listing of illnesses and disorders that can be prevented or corrected with proper probiotic supplementation.
Penicillin is the drug of the twentieth century. It was the first of the antibiotics that, for decades after the Second World War, underpinned a popular belief that infectious disease had at last met its match. With the emergence of 'superbugs' in recent decades these hopes have faded. Across the world, we are warned that widespread antibiotic ...
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