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Ballard, Carol

From Cowpox to Antibiotics: Discovering Vaccines and Medicines

64 pp. | Heinemann | August, 2006 | Library ISBN 1-4034-8839-8 $34.29
(4) 4-6 Chain Reactions series. These guides introduce the history and science of technological breakthroughs from early discoveries to the present day. The connection between microscopes and stem cell research is tenuous, but the pathway to antibiotics and the association between good anesthetic and transplants are made clear. Color photos and too-busy sidebars illustrate the volumes. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Chain Reactions titles: From Cowpox to Antibiotics, From Laughing Gas to Face Transplants, and From Microscopes to Stem Cell Research.
Reviewer: Dorrie Karlin

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