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Thomas Häusler - Viruses vs. Superbugs: A Solution to the Antibiotics Crisis? - 9780230551930 - V9780230551930
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Viruses vs. Superbugs: A Solution to the Antibiotics Crisis?

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Description for Viruses vs. Superbugs: A Solution to the Antibiotics Crisis? Paperback. Each year thousands of people die from bacteria resistant to antibiotics. Alternative drugs are urgently needed. A surprising ray of hope from the past are viruses that kill bacteria, but not us. Award-winning science journalist Thomas Hausler investigates how these long-forgotten cures may help sick people today. Series: Macmillan Science. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBX; PDZ; VFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 296.
Each year thousands of people die from bacteria resistant to antibiotics. Alternative drugs are urgently needed. A surprising ray of hope from the past are viruses that kill bacteria, but not us. Award-winning science journalist Thomas Häusler investigates how these long-forgotten cures may help sick people today.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Series
Macmillan Science
Number of Pages
298
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230551930
SKU
V9780230551930
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Thomas Häusler
THOMAS HÄUSLER is Chief Science Editor of the Swiss news magazine, Facts. He has won several awards for his journalistic work, including one for an article about phage therapy in the world-renowned German weekly Die Zeit.

Reviews for Viruses vs. Superbugs: A Solution to the Antibiotics Crisis?
'An exceptionally thorough book, extraordinarily well written and scientifically authoritative, a book about an explosive subject, that could not have been done better.' - Spektrum der Wissenschaften, the German Scientific American 'Thomas Häusler paints a vivid and engaging picture of the larger-than-life characters who committed themselves to the development of phage therapy. The science is there - ... Read more

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