02639cam a2200313 4500 526136260 TxAuBib 20211106120000.0 ||||||s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781613731130 1613731132 B01C27FCVK Amazon e567fcbd-3efa-40b2-bbf9-0cf51c28b9f8 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2601869 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Vikhanski, Luba. Immunity [Libby] : How Elie Metchnikoff Changed the Course of Modern Medicine. Chicago Review Press, 2016. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2983kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 2983kB. Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. Around Christmas of 1882, while peering through a microscope at starfish larvae in which he had inserted tiny thorns, Russian zoologist Elie Metchnikoff had a brilliant insight: what if the mobile cells he saw gathering around the thorns were the same as white blood cells that traveled to the site of an injury or infection in a human or other animal? Was this some form of cellular defense? Metchnikoff's theory of immunity, that phagocytes—white blood cells—formed the first line of defense against invading bacteria would eventually earn the scientist the unofficial moniker "Father of Natural Immunity" and a Nobel Prize. But first, he had to convince his colleagues, including the skeptical Robert Koch. Author Luba Vikhanski chronicles Metchnikoff's remarkable life, work, and discoveries in Immunity, the first modern biography of this hero of medicine. Metchnikoff was a towering figure in the scientific community of the early 20th century, a tireless humanitarian who worked to curb cholera, syphilis, and other diseases, and pioneered research into probiotics and gerontology. Though Metchnikoff is largely forgotten today, Vikhanski makes a compelling case that his work on natural immunity is finally receiving the attention it deserves. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=e567fcbd-3efa-40b2-bbf9-0cf51c28b9f8&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=e567fcbd-3efa-40b2-bbf9-0cf51c28b9f8&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=e567fcbd-3efa-40b2-bbf9-0cf51c28b9f8&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)