Biography Of A Germ

Author : Arno Karlen
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2001-05-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780385720663

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Biography of a Germ by Arno Karlen Pdf

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.

Author : Arno Karlen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Borrelia
ISBN : 0575402148

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Biography of a Germ by Arno Karlen Pdf

An account of the life of the germ. Germs get a bad press, so we never hear their side of the story. What is life really like in their invisible kingdom? Arno Karlen tells the fascinating life story of the germ Borrelia burgdorferi(Bb for short), the microbe that causes Lyme disease. He takes us through its ancestry, its appearance, its environment, its sex life, its struggle for survival, and its adventures with other species, including us. Interwoven with Bb's biography are fascinating discursions on how life began, why we cannot live without bacteria, and how perturbed environments breed disease. Karlen also describes how perceptions of microbes have changed through history, especially their unfair connection with dirt and suffering.

Author : Arno Karlen
Publisher : Gollancz
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Borrelia
ISBN : 0575066059

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Biography of a Germ by Arno Karlen Pdf

Germs get a bad press, so we never hear their side of the story. What is life really like in their invisible kingdom? In this witty and erudite book, Arno Karlen tells the fascinating life story of the germ Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb for short), the microbe that causes Lyme disease. He takes us through its ancestry, its appearance, its environment, its sex life, its struggle for survival, and its adventures with other species, including us. Interwoven with Bb¿s biography are fascinating discursions on how life began, why we cannot live without bacteria, and how perturbed environments breed disease. Karlen also describes how perpeptions of microbes have changed through history, especially their unfair connection with dirt and suffering. And he pays homage to the pioneers of the microscope, who first saw germs¿ teeming universe, and to Linnaeus¿s beautifully constructed tree of life. The Biography of a Germ makes the world of microbiology absolutely riveting, and it will help to rehabilitate Bb¿s undeserved reputation. Exhilarating, entertaining and imaginative, this is popular science writing at its best. Praise for Plague¿s Progress: ¿Provides wonderful stories and marvellous images.¿ New Scientist ¿Excellent¿a combination of meticulous research and easy, natural writing.¿ Oliver Sacks

Author : Philip M. Tierno
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2004-01-06
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0743421884

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The Secret Life of Germs by Philip M. Tierno Pdf

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.

Author : Judith Miller,William J Broad,Stephen Engelberg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439128152

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Germs by Judith Miller,William J Broad,Stephen Engelberg Pdf

In the wake of the anthrax letters following the attacks on the World Trade Center, 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. In Germs, three veteran reporters draw on top sources inside and outside the U.S. government to lay bare Washington's secret strategies for combating this deadly threat. 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 masterfully written -- and timely -- work of investigative journalism.

Author : Elaine Marie Alphin
Publisher : Millbrook Press
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2003-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781575057170

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Germ Hunter by Elaine Marie Alphin Pdf

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.

Author : Robert Liparulo
Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2007-08-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781418537470

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Germ by Robert Liparulo Pdf

If you breathe . . . It will find you. The list of 10,000 names was created for maximum devastation. Business leaders, housewives, politicians, celebrities, janitors, children. None of them is aware of what is about to happen--but all will be part of the most frightening brand of warfare the world has ever known. The germ--an advanced form of the Ebola virus--has been genetically engineered to infect only those people whose DNA matches the codes embedded within it. Those whose DNA is not a match simply catch a cold. But those who are a match experience a far worse fate. Within days, their internal organs liquify. Death is the only escape. The release of the virus will usher in a new era of power where countries are left without defense. Where a single person--or millions--could be killed with perfect accuracy and zero collateral damage. Where your own DNA works against you. The time isn't coming. It is now. Pray the assassins get you first.

Author : Richard Wollheim
Publisher : New York Review of Books
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781681374970

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Germs by Richard Wollheim Pdf

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.

Author : H. W. Conn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Story of Germ Life by H. W. Conn Pdf

Author : Arthur Kornberg
Publisher : University Science Books
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2008-06-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 1891389513

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Germ Stories by Arthur Kornberg Pdf

Contains poems about both helpful and harmful germs, each followed by facts about the featured germ and an electron micrograph. Includes a glossary.

Author : Elaine Marie Alphin
Publisher : Millbrook Press
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1575051796

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Germ Hunter by Elaine Marie Alphin Pdf

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.

Author : Melanie Armstrong
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780520966147

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Germ Wars by Melanie Armstrong Pdf

The United States government has spent billions of dollars to prepare the nation for bioterrorism despite the extremely rare occurrence of biological attacks in modern American history. Germ Wars argues that bioterrorism has emerged as a prominent fear in the modern age, arising with the production of new forms of microbial nature and the changing practices of warfare. In the last century, revolutions in biological science have made visible a vast microscopic world, and in this same era we have watched the rise of a global war on terror. Germ Wars demonstrates that these movements did not occur separately but are instead deeply entwined—new scientific knowledge of microbes makes possible new mechanisms of war. Whether to eliminate disease or create weapons, the work to harness and control germs and the history of these endeavors provide an important opportunity for investigating how biological natures shape modern life. Germ Wars aims to convince students and scholars as well as policymakers and activists that the ways in which bioterrorism has been produced have consequences for how people live in this world of unspecifiable risks.

Author : Jeannie Meekins
Publisher : Learning Island
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Louis Pasteur and the Science of Germs by Jeannie Meekins Pdf

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

Author : Herbert William Conn
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1021954837

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The Story of Germ Life by Herbert William Conn Pdf

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.

Author : Edward Kay
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781525304538

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Germy Science by Edward Kay Pdf

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!