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From Cowpox to Antibiotics
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From Cowpox to Antibiotics : Discovering Vaccines and Medicines
(from the Chain Reactions series)
This series explains the development of some major 21st century scientific advances. This book tells the amazing story of medicine from ancient herbal remedies to modern flu vaccines.
Author: Dr. Carol Ballard
Size:  6 9/16 x 9 1/2  •  Copyright: 2008  •  Publisher:  Heinemann  •  Pages:  64
Subjects: Secondary Physical Science
Features:  Bio Sketch, Bullets, Captions, Chart/Graph, Fact box/Side bar, Numbered List or Sequence, Timeline
Title ISBN: 9781432906979 (1432906976)  •  Price: $9.99
6-Pack ISBN: 9781432907129 (1432907123) •  Price: $59.94
Guided Reading Level: Y
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Chain Reactions
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This series looks at developments, inventions and discoveries in science and how a discovery or invention by one individual can lead to a series of discoveries by others and even a chain of scientific breakthroughs. Each book charts a few connected developments in the particular field of science from first discoveries through to current applications.
ISBN: 9781432907242 (1432907247)  •  Price: $647.40
Includes the following 12 titles: From Cowpox to Antibiotics : Discovering Vaccines and Medicines, From DNA to GM Wheat : Discovering Genetic Modification of Food, From Greek Atoms to Quarks : Discovering Atoms, From Gunpowder to Laser Chemistry : Discovering Chemical Reactions, From Laughing Gas to Face Transplants : Discovering Transplant Surgery, From Mendel's Peas to Genetic Fingerprinting : Discovering Inheritance, From Microscopes to Stem Cell Research : Discovering Regenerative Medicine, From Newton's Rainbow to Frozen Light : Discovering Light, From Ptolemy's Spheres to Dark Energy : Discovering the Universe, From Sea Urchins to Dolly the Sheep : Discovering Cloning, From Steam Engines to Nuclear Fusion : Discovering Energy, From Windmills to Hydrogen Fuel Cells : Discovering Alternative Energy