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BRIEF HISTORY OF BACTERIA, A: THE EVERLASTING GAME BETWEEN HUMANS AND BACTERIA
The Everlasting Game Between Humans and Bacteria
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- Hardcover
296 pages
- Release Date
30 January 2018
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Summary
This book explains how pathogenic bacteria cause diseases, how the human immune system launches timely and effective defense mechanisms against bacterial infection, why the discovery and application of penicillin and streptomycin are so important, how scientists have created medicines to defeat bacteria, and why these bacteria might outsmart modern medicine.On the other hand, bacteria can be beneficial to humans: some bacteria live in harmony with the human body, and they are indispensable…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789813225152 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 9813225157 |
| Author: | Daijie Chen, Xiuping Qian |
| Publisher: | World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd |
| Imprint: | World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 296 |
| Release Date: | 30 January 2018 |
| Weight: | 604g |
| Dimensions: | 158mm x 235mm |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
158 × 235 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
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