Oceans and Health
. Ed(S): Belkin, Shimshon; Colwell, Rita R.
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Hardback. It is surprising how little is actually known about the fate of wastewater bacteria once they enter the sea. This title unravels the mechanisms determining bacterial sensitivity or survival under these conditions. Editor(s): Belkin, Shimshon; Colwell, Rita R. Num Pages: 478 pages, 49 black & white illustrations, 39 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1045.
The importance of combating infectious diseases has received international attention, p- viding the opportunity for a multidisciplinary approach that combines medicine with other scienti?candtechnologicalcapabilities,notablyinformationtechnology,nanotechnology,and biotechnology. In fact, it has been predicted that the future will bring a merging of these te- nologies with the cognitive and behavioral sciences—major forces that have the potential to balancetheworld’sinequities.Thescienti?ccommunityandworldleadersmustworktogether to use knowledge and its applications to improve the condition of the planet. The connection between infectious diseases and the oceans provides a paradigm for this perspective. A stark global context indisputably frames all human health issues in the twenty-?rst century: the world wide movement ... Read more
The importance of combating infectious diseases has received international attention, p- viding the opportunity for a multidisciplinary approach that combines medicine with other scienti?candtechnologicalcapabilities,notablyinformationtechnology,nanotechnology,and biotechnology. In fact, it has been predicted that the future will bring a merging of these te- nologies with the cognitive and behavioral sciences—major forces that have the potential to balancetheworld’sinequities.Thescienti?ccommunityandworldleadersmustworktogether to use knowledge and its applications to improve the condition of the planet. The connection between infectious diseases and the oceans provides a paradigm for this perspective. A stark global context indisputably frames all human health issues in the twenty-?rst century: the world wide movement ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
478
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387237084
SKU
V9780387237084
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99-15
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