An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives

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AuthorRichtel, Matt
PublisherMariner Books
Bindinghardcover
PublishedMarch 12, 2019
Edition1
LanguageEnglish
Pages448
ISBN-100062698532
ISBN-139780062698537
Weight1.3 lb
Dimensions
H × W × L		 0.8 in × 2.5 in × 7.2 in

An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives

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A Groundbreaking Narrative Exploration Of The Human Immune System--the Key To Human Health And Longevity--from The Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times Journalist And Acclaimed Author Of A Deadly Wandering-- The Ties That Bind -- Jason -- Bob -- Linda And Merredith -- The Bird, Dog, Starfish, And Magic Bullet -- The Festival -- Festival Crashers --the Mystery Organ -- The B-word -- T-cells And B-cells -- Vaccines -- The Infinity Machine -- Transplant -- The Immune System's Fingerprint -- Inflammation...

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A Groundbreaking Narrative Exploration Of The Human Immune System--the Key To Human Health And Longevity--from The Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times Journalist And Acclaimed Author Of A Deadly Wandering-- The Ties That Bind -- Jason -- Bob -- Linda And Merredith -- The Bird, Dog, Starfish, And Magic Bullet -- The Festival -- Festival Crashers --the Mystery Organ -- The B-word -- T-cells And B-cells -- Vaccines -- The Infinity Machine -- Transplant -- The Immune System's Fingerprint -- Inflammation -- Fever -- Flash Gordon -- The Harmonious Way -- Three Wise Men And A Monoclonal Antibody -- A Second Immune System -- Sex Machine -- Grid -- The Phone Call -- Cd-4 And Cd-8 -- Magic -- The Prime -- Linda -- The Wolf -- Invisible Evidence -- Best Of Both Worlds (sort Of) -- Merredith -- Should You Pick Your Nose? -- Microbiome -- Stress -- Sleep -- A Word About Cancer -- Laughter And Tears -- The Lazarus Mouse -- Wound Healing -- Programmed Death -- The Breakthrough -- Jason Races Time -- Shepherd Of Death -- Trials, Personal And Clinical -- The Other Shoe -- Bob -- Linda -- Jan And Ron -- Jason Down The White Tunnel -- Jason Rises -- Apollo 11 -- Home -- Jason's Way -- The Meanings Of Life -- The Meaning Of Jason. Matt Richtel. Includes Index.


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