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020    9781559708197|qalkaline paper 
020    1559708190|qalkaline paper 
035    (OCoLC)76902037 
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100 1  Meyers, Morton A. 
245 10 Happy accidents :|bserendipity in modern medical 
       breakthroughs /|cMorton A. Meyers. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bArcade Pub.,|c[2007] 
264  4 |c©2007 
300    xiv, 390 pages :|billustrations ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [323]-373) and 
       index. 
505 00 |tPreface --|tIntroduction : serendipity, science's well-
       guarded secret --|gpt. 1. The|tdawn of a new era : 
       infectious diseases and antibiotics, the miracle drugs --
       |g1.|tHow Antony's little animals led to the development 
       of germ theory --|g2. The|tnew science of bacteriology --
       |g3.|tGood chemistry --|g4. The|tart of dyeing --|g5.
       |tMold, glorious mold --|g6.|tPay dirt --|g7. The
       |tmysterious protein from down under --|g8.|t"This ulcer 
       'bugs' me!" --|gpt. 2. The|tsmell of garlic launches the 
       war on cancer --|g9.|tTragedy at Bari --|g10.|tAntagonists
       to cancer --|g11.|tVeni, Vidi, Vinca : the healing power 
       of periwinkle --|g12. A|theavy metal rocks : the value of 
       platinum --|g13.|tSex hormones --|g14.|tAngiogenesis : the
       birth of blood vessels --|g15.|tAspirin kills more than 
       pain --|g16.|tThalidomide : from tragedy to hope --|g17. A
       |tsick chicken leads to the discovery of cancer-
       accelerating genes --|g18. A|tcontaminated vaccine leads 
       to cancer-braking genes --|g19.|tFrom where it all stems -
       -|g20. The|tindustrialization of research and the war on 
       cancer --|g21.|tLessons learned -- 
505 00 |gpt. 3. A|tquivering quartz string penetrates the mystery
       of the heart --|g22. An|tunexpected phenomenon : it's 
       electric! --|g23.|tWhat a catheter can do --|g24.
       |t"Dottering" --|g25. A|tstitch in time --|g26. The|tNobel
       committee says yes to NO --|g27.|t"It's not you, honey, 
       it's NO" --|g28.|tWhat's your number? --|g29.|tThinning 
       the blood --|gpt. 4. The|tflaw lies in the chemistry, not 
       the character : mood-stabilizing drugs, antidepressants, 
       and other psychotropics --|g30.|tIt began with a dream --
       |g31.|tMental straitjackets : shocking approaches --|g32.
       |tIce-pick psychiatry --|g33.|tLithium --|g34.|tThorazine 
       --|g35.|tYour town, my town, Miltown! --|g36.|tConquering 
       the "beast" of depression --|g37.|tLibrium and Valium --
       |g38.|t"That's funny, I have the same bug!" --|g39.|tLSD -
       -|tConclusion : taking a chance on chance : cultivating 
       serendipity --|tAcknowledgments --|tNotes --|tSelected 
       bibliography --|tIllustration credits --|tIndex. 
650  0 Medicine|xHistory. 
650  0 Medical innovations|xHistory. 
650  0 Medicine|xResearch|xHistory. 
650  0 Discoveries in science. 
650  0 Serendipity. 
650 12 History of Medicine. 
650 22 History, 20th Century. 
650 22 Incidental Findings. 
650 22 Research. 
650 22 Science|xhistory. 
856 41 |3Table of contents only|uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/
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