| Virus Hunting: AIDS, Cancer, and the Human Retrovirus: A Story of Scientific Discovery Contributor(s): Gallo, Robert C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0465098150 ISBN-13: 9780465098156 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $21.77 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 1993 Annotation: The co-discoverer of the AIDS virus tells his story of scientific discovery. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Microbiology - Health & Fitness | Diseases - Aids & Hiv - Health & Fitness | Diseases - Cancer |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 90055600 |
| Lexile Measure: 1340 |
| Physical Information: 2.83" H x 5.96" W x 9.16" (1.17 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - AIDS |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Renowned AIDS researcher Robert Gallo tells his story of scientific breakthrough in a riveting portrait of the people, the politics, and the pace of modern scientific discovery. Robert Gallo describes a scientific breakthrough as he, his colleagues, and competitors strove to understand what was causing the disease -- eventually leading to the identification of the human immunodeficiency virus-1. It's a riveting portrait of the people, the politics, and the pace of modern scientific discovery. |