The Collectors of Lost Souls: Turning Kuru Scientists Into Whitemen

by Warwick Anderson

Book Overview

This riveting account of medical detective work traces the story of kuru, a fatal brain disease, and the pioneering scientists who spent decades searching for its cause and cure. Winner, William H.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801890403
• ISBN13: 9780801890406
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher