The Secret Life of Water: A Microbiology Tale - Couverture souple

Wooster, David G.

 
9781478248569: The Secret Life of Water: A Microbiology Tale

Synopsis

Ben Ketchum is a microbiologist and he's just returned from Egypt, where he learned all about the surprising brewer's yeast. Now he's being offered a chance to work on another project he knows little about: cholera.Join him as he learns about cholera, mentors students in his research laboratory, discovers the relationship between water-born diseases & cystic fibrosis, searches for his tenure, finds out about the peculiar chemistry of the water molecule, how Egyptians mummified their dead using salt, this and a lot more. This fictional novella is based on a true story and is the second part of a four-part book called "Cystic Fibrosis & the Brewer's Yeast". __Book includes many interesting facts about water, its chemistry, and biological importance. Also included are the history of salt, facts about microbiology & osmosis, ancient history, an explanation for the relationship between cholera & cystic fibrosis, DNA, proteins, much more.BONUS MATERIAL: This edition also includes "Spring Semester" (the third part of the full length novel).

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À propos de l'auteur

David Wooster is a scientist & writer. He earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry at Montana State University in 2002 and has published research on cystic fibrosis and childhood meningitis.

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