Quest for the Killers

by June Goodfield

Book Overview

The five stories in this book are tales about human beings and the human condition in which they find themselves. They are stories of scientists - but not of white-coated laboratory figures, happy to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817633138
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Birkhäuser
• Length: 263 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.6" x 0.6" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Conquering infections diseases

Ignore the blood-and-guts title, this is a fascinating history of disease eradication. Chapters on Pacific Island Kuru, smallpox, hepatitis, and the scientists involved. Tone is neither talking-down to us uninitiated nor scientific jargon. Great for a med student, a child with an inquiring mind, to take on a trip.