Vaccines (Exploring Science and Medical Discoveries) - Hardcover

Gr. 10-12. Though not quite hot enough off the presses to reflect the furor over the recently recalled flu vaccine, this dense volume in the Exploring Science and Medical Discoveries series contextualizes developments in a controversial medical technique. An introduction precedes 26 essays that present the history or probe ongoing issues, from worries about bioterrorism preparedness to the prohibitive expenses of research. Some entries bring readers straight to the lab benches of key innovators such as Jenner and Salk, while others come from recent scientific journals or research papers prepared by health agencies. Motivated high-school researchers will reap benefit from this wide-angled collection, as much from the timely information as from the glimpses of biomedicine in action. Other titles in this new series include Cloning, reviewed above, and books on gene therapy and antibiotics. Jennifer Mattson
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