Author: Rose George
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
ISBN: 162779638X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
An eye-opening exploration of blood, the lifegiving substance with the power of taboo, the value of diamonds and the promise of breakthrough science Blood carries life, yet the sight of it makes people faint. It is a waste product and a commodity pricier than oil. It can save lives and transmit deadly infections. Each one of us has roughly nine pints of it, yet many don’t even know their own blood type. And for all its ubiquitousness, the few tablespoons of blood discharged by 800 million women are still regarded as taboo: menstruation is perhaps the single most demonized biological event. Rose George, author of The Big Necessity, is renowned for her intrepid work on topics that are invisible but vitally important. In Nine Pints, she takes us from ancient practices of bloodletting to the breakthough of the "liquid biopsy," which promises to diagnose cancer and other diseases with a simple blood test. She introduces Janet Vaughan, who set up the world’s first system of mass blood donation during the Blitz, and Arunachalam Muruganantham, known as “Menstrual Man” for his work on sanitary pads for developing countries. She probes the lucrative business of plasma transfusions, in which the US is known as the “OPEC of plasma.” And she looks to the future, as researchers seek to bring synthetic blood to a hospital near you. Spanning science and politics, stories and global epidemics, Nine Pints reveals our life's blood in an entirely new light. Nine Pints was named one of Bill Gates recommended summer reading titles for 2019.
Nine Pints
Author: Rose George
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
ISBN: 162779638X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
An eye-opening exploration of blood, the lifegiving substance with the power of taboo, the value of diamonds and the promise of breakthrough science Blood carries life, yet the sight of it makes people faint. It is a waste product and a commodity pricier than oil. It can save lives and transmit deadly infections. Each one of us has roughly nine pints of it, yet many don’t even know their own blood type. And for all its ubiquitousness, the few tablespoons of blood discharged by 800 million women are still regarded as taboo: menstruation is perhaps the single most demonized biological event. Rose George, author of The Big Necessity, is renowned for her intrepid work on topics that are invisible but vitally important. In Nine Pints, she takes us from ancient practices of bloodletting to the breakthough of the "liquid biopsy," which promises to diagnose cancer and other diseases with a simple blood test. She introduces Janet Vaughan, who set up the world’s first system of mass blood donation during the Blitz, and Arunachalam Muruganantham, known as “Menstrual Man” for his work on sanitary pads for developing countries. She probes the lucrative business of plasma transfusions, in which the US is known as the “OPEC of plasma.” And she looks to the future, as researchers seek to bring synthetic blood to a hospital near you. Spanning science and politics, stories and global epidemics, Nine Pints reveals our life's blood in an entirely new light. Nine Pints was named one of Bill Gates recommended summer reading titles for 2019.
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
ISBN: 162779638X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
An eye-opening exploration of blood, the lifegiving substance with the power of taboo, the value of diamonds and the promise of breakthrough science Blood carries life, yet the sight of it makes people faint. It is a waste product and a commodity pricier than oil. It can save lives and transmit deadly infections. Each one of us has roughly nine pints of it, yet many don’t even know their own blood type. And for all its ubiquitousness, the few tablespoons of blood discharged by 800 million women are still regarded as taboo: menstruation is perhaps the single most demonized biological event. Rose George, author of The Big Necessity, is renowned for her intrepid work on topics that are invisible but vitally important. In Nine Pints, she takes us from ancient practices of bloodletting to the breakthough of the "liquid biopsy," which promises to diagnose cancer and other diseases with a simple blood test. She introduces Janet Vaughan, who set up the world’s first system of mass blood donation during the Blitz, and Arunachalam Muruganantham, known as “Menstrual Man” for his work on sanitary pads for developing countries. She probes the lucrative business of plasma transfusions, in which the US is known as the “OPEC of plasma.” And she looks to the future, as researchers seek to bring synthetic blood to a hospital near you. Spanning science and politics, stories and global epidemics, Nine Pints reveals our life's blood in an entirely new light. Nine Pints was named one of Bill Gates recommended summer reading titles for 2019.
The Italian Confectioner ... New Edition, Revised and Enlarged
The Italian Confectioner; Or, Complete Economy of Desserts: Containing the Elements of the Art, According to the Most Modern and Approved Practice ... Third Edition, Corrected and Enlarged. [With a Portrait.]
The Italian Confectioner
Author: William Alexis Jarrin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Confectionery
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Confectionery
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Stats To Go
Author: John Buglear
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136001948
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
'Stats to Go' is a user-friendly guide for hospitality, leisure and tourism students who need to learn statistics and statistical techniques. 'Stats to go' is an ideal companion to hospitality, leisure and tourism studies as the breadth of coverage supports all taught numerical aspects of these types of course. Examples from hospitality, leisure and tourism organizations: * licensed premises * fast food outlets * hotels * theme parks and their environments are used to illustrate key issues of the text. The area of quantitative methods is one which many students find unapproachable or daunting. With the use of a clear learning structure, and a user friendly, non-theoretical approach, Buglear has created a text which students and lecturers alike will find indispensable.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136001948
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
'Stats to Go' is a user-friendly guide for hospitality, leisure and tourism students who need to learn statistics and statistical techniques. 'Stats to go' is an ideal companion to hospitality, leisure and tourism studies as the breadth of coverage supports all taught numerical aspects of these types of course. Examples from hospitality, leisure and tourism organizations: * licensed premises * fast food outlets * hotels * theme parks and their environments are used to illustrate key issues of the text. The area of quantitative methods is one which many students find unapproachable or daunting. With the use of a clear learning structure, and a user friendly, non-theoretical approach, Buglear has created a text which students and lecturers alike will find indispensable.
Annual Report
Author: United States. Office of Education
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1128
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1128
Book Description
Report of the Federal Security Agency
Author: United States. Office of Education
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1132
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1132
Book Description
Report of the Commissioner of Education Made to the Secretary of the Interior for the Year ... with Accompanying Papers
Author: United States. Bureau of Education
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1130
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1130
Book Description
Report of the Commissioner of Education [with Accompanying Papers].
Author: United States. Bureau of Education
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1170
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1170
Book Description
Elements of Arithmetic
Author: William James Milne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arithmetic
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arithmetic
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description