The five stories in this book are tales about human beings and the human condition in which they find themselves. They are stories of scientists - but not of white-coated laboratory figures, happy to... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Ignore the blood-and-guts title, this is a fascinating history of disease eradication. Chapters on Pacific Island Kuru, smallpox, hepatitis, and the scientists involved. Tone is neither talking-down to us uninitiated nor scientific jargon. Great for a med student, a child with an inquiring mind, to take on a trip.
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