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Penicillin: Triumph and Tragedy Bud, Robert (Head of Information and Research, Science Museum, London.)
Penicillin: Triumph and Tragedy
Bud, Robert (Head of Information and Research, Science Museum, London.)
Sets the discovery and use of penicillin in the context of social and cultural change across the world. This book examines the drug's critical contributions to medicine and agriculture, and investigates the global spread of resistant bacteria as antibiotic use continues to rise. It is of interest to historians, scientists, and others.
340 pages, 28 halftones
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 29, 2007 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199254064 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 340 |
| Dimensions | 162 × 240 × 24 mm · 653 g |
| Language | English |