Biography Of A Germ

Author : Arno Karlen
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 40,7 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 : Philip M. Tierno
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 52,8 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 : 44,9 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 : 49,6 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 : 41,9 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 : H. W. Conn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 41,5 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 : 41,7 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 : Richard Wollheim
Publisher : New York Review of Books
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 52,7 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 : Melanie Armstrong
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 41,8 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 : Laura Newman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 0429769172

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Germs in the English Workplace, C. 1880-1945 by Laura Newman Pdf

This book looks at how the workplace was transformed through a greater awareness of the roles that germs played in English working lives from c.1880 to 1945. Cutting across a diverse array of occupational settings - such as the domestic kitchen, the milking shed, the factory, and the Post Office - it offers new perspectives on the history of the germ sciences. It brings to light the ways in which germ scientists sought to transform English working lives through new types of technical and educational interventions that sought to both eradicate and instrumentalise germs. It then asks how we can measure and judge the success of such interventions by tracing how workers responded to the potential applications of the germ sciences through their participation in friendly societies, trade unions, colleges, and volunteer organisations. Throughout the book, close attention is paid to reconstructing vernacular traditions of working with invisible life in order to better understand both the successes and failures of the germ sciences to transform the working practices and material conditions of different workplaces. The result is a more diverse history of the peoples, politics, and practices that went into shaping the germ sciences in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century England.

Author : Michael C. Carroll
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780061842894

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Lab 257 by Michael C. Carroll Pdf

Strictly off limits to the public, Plum Island is home to virginal beaches, cliffs, forests, ponds -- and the deadliest germs that have ever roamed the planet. Lab 257 blows the lid off the stunning true nature and checkered history of Plum Island. It shows that the seemingly bucolic island in the shadow of New York City is a ticking biological time bomb that none of us can safely ignore. Based on declassified government documents, in-depth interviews, and access to Plum Island itself, this is an eye-opening, suspenseful account of a federal government germ laboratory gone terribly wrong. For the first time, Lab 257 takes you deep inside this secret world and presents startling revelations on virus outbreaks, biological meltdowns, infected workers, the periodic flushing of contaminated raw sewage into area waters, and the insidious connections between Plum Island, Lyme disease, and the deadly West Nile virus. The book also probes what's in store for Plum Island's new owner, the Department of Homeland Security, in this age of bioterrorism. Lab 257 is a call to action for those concerned with protecting present and future generations from preventable biological catastrophes.

Author : Jessica Snyder Sachs
Publisher : Hill and Wang
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781429923293

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Good Germs, Bad Germs by Jessica Snyder Sachs Pdf

Making Peace with Microbes Public sanitation and antibiotic drugs have brought about historic increases in the human life span; they have also unintentionally produced new health crises by disrupting the intimate, age-old balance between humans and the microorganisms that inhabit our bodies and our environment. As a result, antibiotic resistance now ranks among the gravest medical problems of modern times. Good Germs, Bad Germs addresses not only this issue but also what has become known as the "hygiene hypothesis"— an argument that links the over-sanitation of modern life to now-epidemic increases in immune and other disorders. In telling the story of what went terribly wrong in our war on germs, Jessica Snyder Sachs explores our emerging understanding of the symbiotic relationship between the human body and its resident microbes—which outnumber its human cells by a factor of nine to one! The book also offers a hopeful look into a future in which antibiotics will be designed and used more wisely, and beyond that, to a day when we may replace antibacterial drugs and cleansers with bacterial ones—each custom-designed for maximum health benefits.

Author : Chris Ferrie,Neal Goldstein,Joanna Suder
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781728234083

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Germ Theory for Babies by Chris Ferrie,Neal Goldstein,Joanna Suder Pdf

A timely and simple explanation of the science behind germs, from the #1 science author for kids Germ Theory for Babies is an engaging, basic introduction for youngsters (and grownups!) to the complex questions of what germs are and how they spread. Full of scientific information and written by experts, this newest installment of the Baby University board book series is perfect for enlightening the next generation of geniuses about the science of germs. After all, it's never too early to become a scientist!

Author : Sara Levine
Publisher : Millbrook Press ™
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781728427409

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Germs Up Close by Sara Levine Pdf

Have you ever seen a germ up close? Really, really close? Award-winning science writer Sara Levine introduces readers to a variety of viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and fungi that can make people sick—including SARS-CoV-2, E. coli, and ringworm. Micrographs and illustrations show extremely close-up views of the germs that are at once incredible and a little gross. The book concludes with tips for staying healthy as well as information about the immune system, vaccines, and medicines. It gives readers accessible, up-to-date scientific information presented in a way that emphasizes curiosity rather than fear.

Author : Brendan Mullen,Don Bolles,Adam Parfrey
Publisher : Feral House
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780922915705

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Lexicon Devil by Brendan Mullen,Don Bolles,Adam Parfrey Pdf

The true story of punk-messiah Darby Crash.