Toxin : the cunning of bacterial poisons /

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Author / Creator:Lax, Alistair J., 1953-
Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Description:1 online resource (192 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:English
Series:OUP E-Books.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11149537
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ISBN:9780191513909
0191513903
1429421568
9781429421560
9786610758142
661075814X
0198605587
9780198605584
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-189) and index.
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Summary:Alistair Lax takes a fascinating look at these most devious molecules, explaining the many ingenious mechanisms they use to penetrate our cell's defences, and the deadly pandemics that result. A story not only of disease but also of human rivalry and persistence in our struggle to understand, combat, and harness these powerful toxins. - ;What do the following have in common: the promise of Botox as the key to everlasting youthful looks; E. coli O157 hamburger disease; a mysterious illness which killed 35 heroin users in 2000; and the assassination by poisoned umbrella-tip of a Bulgarian dissid.
Other form:Print version: Lax, Alistair J., 1953- Toxin. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005 0198605587