The Resource How the Cows Turned Mad : Unlocking the Mysteries of Mad Cow Disease
How the Cows Turned Mad : Unlocking the Mysteries of Mad Cow Disease
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- Summary
- Originally published to much acclaim in France, this scientific thriller, updated with a foreword by best-selling author Marion Nestle, tells of the hunt for the cause of an enigmatic class of fatal brain infections, of which mad cow disease is the latest incarnation. In gripping, nontechnical prose, Maxime Schwartz details the deadly manifestations of these diseases throughout history, describes the major players and events that led to discoveries about their true nature, and outlines our current state of knowledge. The book concludes by addressing the question we all want answered: should we
- Language
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- eng
- fre
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (260 pages)
- Contents
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- Cover; title; copyright; contents; foreword to the paperback edition; prologue; 1: the sheep are strangely dizzy; 2: molecules and microbes; 3: mad dogs and earthworms; 4: scrapie under the microscope; 5: creutzfelot, jakob, and others; 6: scrapie is inoculable; 7: and goats, and mice; 8: scrapie is contagious; 9: kuru and the fore people of papua new guinea; 10: the wall comes down; 11: from pearl necklace to double helix; 12: the phantom virus; 13: a tragedy in the making; 14: one case per million; 15: prions; 16: april 1985; 17: the "kiss of death"; 18: the return of the spontaneists
- 19: to growand to die20: lessons learned; 21: have the cows gone mad?; 22: from cows to humans; 23: from cows to sheep? from humans to humans?; 24: the secret in the closet; 25: unmasking "the disease"; 26: have we conquered "the disease"?; 27: 2001; epilogue; notes; bibliography; chronology; acknowledgments; index
- Isbn
- 9780520931510
- Label
- How the Cows Turned Mad : Unlocking the Mysteries of Mad Cow Disease
- Title
- How the Cows Turned Mad
- Title remainder
- Unlocking the Mysteries of Mad Cow Disease
- Language
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- eng
- fre
- eng
- Summary
- Originally published to much acclaim in France, this scientific thriller, updated with a foreword by best-selling author Marion Nestle, tells of the hunt for the cause of an enigmatic class of fatal brain infections, of which mad cow disease is the latest incarnation. In gripping, nontechnical prose, Maxime Schwartz details the deadly manifestations of these diseases throughout history, describes the major players and events that led to discoveries about their true nature, and outlines our current state of knowledge. The book concludes by addressing the question we all want answered: should we
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Schwartz, Maxime
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Prion diseases
- HEALTH & FITNESS
- MEDICAL
- MEDICAL
- Prion diseases
- Prion Diseases
- Prion Diseases
- Label
- How the Cows Turned Mad : Unlocking the Mysteries of Mad Cow Disease
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- not applicable
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
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- Cover; title; copyright; contents; foreword to the paperback edition; prologue; 1: the sheep are strangely dizzy; 2: molecules and microbes; 3: mad dogs and earthworms; 4: scrapie under the microscope; 5: creutzfelot, jakob, and others; 6: scrapie is inoculable; 7: and goats, and mice; 8: scrapie is contagious; 9: kuru and the fore people of papua new guinea; 10: the wall comes down; 11: from pearl necklace to double helix; 12: the phantom virus; 13: a tragedy in the making; 14: one case per million; 15: prions; 16: april 1985; 17: the "kiss of death"; 18: the return of the spontaneists
- 19: to growand to die20: lessons learned; 21: have the cows gone mad?; 22: from cows to humans; 23: from cows to sheep? from humans to humans?; 24: the secret in the closet; 25: unmasking "the disease"; 26: have we conquered "the disease"?; 27: 2001; epilogue; notes; bibliography; chronology; acknowledgments; index
- Control code
- ocn609849990
- Extent
- 1 online resource (260 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780520931510
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
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- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/cttt2qrh
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)609849990
- Label
- How the Cows Turned Mad : Unlocking the Mysteries of Mad Cow Disease
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- not applicable
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Cover; title; copyright; contents; foreword to the paperback edition; prologue; 1: the sheep are strangely dizzy; 2: molecules and microbes; 3: mad dogs and earthworms; 4: scrapie under the microscope; 5: creutzfelot, jakob, and others; 6: scrapie is inoculable; 7: and goats, and mice; 8: scrapie is contagious; 9: kuru and the fore people of papua new guinea; 10: the wall comes down; 11: from pearl necklace to double helix; 12: the phantom virus; 13: a tragedy in the making; 14: one case per million; 15: prions; 16: april 1985; 17: the "kiss of death"; 18: the return of the spontaneists
- 19: to growand to die20: lessons learned; 21: have the cows gone mad?; 22: from cows to humans; 23: from cows to sheep? from humans to humans?; 24: the secret in the closet; 25: unmasking "the disease"; 26: have we conquered "the disease"?; 27: 2001; epilogue; notes; bibliography; chronology; acknowledgments; index
- Control code
- ocn609849990
- Extent
- 1 online resource (260 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780520931510
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/cttt2qrh
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)609849990
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