The Living Medicine - The remarkable history of a life-saving cure and how it will rescue us when antibiotics fail

The fascinating and dramatic story of a forgotten, life-saving cure to conquer deadly bacterial infections - bacteriophages - and the remarkable scientists behind themWhen antibiotics started to fail the race to save humanity from deadly antibiotic resistant infections began.

About the author

LINA ZELDOVICH grew up in a dissident family of Soviet Jewish scientists and learned English as a second language in her twenties. Now an award-winning author, speaker and Columbia Journalism School alumna, she has published stories in Popular Science, the New York Times, Scientific American, National Geographic, and more. Her last book, The Other Dark Matter: The Science and Business of Turning Waste into Wealth and Health, has been optioned for a TV series. She lives in New York City.

Summary

The fascinating and dramatic story of a forgotten, life-saving cure to conquer deadly bacterial infections - bacteriophages - and the remarkable scientists behind themWhen antibiotics started to fail the race to save humanity from deadly antibiotic resistant infections began.

Foreword

The remarkable story of the scientists behind a long-forgotten and lifesaving cure: the healing viruses that can conquer antibiotic resistant bacterial infections, a cure that will save humanity when antibiotics fail.

Product details

• Authors: Lina Zeldovich
• Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.10.2024
• EAN: 9781785307232
• ISBN: 978-1-78530-723-2
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 224 mm x 31 mm
• Weight: 464 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; HEALTH & FITNESS / General, MEDICAL / Immunology, Popular medicine & health, History of Medicine, Medical microbiology & virology, Popular medicine and health, Medical microbiology and virology