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Biohazards
Contributor(s): Grady, Sean M. (Author), Tabak, John (Author)

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 ISBN: 0816046875     ISBN-13: 9780816046874
Publisher: Facts on File
OUR PRICE: $36.75  

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: March 2006
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Annotation: - The history of the particular science or technology, including its key inventors, researchers, and pioneers
- A description of a particular science or technology, introducing its basic concepts and terms
- A glossary of basic terms
- A list of further reading and up-to-date website information
- An index.
This series is a must-have for libraries serving students interested in how science relates to the world around them.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - General
Dewey: 614.599
LCCN: 2005005610
Series: Science and Technology in Focus
Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.12" W x 9.22" L (1.01 lbs) 194 pages
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
Review Citations: School Library Journal 06/01/2006 pg. 176
Scitech Book News 06/01/2006 pg. 63
 
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Publisher Description:
Some of the most significant and potentially devastating dangers to human and animal life come from sources we cannot see without the help of microscopes. Viruses, bacteria, and other microorganisms have been a troubling presence in the world probably from the time multicellular life first appeared. As part of the new Science and Technology in Focus series, Biohazards covers the history of how these extremely powerful microscopic invaders have plagued the human race and how humans have responded to these attacks. Comprehensive and up-to-date, this volume looks at the recent resurgence of diseases that were once thought vanished, such as tuberculosis and staphylococcus. It also explores the renewed threat of biological warfare in the form of bioterrorism following the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. Using the most recent information available, Biohazards covers other important topics such as the recent anthrax scare, the ongoing battle against HIV/AIDS, and the recurring outbreaks of extremely deadly diseases such as Ebola.
 
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