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Author: Gregory J. Morgan (Associate Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology)
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 3.20cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.789kg
ISBN: 9781421444017
ISBN 10: 1421444011
Pages: 392
Publication Date: 27 September 2022
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Table of Contents
Glossary and Abbreviations Introduction. The Untold Story of How a Century of Tumor Virology Changed Biomedicine Chapter 1. The Beginnings: Peyton Rous and Chickens, Richard Shope and Rabbits, and John J. Bittner and Mice Chapter 2. True Believers: Ludwik Gross, Sarah Stewart, Bernice Eddy, and Polyomavirus Chapter 3. The Importance of Measurement: Renato Dulbecco, Marguerite Vogt, and the Rise of Quantitative Animal Virology Chapter 4. Cell Lines and Cat Leukemia: Michael Stoker, Bill Jarrett, and the Early Fruit of the Glasgow Institute of Virology Chapter 5. Insights from the Field: Anthony Epstein, Denis Burkitt, Werner and Gertrude Henle, and the First Human Tumor Virus Chapter 6. Persistence despite Political Challenges: Jan Svoboda and Tumor Virology behind the Iron Curtain Chapter 7. A Surprising Discovery in the Blood: Baruch Blumberg, Harvey Alter, and Hepatitis B Virus Chapter 8. A Breakthrough and a New Tool: Howard Temin, David Baltimore, and Reverse Transcriptase Chapter 9. The Molecular-Genetic Basis of Cancer: Michael Bishop, Harold Varmus, Dominique Stehelin, and Hunting of the Oncogene src Chapter 10. Mecca for Tumor Virology: James Watson, Joe Sambrook, SV40, and the Growth of Tumor Virology at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Chapter 11. Control Mechanisms beyond Viruses: Louise Chow, Phillip Sharp, Richard Roberts, and the Discovery of RNA Splicing in Adenovirus Chapter 12. A Second Cancer Gene: Edward Scolnick, Robert Weinberg, Geoffrey Cooper, Michael Wigler, and the Oncogene ras Chapter 13. A Molecular Brake on Cancer: David Lane, Arnold Levine, and the Tumor Suppressor p53 Chapter 14. Unplanned Practical Payoffs: Robert Gallo, Luc Montagnier, Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, HTLV, and HIV Chapter 15. Planned Practical Payoffs: Harald zur Hausen, Jian Zhou, Ian Frazer, Douglas Lowy, John Schiller, HPV, and the Cervical Cancer Vaccine Conclusion. Patterns in a Century of Research Acknowledgments Interviews and Archival Sources Notes Bibliography Index
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This is an impressively well-researched book. —Erling Norrby, Metascience This 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 Journal Cancer Virus Hunters is an impressive work of history of medical research, deeply and extensively researched. —Social History of Medicine A wide-ranging, original, and captivating work. —Endeavour
This is an impressively well-researched book. -Erling Norrby, Metascience This 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 Journal
This is an impressively well-researched book. —Erling Norrby, Metascience This 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 Journal Cancer Virus Hunters is an impressive work of history of medical research, deeply and extensively researched. —Social History of Medicine A wide-ranging, original, and captivating work. —Endeavour Cancer 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
Author Information
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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