Elegant defense : the extraordinary new science of the immune system : a tale in four lives /: the extraordinary new science of the immune system : a tale in four lives. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Matt Richtel.
• Authors: Richtel, Matt
• Contents: Jason -- Jason and me -- Bob -- Linda and Merredith -- The bird, dog, starfish, and magic bullet -- The festival -- Festival crashers -- T-cells and B-cells -- The mystery organ -- The B-word -- Vaccines -- The infinity machine -- Transplant -- The immune system's fingerprint -- Inflammation -- Fever -- Flash Gordon -- Dr. Fauci names a lab -- Three wise men and a monoclonal antibody -- A second immune system -- Sex machine -- Grid -- The phone call -- CD-4 and CD-8 -- Magic -- The prime -- Linda -- The wolf -- Invisible evidence -- Best of both worlds (sort of) -- Merredith -- Should you pick your nose? -- Microbiome -- Stress -- Sleep -- A word about cancer -- Laughter and tears -- The Lazarus mouse -- Wound healing -- Programmed death -- The breakthrough -- Jason races time -- Shepherd of death -- Trials -- personal and clinical -- The other shoe -- Bob -- Linda -- Jan and Ron -- Jason down the white tunnel -- Jason rises -- Apollo 13 -- Home -- Jason's way -- The meaning(s) of life -- The meaning of Jason.
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : William Morrow
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (425 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 616.07/9; Immune system -- Popular works; Immunology -- Popular works; Immunologic diseases -- Patients; Immune system; Immunology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology; SCIENCE / History; MEDICAL / Immunology; Popular works; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780062698506; 0062698508
• Related ISBNs: 9780062698537; 0062698532; 9780062698490; 0062698494
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.