Can scientists succeed where politicians fail? / Peter Agre with Seema Yasmin.
| Author/creator | Agre, Peter, 1949- author. |
| Other author | Yasmin, Seema, 1982- other. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | xxii, 225 pages ; 18 cm |
| Subjects |
| Series | Johns Hopkins wavelengths Johns Hopkins wavelengths. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Preface : science in action -- Sidebar: Aquaporins and the Nobel Prize -- Cuba : science under sanction -- Sidebar: The biotech revolution during Cuba's special period --The Islamic Republic of Iran : atomic diplomats and academic conventions -- Sidebar: Doomed to cooperate -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea : existential threats forge collaboration -- Sidebar: Paul Farmer's new model of health care collaboration -- Sub-Saharan Africa : infectious agents of change -- Sidebar: Anti-science policies -- Science on trial : a committee on human rights -- Epilogue. |
| Abstract | "This book examines Nobel laureate Dr. Peter Agre's career in science and diplomacy. It highlights how global collaboration among scientists can tackle challenges such as climate change, epidemics, and conflict while promoting political progress"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Agre, Peter C. Can scientists succeed where politicians fail? Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2025 9781421453002 |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2025003900 |
| ISBN | 9781421452999 |
| ISBN | 1421452995 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book other |
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