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Insulin: The Crooked Timber: A History from Thick Brown Muck to Wall Street Gold

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Buku ini mengisahkan sejarah penemuan dan perkembangan insulin, mulai dari penemuan pada 1920-an hingga penggunaan teknologi rekayasa genetika dalam produksi insulin. Hall juga membahas persaingan ilmiah, kontroversi, perkembangan biologi molekuler, serta perubahan insulin menjadi produk farmasi bernilai besar.\\r\\n\\r\\nList of Figures ix\\r\\nPreface—On the Shoulders of Giants . . . ? xv\\r\\nAcknowledgements xviii\\r\\nIntroduction—Taming the Tiger 1\\r\\n1 The Pissing Evil—a colourful description of diabetes by\\r\\n17th-century English physician Thomas Willis 4\\r\\n2 Thick Brown Muck—Canadian scientist Fred Banting wins the\\r\\nNobel Prize for the discovery of insulin ...and is furious 16\\r\\n3 The Vision of Ezekiel—clinicians are stunned at the power of\\r\\ninsulin to save lives, but it proves to be a double-edged sword 52\\r\\n4 A Greek Tragedy—German clinician Georg Zuelzer snatches\\r\\ndefeat from the jaws of victory 89\\r\\n5 The Wasp’s Nest—insulin proves to be a poisoned chalice for its\\r\\ndiscoverers 101\\r\\n6 Be Careful What You Wish For—the case of Romanian\\r\\nscientist Nicolai Paulescu underlines the truth of an old proverb 125\\r\\n7 ‘In Praise of Wool’—the humble wool fibre sets in motion a\\r\\nrevolution in biochemistry 137\\r\\n8 A Boastful Undertaking—a discovery made in a fume-filled\\r\\nstable offers the key to unlocking insulin 166\\r\\n9 The Blobs That Won a Nobel Prize—or two, all thanks to\\r\\nsome coloured spots on a piece of filter paper 191\\r\\n10 The Prophet in the Labyrinth—biochemist Erwin Chargaff\\r\\nhelps unlock the secrets of DNA, but fears where this may lead 219\\r\\n11 The Clone ‘Wars’—a conflict in which insulin proves to be a\\r\\ndecisive weapon 252\\r\\n12 Wall Street Gold—in an act of modern-day alchemy, insulin\\r\\nmakes stock market history 299

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No. Panggil

615.365 KER i

Penerbit

Oxford : Oxford University Press., 2022

Deskripsi Fisik

xx, 455 halaman : ilustrasi ; 23,4 × 15,6 cm

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Indonesia

ISBN/ISSN

9780192855381

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615.365

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Edisi

1

Subjek

Insulin; Diabetes; Sejarah kedokteran; Sejarah ilm

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