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The Malaria Capers – More Tales of Parasites & People – Research & Reality (Paper): Tales of Parasites and People

The Malaria Capers – More Tales of Parasites & People – Research & Reality (Paper): Tales of Parasites and People

by Robert S Desowitz (Author)

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Synopsis

Why, Robert S. Desowitz asks, has biotechnical research on malaria produced so little when it had promised so much? An expert in tropical diseases, Desowtiz searches for answers in this provocative book.

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Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 288
 Edition: Illustrated
 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 01 Jun 1993
ISBN 10: 0393310086
ISBN 13: 9780393310085

Media Reviews
Like a novelist, [Desowitz] draws the reader into the human tragedy of disease. . . . Rich in historical-medical detective stories. -- Betty Ann Kevles - Los Angeles Times
Like such eminent science writers as Stephen Jay Gould and Lewis Thomas, Mr. Desowitz manages to make the basic principles of his subject immediately comprehensible to the general reader. He has also succeeded in giving us a profound appreciation of the ways in which scientific and medical knowledge advances, through hypothesis, error and experiment, through serendipity, dedication, and perseverance. -- Michiko Kakutani - New York Times
A gripping account of how a one-celled protozoan has triumphed over modern science. -- Wall Street Journal
Author Bio
Robert S. Desowitz, a leading epidemiologist, is the author of New Guinea Tape Worms and Jewish Grandmothers and The Malaria Capers, among other books. He lives in Pinehurst, North Carolina.