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

• Autore: Rifkind David
• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam, : Elsevier/Academic Press, c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (177 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.909
• Soggetto topico: Nobel Prizes; Communicable diseases; Discoveries in science
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: FreemanGeraldine L
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Nobel Prize winning discoveries in infectious diseases
• ISBN: 1-280-64136-3; 9786610641369; 0-08-045957-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458948303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II