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Madness and Memory: The Discovery of Prions--A New Biological Principle of Disea
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- ISBN
- 9780300216905
- Book Title
- Madness and Memory : the Discovery of Prions--A New Biological Principle of Disease
- Item Length
- 0.9in
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.1in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Science, Medical
- Topic
- Life Sciences / Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Science & Technology
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- 0.6in
- Item Weight
- 16 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 344 Pages
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A first-person account of a revolutionary scientific discovery that is now helping to unravel the mysteries of brain diseases In 1997, Stanley B. Prusiner received a Nobel Prize, the world's most prestigious award for achievement in physiology or medicine. That he was the sole recipient of the award for the year was entirely appropriate. His struggle to identify the agent responsible for ravaging the brains of animals suffering from scrapie and mad cow disease, and of humans with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, had been waged largely alone and in some cases in the face of strenuous disagreement. In this book, Prusiner tells the remarkable story of his discovery of prions--infectious proteins that replicate and cause disease but surprisingly contain no genetic material--and reveals how superb and meticulous science is actually practiced with talented teams of researchers who persevere. He recounts the frustrations and rewards of years of research and offers fascinating portraits of his peers as they raced to discover the causes of fatal brain diseases. Prusiner's hypothesis, once considered heresy, now stands as accepted science and the basis for developing diagnoses and eventual cures. He closes with a meditation on the legacy of his discovery: What will it take to cure Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Lou Gehrig's and other devastating diseases of the brain?
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Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-10
0300216904
ISBN-13
9780300216905
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Product Key Features
Book Title
Madness and Memory : the Discovery of Prions--A New Biological Principle of Disease
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Life Sciences / Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Science & Technology
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Science, Medical
Number of Pages
344 Pages
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Item Length
0.9in
Item Height
0.1in
Item Width
0.6in
Item Weight
16 Oz
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R690
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". . . the story hinges on Prusiner's discovery of prions, 'a new biological principle of disease'. It is a remarkable tale . . . [a] testament to the staggering intellect and courage involved in one of the most exciting discoveries since the DNA double helix."-Giovanna Mallucci, Nature, ". . . the story hinges on Prusiner's discovery of prions, 'a new biological principle of disease'. It is a remarkable tale . . . [a] testament to the staggering intellect and courage involved in one of the most exciting discoveries since the DNA double helix."--Giovanna Mallucci, Nature, " Madness and Memory is the story of one of the most important discoveries in recent medical history, and it is also a vivid and compelling portrait of a life in science."--Oliver Sacks, "Perhaps not since James D. Watson's 1968 memoir The Double Helix has the down and dirty business of world-class science been given such an airing . . . We are free to enjoy the spectacle of top gladiators at work in an utterly fascinating arena."--Abigail Zuger, M.D., New York Times, "Perhaps not since James D. Watson's 1968 memoir The Double Helix has the down and dirty business of world-class science been given such an airing . . . We are free to enjoy the spectacle of top gladiators at work in an utterly fascinating arena."--Abigail Zuger, M.D., New York Times
Copyright Date
2016
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Dewey Decimal
610.92 B
Dewey Edition
23
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Yes
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