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Author Morgan, Gregory J., author.

Title Cancer virus hunters : a history of tumor virology / Gregory J. Morgan.

Publication Info. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2022]
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Description 1 online resource (xi, 373 pages) : illustrations
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Contents Introduction. The Untold Story of How a Century of Tumor Virology Changed Biomedicine -- 1 The Beginnings -- 2 True Believers -- 3 The Importance of Measurement -- 4 Cell Lines and Cat Leukemia -- 5 Insights from the Field -- 6 Persistence despite Political Challenges -- 7 A Surprising Discovery in the Blood -- 8 A Breakthrough and a New Tool -- 9 The Molecular-Genetic Basis of Cancer -- 10 Mecca for Tumor Virology -- 11 Control Mechanisms beyond Viruses -- 12 A Second Cancer Gene -- 13 A Molecular Brake on Cancer -- 14 Unplanned Practical Payoffs -- 15 Planned Practical Payoffs -- Conclusion. Patterns in a Century of Research -- Acknowledgments -- Interviews and Archival Sources
Summary "The author tells a history of the study of cancer-causing viruses from the early twentieth century to the development of an HPV vaccine for cervical cancer in 2006. He profiles the "cancer virus hunters" who made breakthroughs in tumor virology"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 08, 2022).
Subject Oncogenic viruses -- Research.
Cancer -- Etiology -- Research.
Virology -- Research.
Cancer -- Etiology -- Research. (OCoLC)fst00845363
Oncogenic viruses -- Research. (OCoLC)fst01045735
Virology -- Research. (OCoLC)fst01167675
Other Form: Print version: Morgan, Gregory J. Cancer virus hunters. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022 9781421444017 (DLC) 2021039028 (OCoLC)1276804549
ISBN 9781421444024 electronic book
142144402X electronic book
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