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Understanding cancer

Description:	xx, 233 pages :  illustrations (some color ) ;  18 cm
Publisher:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; Cambridge University Press, [2022]
ISBN:	9781316517178 (hardback)
1 of 1 copy available at NOBLE (All Libraries). 1 of 1 copy available at Gordon College. Library Location Call number Status Gordon College Stack Level 5 RC 263 .H475 2022 Available
▸"Once upon a time it was fair to say that most people knew little of science. After all, scientists ... spent years learning their job so it's clearly tough going and, by and large, the rest of the world could get by knowing nothing of superconductivity or the origins of the universe. But increasingly our daily lives have come to be dominated by science and part of that revolution has been the ever-expanding reach of television and the internet as sources of information. It's as though, unwittingly, we've all signed up to the Open University. And, it should be said, when it comes to science this has all been helped by a growing awareness amongst those in the trade that they have an obligation to let the world know how they while away their days"-- Read More

Understanding coronavirus

Description:	xix, 146 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 18 cm.
Publisher:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; Cambridge University Press, 2021.
ISBN:	9781009088572 (paperback)
Edition:	Revised and updated edition.
1 of 1 copy available at NOBLE (All Libraries). 1 of 1 copy available at Gordon College. Library Location Call number Status Gordon College Stack Level 5 RA 644 .C67 R33 2021 Available
▸"Since the identification of the first cases of the coronavirus in December 2019, there has been a ... significant amount of confusion regarding the origin and spread of the so-called "coronavirus", SARS-CoV-2, and the cause of the disease COVID-19. Conflicting messages from the media and officials across different countries and organizations, the abundance of disparate sources of information, unfounded conspiracy theories on the origins of the virus, unproven therapies, and inconsistent public health measures, have all served to increase anxiety in the population. Where did the virus come from? How is it transmitted? How does it cause disease? Is it like flu? What is a pandemic? In this concise and accessible introduction, a leading expert provides answers to these commonly asked questions. This revised and updated edition now also covers how the virus mutates, how important these mutations are, how vaccines work, and what we can expect in the near and long-term future"-- Read More