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Autore |
Agre Peter <1949-> |
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Titolo |
Can Scientists Succeed Where Politicians Fail? / / Peter Agre with Seema Yasmin |
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Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2025 |
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©2025 |
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ISBN |
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1-4214-5301-0 |
1-4214-5300-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (256 pages) |
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Collana |
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Johns Hopkins wavelengths |
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Soggetti |
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Medecins - États-Unis |
Politique scientifique et technique |
Sciences et relations internationales |
Physicians - United States |
Scientists - Political activity |
Science and state |
Science and international relations |
Biographies. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface : science in action -- Sidebar: Aquaporins and the Nobel Prize -- Cuba : science under sanction -- Sidebar: The biotech revolution during Cuba's special period --The Islamic Republic of Iran : atomic diplomats and academic conventions -- Sidebar: Doomed to cooperate -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea : existential threats forge collaboration -- Sidebar: Paul Farmer's new model of health care collaboration -- Sub-Saharan Africa : infectious agents of change -- Sidebar: Anti-science policies -- Science on trial : a committee on human rights -- Epilogue. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"This book examines Nobel laureate Dr. Peter Agre's career in science and diplomacy. It highlights how global collaboration among scientists can tackle challenges such as climate change, epidemics, and conflict while promoting political progress"-- Provided by publisher. |
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