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Author Cairns, John, 1922-

Title Matters of life and death : perspectives on public health, molecular biology, cancer, and the prospects for the human race / John Cairns
Published Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [1997]
©1997

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Description xi, 257 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents Ch. 1. A History of Mortality -- Ch. 2. A History of Molecular Biology: The Storage of Biological Information -- Ch. 3. A History of Molecular Biology: The Management of Biological Information -- Ch. 4. Cancer and the Molecular Biology of Multicellular Systems -- Ch. 5. The Epidemiology of Cancer -- Ch. 6. Population
Summary John Cairns has made significant contributions to cancer research, molecular biology, and virology. He believes that it is possible to explain what is known about cancer and about molecular biology in terms that are easily understood by people with little or no scientific training. In this fascinating book he explores the revolution in public health, the origins and principles of molecular biology, and our emerging understanding of the causes of cancer. Finally, he discusses how these developments are likely to affect future generations
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-252) and index
Subject Cancer.
Life (Biology)
Molecular biology.
Tumors.
LC no. 96018026
ISBN 0691028729 (cloth : acid-free paper)