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Germ Stories Arthur Kornberg

Germ Stories By Arthur Kornberg

Germ Stories by Arthur Kornberg

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Nobel Laureate Arthur Kornberg's rhyming tales of the tiny beasties in the germ parade are now available in this beautifully rendered children's picture book.

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Germ Stories by Arthur Kornberg

Nobel Laureate Arthur Kornberg's rhyming tales of the tiny beasties in the germ parade are now available in this beautifully rendered children's picture book. Germ Stories brings the microscopic world to life for the very youngest readers and adults alike with richly imaginative narrations and vividly rendered art and colour photographs.

Germ Stories Reviews

'A delight to adult and child.' - Nature 'Humorous yet informative.' - Science 'The Publisher does not guarantee Nobels for all of the children to whom this book is read, but about one in three of them should make it.' - Hal Harris, J. Chem. Ed.

About Arthur Kornberg

ARTHUR KORNBERG won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1959 for his laboratory synthesis of DNA, and was a recipient of the National Medal of Science. He was the author of a number of major books, including DNA Replication, Second Edition (University Science Books, 2005), The Golden Helix (University Science Books) and For the Love of Enzymes: The Odyssey of a Biochemist (Harvard University Press, 1989). He was Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry at the Stanford University School of Medicine until his death in October 2007.

Table of Contents

Germ Parade.- Staphylococcus Aureus: Food Poisoning.- Salmonella Typhi: Typhoid Fever.- Clostridium Tetani: Tetanus.- Saccharomyces Cerevisiae: Yeast.- Streptococcus Pneumoniae: Pneumonia.- Myxobacterium Xanthus: Germ Wars.- Helicobacter Pylori: Stomach Ulcer.- Penicillium Notatum: Penicillin.- Poliovirus: Polio.- Human Immunodeficiency Virus: AIDS.

Additional information

CIN1891389513VG
9781891389511
1891389513
Germ Stories by Arthur Kornberg
Arthur Kornberg
Used - Very Good
Hardback
University Science Books,U.S.
20080630
84
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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