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  • Un pericoloso miracolo

    L'incredibile avventura degli antibiotici

    par Liam Shaw ...
    Traduit par Sara Caraffini ...
    Nel gelo eterno della regione del Klondike, nel Canada nord-occidentale, il permafrost custodisce un segreto sconcertante: alcuni batteri intrappolati e conservati nel ghiaccio possedevano, già trentamila anni fa, geni resistenti ad antibiotici moderni come la vancomicina. Ma com’è possibile che batteri così antichi fossero immuni a un antibiotico reso disponibile sul mercato solo a partire dagli ... En savoir plus

    $24.99 CAD

  • Dangerous Miracle

    The Astonishing Rise and Looming Disaster of Antibiotics

    par Liam Shaw ...
    An Oxford University biologist reveals the fascinating history of antibiotics, how we burned through them, and what that means for our future health.The discovery of antibiotics was one of humanity’s greatest achievements. Since their advent less than a century ago, antibiotics have saved millions of lives, marking one of the greatest medical advances in our history. Much like oil in the previous ... En savoir plus

    $20.99 CAD

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    Dangerous Miracle

    The Astonishing Rise and Looming Disaster of Antibiotics

    par Liam Shaw ...
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    An Oxford University biologist reveals the fascinating history of antibiotics, how we burned through them, and what that means for our future health.The discovery of antibiotics was one of humanity’s greatest achievements. Since their advent less than a century ago, antibiotics have saved millions of lives, marking one of the greatest medical advances in our history. Much like oil in the previous ... En savoir plus

    $35.99 CAD

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  • The Song of the Cell

    An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human

    Winner of the 2023 PROSE Award for Excellence in Biological and Life Sciences and the 2023 Chautauqua Prize!Named a New York Times Notable Book and a Best Book of the Year by The Economist, Oprah Daily, BookPage, Book Riot, the New York Public Library, and more!In The Song of the Cell, the extraordinary author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Emperor of All Maladies and ... ... En savoir plus

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  • Happy Accidents

    Serendipity in Major Medical Breakthroughs in the Twentieth Century

    Happy Accidents is a fascinating, entertaining, and highly accessible look at the surprising role serendipity has played in some of the most important medical discoveries in the twentieth century. What do penicillin, chemotherapy drugs, X-rays, Valium, the Pap smear, and Viagra have in common? They were each discovered accidentally, stumbled upon in the search for something else. In the 1990s, ... En savoir plus

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  • Missing Microbes

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  • The Drug Hunters

    The Improbable Quest to Discover New Medicines

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  • Body by Darwin

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  • Microbiology

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  • Extra Life

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