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- Preface
- Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth?
- Introduction
- Taming the Tiger
- 1: The Pissing Evil - a colourful description of diabetes by 17th century English physician Thomas Willis
- 2: Thick Brown Muck - Canadian scientist Fred Banting wins the Nobel Prize for the discovery of insulin... and is furious
- 3: The Vision of Ezekiel - clinicians are stunned at the power of insulin to save lives, but it proves to be a double-edged sword
- 4: A Greek Tragedy - German clinician Georg Zuelzer snatches defeat from the jaws of victory
- 5: The Wasp's Nest - insulin proves to be a poisoned chalice for its discoverers
- 6: Be Careful What You Wish For - the case of Romanian scientist Nicolai Paulesco underlines the truth of an old proverb
- 7: 'In Praise of Wool' - the humble wool fibre sets in motion a revolution in biochemistry
- 8: A Boastful Undertaking - a discovery made in a fume-filled stable offers the key to unlocking insulin
- 9: The Blobs That Won a Nobel Prize - or two, all thanks to some coloured spots on a piece of filter paper
- 10: The Prophet in the Labyrinth - biochemist Erwin Chargaff helps unlock the secrets of DNA, but fears where this may lead
- 11: The Clone Wars - a conflict in which insulin proves to be a decisive weapon
- 12: Wall Street Gold - in an act of modern day alchemy, insulin makes stock market history
- 13: 'Don't You Want Cheap Insulin?' - What is it exactly that we want from science? And does the story of insulin have any lessons for us today?
- Bibliography
- Figures List and Acknowledgements for Images
- Acknowledgements
- End notes
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Allgemeine Lexika |
| Genre: | Medizin |
| Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Seiten: | 480 |
| Inhalt: | Gebunden |
| ISBN-13: | 9780192855381 |
| ISBN-10: | 0192855387 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Hall, Kersten T. |
| Hersteller: | Oxford University Press |
| Maße: | 238 x 160 x 30 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Kersten T. Hall |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 20.01.2022 |
| Gewicht: | 0,952 kg |
- Preface
- Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth?
- Introduction
- Taming the Tiger
- 1: The Pissing Evil - a colourful description of diabetes by 17th century English physician Thomas Willis
- 2: Thick Brown Muck - Canadian scientist Fred Banting wins the Nobel Prize for the discovery of insulin... and is furious
- 3: The Vision of Ezekiel - clinicians are stunned at the power of insulin to save lives, but it proves to be a double-edged sword
- 4: A Greek Tragedy - German clinician Georg Zuelzer snatches defeat from the jaws of victory
- 5: The Wasp's Nest - insulin proves to be a poisoned chalice for its discoverers
- 6: Be Careful What You Wish For - the case of Romanian scientist Nicolai Paulesco underlines the truth of an old proverb
- 7: 'In Praise of Wool' - the humble wool fibre sets in motion a revolution in biochemistry
- 8: A Boastful Undertaking - a discovery made in a fume-filled stable offers the key to unlocking insulin
- 9: The Blobs That Won a Nobel Prize - or two, all thanks to some coloured spots on a piece of filter paper
- 10: The Prophet in the Labyrinth - biochemist Erwin Chargaff helps unlock the secrets of DNA, but fears where this may lead
- 11: The Clone Wars - a conflict in which insulin proves to be a decisive weapon
- 12: Wall Street Gold - in an act of modern day alchemy, insulin makes stock market history
- 13: 'Don't You Want Cheap Insulin?' - What is it exactly that we want from science? And does the story of insulin have any lessons for us today?
- Bibliography
- Figures List and Acknowledgements for Images
- Acknowledgements
- End notes
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Allgemeine Lexika |
| Genre: | Medizin |
| Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Seiten: | 480 |
| Inhalt: | Gebunden |
| ISBN-13: | 9780192855381 |
| ISBN-10: | 0192855387 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Hall, Kersten T. |
| Hersteller: | Oxford University Press |
| Maße: | 238 x 160 x 30 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Kersten T. Hall |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 20.01.2022 |
| Gewicht: | 0,952 kg |
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