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OverviewAs timely as it is urgent, the well-researched book from veteran science journalist Madeline Drexler delivers a compelling report about today's most ominous infections disease threats. Focusing on a different danger in each chapter-from the looming risk of lethal influenza to in-depth information on the public health perils posed by bioterrorism-Drexler takes readers straight to the front lines, where scientists are racing to catch nearly invisible adversaries superior in speed and guile. Drawing on a powerful combination of fresh research and surprising history, she warns us that the most ceaselessly creative bioterrorist is still Mother Nature, whose microbial operatives are all around us, ready to ounce whenever conditions are right. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Madeline DrexlerPublisher: Penguin Putnam Inc Imprint: The Penguin Press Edition: Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 13.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.283kg ISBN: 9780143117179ISBN 10: 0143117173 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 23 December 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews<br><br> A must read. Drexler's chapters read like dispatches from a war. ( The Baltimore Sun ) Author InformationMadeline Drexler is a science and medical journalist. Formerly a medical columnist for The Boston Globe Magazine, she was a 1996-1997 Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT. She was awarded the 1992 International Biomedical Science Journalism Prize by the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation. Her articles have appeared in The New York Times, The American Prospect, Self, Good Housekeeping, and many other national publications. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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