Cancer Virus Hunters, 9781421444017
Hardcover
Unlocking cancer’s secrets: a century of virus discoveries and breakthroughs.

Cancer Virus Hunters

a history of tumor virology

$116.16

  • Hardcover

    392 pages

  • Release Date

    31 July 2022

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Summary

Cancer Virus Hunters: A Century of Discovery in the Fight Against Cancer

Traces the history of the study of tumor viruses and its role in driving breakthroughs in cancer research.

Worldwide, approximately one-fifth of human cancers are caused by tumor viruses, with hepatitis B virus and HPV being the leading culprits. While the explosive growth in molecular biology in the late twentieth century is well known, the role that the study of tumor viruses has play…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781421444017
ISBN-10:1421444011
Author:Gregory J. Morgan
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:Johns Hopkins University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:392
Release Date:31 July 2022
Weight:789g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm x 32mm
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Critics Review

“This is an impressively well-researched book.”

This is an impressively well-researched book.—Erling Norrby, MetascienceThis engaging book is written for a wide audience, and I would recommend it highly to investigators and students in the fields of virology and cancer biology. Researchers will enjoy learning the biographical background of the leaders in their field, and science historians will find it a useful adjunct to books and articles that provide more detailed scientific information.—Deborah H. Spector, FASEB JournalCancer Virus Hunters is an impressive work of history of medical research, deeply and extensively researched.—Social History of MedicineA wide-ranging, original, and captivating work.—EndeavourCancer Virus Hunters provides a helpful overview for historians, or in fact any reader with an interest in the scientific development of virology, particularly of the cancer-causing kind, or of its intersection with molecular biology in the twentieth century.—Health and History

About The Author

Gregory J. Morgan

Gregory J. Morgan (HOBOKEN, NJ) is an associate professor specializing in the history and philosophy of science at Stevens Institute of Technology. He is the editor of Philosophy of Science Matters: The Philosophy of Peter Achinstein.

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