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Catching Breath: The Making and Unmaking of Tuberculosis
Kathryn Lougheed
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Description for Catching Breath: The Making and Unmaking of Tuberculosis
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBN; MBX; MJCJ; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Tuberculosis has twisted through the millennia hand-in-hand with humanity, leaving its marks on our culture, our history and our DNA, from the birth of Homo sapiens right up to the present day. TB continues to kill more people than any other infectious agent; it may be an ancient disease, but TB is not a disease of history. In Catching Breath, Kathryn Lougheed asks what has made Mycobacterium tuberculosis such a successful bacterium, and how we can use this knowledge to consign it to the history books. We follow its path through the ages, from its time ... Read more
Tuberculosis has twisted through the millennia hand-in-hand with humanity, leaving its marks on our culture, our history and our DNA, from the birth of Homo sapiens right up to the present day. TB continues to kill more people than any other infectious agent; it may be an ancient disease, but TB is not a disease of history. In Catching Breath, Kathryn Lougheed asks what has made Mycobacterium tuberculosis such a successful bacterium, and how we can use this knowledge to consign it to the history books. We follow its path through the ages, from its time ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472930330
SKU
V9781472930330
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99-5
About Kathryn Lougheed
Kathryn Lougheed worked in tuberculosis research for more than ten years, focusing on the biological mechanisms of latent tuberculosis. She completed her PhD at Imperial College London in 2006, before moving to the National Institute for Medical Research where she collaborated with industrial partners to develop inhibitors targeting Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Now a science writer, Catching Breath is her first book. ... Read more
Reviews for Catching Breath: The Making and Unmaking of Tuberculosis
Lougheed captures the past 20 years or so of TB research with an insider's eye ... the fascinating pathogen and its deadly interactions with its host fuel Lougheed's book. Through her passion, many others may find inspiration.
Science
An impressive survey.
New York Times Book Review
Kathryn Lougheed gives an illuminating tour of TB past and ... Read more
Science
An impressive survey.
New York Times Book Review
Kathryn Lougheed gives an illuminating tour of TB past and ... Read more