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Medical Virology
. Ed(S): Maza, Luis M. de La; Peterson, Ellena M.
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Description for Medical Virology
Hardback. Editor(s): Maza, Luis M. de la; Peterson, Ellena M. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: UK; UM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1940.
No other area of biology has grown as fast and become as relevant over the last decade as virology. It is with no little amount of amaze ment, that the more we learn about fundamental biological questions and mechanisms of diseases, the more obvious it becomes that viruses perme ate all facets of our lives. While on one hand viruses are known to cause acute and chronic, mild and fatal, focal and generalized diseases, on the other hand, they are used as tools for gaining an understanding of the structure and function of higher organisms, and as vehicles for carrying ... Read more
No other area of biology has grown as fast and become as relevant over the last decade as virology. It is with no little amount of amaze ment, that the more we learn about fundamental biological questions and mechanisms of diseases, the more obvious it becomes that viruses perme ate all facets of our lives. While on one hand viruses are known to cause acute and chronic, mild and fatal, focal and generalized diseases, on the other hand, they are used as tools for gaining an understanding of the structure and function of higher organisms, and as vehicles for carrying ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
Number of Pages
332
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306433610
SKU
V9780306433610
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Reviews for Medical Virology
From Book News, Inc. Proceedings of an international symposium in San Francisco, September 1988. The 13 papers consider viruses not only as pathogens, but also as models for research on biological processes in higher organisms and as vehicles for carrying out protective or curative therapies. Topics include new approaches to testing for various viruses, the molecular epidemiology of Epstein-Barr virus, ... Read more