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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458948303321

Autore

Rifkind David

Titolo

The Nobel Prize winning discoveries in infectious diseases [[electronic resource] /] / David Rifkind and Geraldine L. Freeman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Elsevier/Academic Press, c2005

ISBN

1-280-64136-3

9786610641369

0-08-045957-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FreemanGeraldine L

Disciplina

616.909

Soggetti

Nobel Prizes

Communicable diseases

Discoveries in science

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Serotherapy -- Antimicrobial defenses -- MHC restriction -- Prontosil and the sulfonamides -- Penicillin -- Streptomycin -- Chemotherapeutic agents -- Tuberculosis -- Typhus -- Syphilis therapy -- Tobacco mosaic virus -- Yellow fever -- Poliomyelitis virus -- Hepatitis B virus -- Bacteriophage -- Bacteriophage lysogeny -- Rous sarcoma virus -- Polyoma virus -- Reverse transcriptase -- Viral oncogenes -- Kuru -- Prions -- Malaria -- Cancer parasite -- DDT.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents the 24 discoveries in infectious diseases that have merited Nobel Prize recognition since the inception of the awards in 1901. Grouped according to biological groups rather than chronology, each discovery includes a biographical sketch of the laureate(s), a description of the research, and a summary of the current status of the field. In addition, consideration is given to the relevance of the research on the general field of biology and medicine.