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Pandora's lab : seven stories of science gone wrong / Paul A. Offit, M.D.
Van Pelt Library Q172.5.E77 O34 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Offit, Paul A., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Errors, Scientific.
- Physical Description:
- 287 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : National Geographic Partners, LLC, [2017]
- Summary:
- Exploring the most fascinating and significant scientific missteps, the author presents seven cautionary lessons to separate good science from bad.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 God's Own Medicine 15
- Chapter 2 The Great Margarine Mistake 41
- Chapter 3 Blood From Air 61
- Chapter 4 America's Master Race 97
- Chapter 5 Turning the Mind Inside Out 131
- Chapter 6 The Mosquito Liberation Front 161
- Chapter 7 Nobel Prize Disease 191
- Chapter 8 Learning From the Past 213.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-271) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781426217982
- 1426217986
- OCLC:
- 957223250
- Publisher Number:
- 99971634163
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