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First edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 390 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [323]-373) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- Introduction : serendipity, science's well-guarded secret -- pt. 1. The dawn of a new era : infectious diseases and antibiotics, the miracle drugs -- 1. How Antony's little animals led to the development of germ theory -- 2. The new science of bacteriology -- 3. Good chemistry -- 4. The art of dyeing -- 5. Mold, glorious mold -- 6. Pay dirt -- 7. The mysterious protein from down under -- 8. "This ulcer 'bugs' me!" -- pt. 2. The smell of garlic launches the war on cancer -- 9. Tragedy at Bari -- 10. Antagonists to cancer -- 11. Veni, Vidi, Vinca : the healing power of periwinkle -- 12. A heavy metal rocks : the value of platinum -- 13. Sex hormones -- 14. Angiogenesis : the birth of blood vessels -- 15. Aspirin kills more than pain -- 16. Thalidomide : from tragedy to hope -- 17. A sick chicken leads to the discovery of cancer-accelerating genes -- 18. A contaminated vaccine leads to cancer-braking genes -- 19. From where it all stems -- 20. The industrialization of research and the war on cancer -- 21. Lessons learned -- |
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pt. 3. A quivering quartz string penetrates the mystery of the heart -- 22. An unexpected phenomenon : it's electric! -- 23. What a catheter can do -- 24. "Dottering" -- 25. A stitch in time -- 26. The Nobel committee says yes to NO -- 27. "It's not you, honey, it's NO" -- 28. What's your number? -- 29. Thinning the blood -- pt. 4. The flaw lies in the chemistry, not the character : mood-stabilizing drugs, antidepressants, and other psychotropics -- 30. It began with a dream -- 31. Mental straitjackets : shocking approaches -- 32. Ice-pick psychiatry -- 33. Lithium -- 34. Thorazine -- 35. Your town, my town, Miltown! -- 36. Conquering the "beast" of depression -- 37. Librium and Valium -- 38. "That's funny, I have the same bug!" -- 39. LSD -- Conclusion : taking a chance on chance : cultivating serendipity -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Illustration credits -- Index. |
| Subject |
History of Medicine.
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History, 20th Century.
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Incidental Findings.
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Research.
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Science -- history.
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Medicine -- History.
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Medical innovations -- History.
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Medicine -- Research -- History.
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Discoveries in science.
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Serendipity.
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| ISBN |
9781559708197 alkaline paper |
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1559708190 alkaline paper |
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