Biography of a germ / Arno Karlen.
| Author/creator | Karlen, Arno |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st Anchor Books ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Anchor Books, 2001, ©2000. |
| Description | vi, 178 pages ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 1. A very small life -- 2. A subject not picked at random -- 3. A brief aside touching the erotic flea -- 4. Why Bb in particular -- 5. Apologia pro vita sua : in defense of germs -- 6. In some warm little pond -- 7. Linnaeus' tree --8. And Bb's twig -- 9. Gaia, or nearly everyone's cousin -- 10. Very small indeed -- 11. Not just a corkscrew -- 12. A possibly poignant anatomy -- 13. Instead of sex -- 14. A fantastic voyage -- 15. Equally fantastic -- 16. Is the tick sick? -- 17. Rash discoveries -- 18. The magic of names -- 19. The annals of myopia -- 20. From Bitterroot to Lyme -- 21. Far from primeval -- 22. Machupo and other disturbances -- 23. With apologies of sorts -- 24. Like Darwin's finches? -- 25. A more hopeful future. |
| Abstract | Borrelia burgdorferi is the germ that causes Lyme disease. In existence for some hundred million years, it was discovered only recently. Exploring its evolution, its daily existence, and its journey from ticks to mice to deer to humans, the author examines the life and world of this recently prominent germ. He also describes how it attacks the human body, and how by changing the environment, people are now much more likely to come into contact with it. |
| ISBN | 0385720661 |
| ISBN | 9780385720663 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | QR201.L88 K37 2001 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |