Download or read book Biography of a Germ written by Arno Karlen and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2001-05-15 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Borrelia burgdorferi is the germ that causes Lyme disease. In existence for some hundred million years, it was discovered only recently. Exploring its evolution, its daily existence, and its journey from ticks to mice to deer to humans, the author examines the life and world of this recently prominent germ. He also describes how it attacks the human body, and how by changing the environment, people are now much more likely to come into contact with it.
Download or read book The Secret Life of Germs written by Philip M. Tierno and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004-01-06 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of germs, discussing how germs have been viewed and treated throughout time and explains why germs now pose an even greater risk to mankind than ever before.
Download or read book Germ Hunter written by Elaine Marie Alphin and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2003-08-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing up in the 1830s, Louis Pasteur saw the horrifying effects of diseases like rabies and tuberculosis. Filled with curiosity and imagination, Pasteur began a lifelong search for answers to his many questions about diseases. Although many scientists disagreed with his unusual ideas, his discoveries made him famous. Through his dedication and insight, Pasteur saved millions of lives and laid the groundwork for future medical advancements.
Download or read book Germs written by Judith Miller and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this “engrossing, well-documented, and highly readable” (San Francisco Chronicle) New York Times bestseller, three veteran reporters draw on top sources inside and outside the U.S. government to reveal Washington's secret strategies for combating germ warfare and the deadly threat of biological and chemical weapons. Today Americans have begun to grapple with two difficult truths: that there is no terrorist threat more horrifying—and less understood—than germ warfare, and that it would take very little to mount a devastating attack on American soil. Featuring an inside look at how germ warfare has been waged throughout history and what form its future might take (and in whose hands), Germs reads like a gripping detective story told by fascinating key figures: American and Soviet medical specialists who once made germ weapons but now fight their spread, FBI agents who track Islamic radicals, the Iraqis who built Saddam Hussein's secret arsenal, spies who travel the world collecting lethal microbes, and scientists who see ominous developments on the horizon. With clear scientific explanations and harrowing insights, Germs is a vivid, masterfully written—and timely—work of investigative journalism.
Download or read book Germ written by Robert Liparulo and published by Thomas Nelson Publishers. This book was released on 2008-04-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new weapon--a virus that moves from host to host until it locks onto the targeted victim's DNA--is in the hands of a man who has spent years collecting DNA from the American populace. He holds the heart of the world's only superpower in his hands--and it's time to start squeezing.
Download or read book Biography of a Germ written by Arno Karlen and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2001-05-15 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arno Karlen, author of Man and Microbes, focuses on a single bacterium in Biography of a Germ, giving us an intimate view of a life that has been shaped by and is in turn transforming our own. Borrelia burgdorferi is the germ that causes Lyme disease. In existence for some hundred million years, it was discovered only recently. Exploring its evolution, its daily existence, and its journey from ticks to mice to deer to humans, Karlen lucidly examines the life and world of this recently prominent germ. He also describes how it attacks the human body, and how by changing the environment, people are now much more likely to come into contact with it. Charming and thorough and smart, this book is a wonderfully written biography of your not so typical biographical subject.
Download or read book Germs written by Richard Wollheim and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant, sinuous exploration of family and childhood memory by one of the most original British philosophers of the twentieth century. Germs is about first things, the seeds from which a life grows, as well as about the illnesses it incurs, the damage it sustains. Written at the end of his life by Richard Wollheim, one of the major philosophers of the late twentieth century, the book is not the usual story of growing up and getting on but a brilliant recovery and evocation of childhood consciousness and unconsciousness, an eerily precise rendering of that primitive, formative world we all come from in which we do not know either the world or ourselves for sure, and things—houses, clothes, meals, parents—loom large around us, as indispensable as they are out of our control. Richard Wollheim’s remarkably original memoir is a disturbing, enthralling, dispassionate but also deeply personal depiction of a child standing, fascinated and fearful, on the threshold of individual life.
Download or read book Louis Pasteur and the Science of Germs written by Jeannie Meekins and published by Learning Island. This book was released on 2017-03-08 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Louis Pasteur was a scientist. When he tried to convince the medical establishment that germs caused disease, he was laughed at. Louis never accepted defeat. He discovered how to kill germs in liquids in a process we call “pasteurization”. He developed vaccines and encouraged the use of antiseptics and disinfectants. Find out more about this man who helped discover how to make foods safe. RL: 6.9
Download or read book The Gospel of Germs written by Nancy Tomes and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows how the scientific knowledge about the role of microorganisms in disease made its way into American popular culture.
Download or read book Lab 257 written by Michael C. Carroll and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strictly off limits to the public, Plum Island is home to virginal beaches, cliffs, forests, ponds -- and the deadliest germs that have ever roamed the planet. Lab 257 blows the lid off the stunning true nature and checkered history of Plum Island. It shows that the seemingly bucolic island in the shadow of New York City is a ticking biological time bomb that none of us can safely ignore. Based on declassified government documents, in-depth interviews, and access to Plum Island itself, this is an eye-opening, suspenseful account of a federal government germ laboratory gone terribly wrong. For the first time, Lab 257 takes you deep inside this secret world and presents startling revelations on virus outbreaks, biological meltdowns, infected workers, the periodic flushing of contaminated raw sewage into area waters, and the insidious connections between Plum Island, Lyme disease, and the deadly West Nile virus. The book also probes what's in store for Plum Island's new owner, the Department of Homeland Security, in this age of bioterrorism. Lab 257 is a call to action for those concerned with protecting present and future generations from preventable biological catastrophes.
Download or read book The Story of Germ Life written by H. W. Conn and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Story of Germ Life written by Herbert William Conn and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the fascinating world of germs and learn how they impact our health and daily lives. Written by a leading expert in the field, this book is both informative and accessible, making it a must-read for anyone interested in biology and medicine. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Germy Science written by Edward Kay and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A perfectly revolting introduction to germs! Kids get up close and personal with germs (ew!) in this entertaining, thoroughly researched exploration of the science and history of these tiny creatures. In gross detail, this book covers what germs are, how we get sick, how the immune system works and the best ways to stay healthy. There’s information on the deadliest past plagues and pandemics. And how germs may be helpful for cleaning the environment and solving crimes. Who knew creatures so small could have an influence so big?! With so much fascinating information, kids will become masters of microbes faster than you can say gesundheit!
Download or read book Germ Hunter written by Elaine Marie Alphin and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the life of Pasteur from his childhood in early nineteenth-century France to his years searching for the reasons behind diseases and how to cure them.
Download or read book Lexicon Devil written by Brendan Mullen and published by Feral House. This book was released on 2002 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of punk-messiah Darby Crash.
Download or read book The story of germ life written by Herbert William Conn and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Germs in the English Workplace c 1880 1945 written by Laura Newman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-02-15 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at how the workplace was transformed through a greater awareness of the roles that germs played in English working lives from c.1880 to 1945. Cutting across a diverse array of occupational settings – such as the domestic kitchen, the milking shed, the factory, and the Post Office – it offers new perspectives on the history of the germ sciences. It brings to light the ways in which germ scientists sought to transform English working lives through new types of technical and educational interventions that sought to both eradicate and instrumentalise germs. It then asks how we can measure and judge the success of such interventions by tracing how workers responded to the potential applications of the germ sciences through their participation in friendly societies, trade unions, colleges, and volunteer organisations. Throughout the book, close attention is paid to reconstructing vernacular traditions of working with invisible life in order to better understand both the successes and failures of the germ sciences to transform the working practices and material conditions of different workplaces. The result is a more diverse history of the peoples, politics, and practices that went into shaping the germ sciences in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century England.
