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Molecular Biology of the SARS-Coronavirus
Sunil K. . Ed(S): Lal
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Description for Molecular Biology of the SARS-Coronavirus
Hardback. The SARS outbreak in 2002 caused unprecedented devastation. In this book, leading scientists from around the globe discuss molecular aspects of viral entry, replication, viral gene expression, pathogenesis and host immune response against the SARS coronavirus. Editor(s): Lal, Sunil K. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MMFM; PSGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 754.
SARS was the ?rst new plague of the twenty-?rst century. Within months, it spread worldwide from its “birthplace” in Guangdong Province, China, affecting over 8,000 people in 25 countries and territories across ?ve continents. SARS exposed the vulnerability of our modern globalised world to the spread of a new emerging infection. SARS (or a similar new emerging disease) could neither have spread so rapidly nor had such a great global impact even 50 years ago, and arguably, it was itself a product of our global inter-connectedness. Increasing af?uence and a demand for wild-game as exotic food led to the development ... Read more
SARS was the ?rst new plague of the twenty-?rst century. Within months, it spread worldwide from its “birthplace” in Guangdong Province, China, affecting over 8,000 people in 25 countries and territories across ?ve continents. SARS exposed the vulnerability of our modern globalised world to the spread of a new emerging infection. SARS (or a similar new emerging disease) could neither have spread so rapidly nor had such a great global impact even 50 years ago, and arguably, it was itself a product of our global inter-connectedness. Increasing af?uence and a demand for wild-game as exotic food led to the development ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642036828
SKU
V9783642036828
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Reviews for Molecular Biology of the SARS-Coronavirus
From the reviews: “This volume provides a useful portal for postgraduate students and researchers into selected aspects of SARSr-CoV molecular biology. … this volume would be most useful to postgraduate students entering the field of SARSr-CoV research.” (Stuart Siddell, The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 87, March, 2012)