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Big Fleas Have Little Fleas: How Discoveries of Invertebrate Diseases Are Advancing Modern Science
Elizabeth W. Davidson
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Description for Big Fleas Have Little Fleas: How Discoveries of Invertebrate Diseases Are Advancing Modern Science
Paperback. Ever since Louis Pasteur published his theories on the origin of germs, scientists the world over have focused their attention on smaller and smaller organisms. This book brings together some of the most intriguing stories about the diseases of insects and other invertebrates that have had a major affect on civilisation. Num Pages: 208 pages, 23 black & white photos & illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 345.
Ever since Louis Pasteur published his theories on the origin of germs, scientists the world over have focused their attention on smaller and smaller organisms. ""Big Fleas Have Little Fleas"" brings together some of the most intriguing and fascinating stories about the diseases of insects and other invertebrates that have had a major affect on civilisation - from marine diseases of shellfish, parasites on bees, to experimental vaccines for HIV - and about the scientists who turned these discoveries to the benefit of mankind. This absorbing volume opens up a window on a world most of us have never even ... Read more
Ever since Louis Pasteur published his theories on the origin of germs, scientists the world over have focused their attention on smaller and smaller organisms. ""Big Fleas Have Little Fleas"" brings together some of the most intriguing and fascinating stories about the diseases of insects and other invertebrates that have had a major affect on civilisation - from marine diseases of shellfish, parasites on bees, to experimental vaccines for HIV - and about the scientists who turned these discoveries to the benefit of mankind. This absorbing volume opens up a window on a world most of us have never even ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Tucson, United States
ISBN
9780816525447
SKU
V9780816525447
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Ref
99-15
About Elizabeth W. Davidson
Elizabeth Davidson is a research professor in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University.
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