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Cancer virus hunters : a history of tumor virology / Gregory J. Morgan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Morgan, Gregory J., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Oncogenic viruses--Research.
- Oncogenic viruses.
- Cancer--Etiology--Research.
- Cancer.
- Virology--Research.
- Virology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 373 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2022]
- Contents:
- Introduction. The Untold Story of How a Century of Tumor Virology Changed Biomedicine
- 1 The Beginnings
- 2 True Believers
- 3 The Importance of Measurement
- 4 Cell Lines and Cat Leukemia
- 5 Insights from the Field
- 6 Persistence despite Political Challenges
- 7 A Surprising Discovery in the Blood
- 8 A Breakthrough and a New Tool
- 9 The Molecular-Genetic Basis of Cancer
- 10 Mecca for Tumor Virology
- 11 Control Mechanisms beyond Viruses
- 12 A Second Cancer Gene
- 13 A Molecular Brake on Cancer
- 14 Unplanned Practical Payoffs
- 15 Planned Practical Payoffs
- Conclusion. Patterns in a Century of Research
- Acknowledgments
- Interviews and Archival Sources
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 08, 2022).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Morgan, Gregory J. Cancer virus hunters.
- ISBN:
- 9781421444024
- 142144402X
- Publisher Number:
- 40031203180
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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