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Author Offit, Paul A., author.

Title Pandora's lab : seven stories of science gone wrong / Paul A. Offit, M.D.

Publication Info. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Partners, LLC, c2017.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Eureka Non-Fiction  500 Off    ---  Available
Description 287 pages ; 24 cm.
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-271) and index.
Contents Introduction -- God's own medicine -- The great margarine mistake -- Blood from air -- America's master race -- Turning the mind inside out -- The mosquito liberation front -- Nobel Prize disease -- Learning form the past -- Epilogue.
Summary Exploring the most fascinating and significant scientific missteps, the author presents seven cautionary lessons to separate good science from bad.
Subject Errors, Scientific.
ISBN 9781426217982 hardcover ; alkaline paper
1426217986 hardcover ; alkaline paper

 
    
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