{"product_id":"the-forgotten-cure-the-past-and-future-of-phage-therapy-hardcover","title":"The Forgotten Cure: The Past and Future of Phage Therapy - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnna Kuchment\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the arrival of penicillin in the 1940s, phage therapy was one of the few weapons doctors had against bacterial infections. It saved the life of Hollywood legend Tom Mix before being abandoned by Western science. Now, researchers and physicians are rediscovering the treatment, which pits phage viruses against their natural bacterial hosts, as a potential weapon against antibiotic-resistant infections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Forgotten Cure\u003c\/i\u003e traces the story of phages from Paris, where they were discovered in 1917; to Tbilisi, Georgia, where one of phage therapy's earliest proponents died at the hands of Stalin; to the Nobel podium, where prominent scientists have been recognized for breakthroughs stemming from phage research. Today, a crop of biotech startups and dedicated physicians is racing to win regulatory approval for phage therapy before superbugs exhaust the last drug in the medical arsenal. Will they clear the hurdles in time? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Bacteriophages have the potential to stop many if not most life threatening, drug resistant bacterial infections. \u003ci\u003eThe Forgotten Cure\u003c\/i\u003e is a non-stop, cover to cover read.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames D. Watson, Nobel Laureate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A lively tale of killer viruses, superbugs and a magical cure that has all the twists of a cold-war spy novel.\" - George Hackett, Newsweek magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"A marvelous, jargon-free historical account of the genesis, the ups-and-downs, and the current renaissance of phage therapy. \u003ci\u003eThe Forgotten Cure\u003c\/i\u003e ranks at the level of Judson's \u003ci\u003eEighth Day of Creation\u003c\/i\u003e.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSankar Adhya\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNational Institutes of Health\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Forgotten Cure: How a Long Lost Treatment Can Save Lives in the 21st Century \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the arrival of penicillin in the 1940s, phage therapy was one of the few weapons doctors had against bacterial infections. It saved the life of Hollywood legend Tom Mix before being abandoned by Western science. Now, researchers and physicians are rediscovering the treatment, which pits phage viruses against their natural bacterial hosts, as a potential weapon against antibiotic-resistant infections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Forgotten Cure\u003c\/i\u003e traces the story of phages from Paris, where they were discovered in 1917; to Tbilisi, Georgia, where one of phage therapy's earliest proponents died at the hands of Stalin; to the Nobel podium, where prominent scientists have been recognized for breakthroughs stemming from phage research. Today, a crop of biotech startups and dedicated physicians is racing to win regulatory approval for phage therapy before superbugs exhaust the last drug in the medical arsenal. Will they clear the hurdles in time? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 132\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 09, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45596481486892,"sku":"9781461402503","price":53.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/the-forgotten-cure-the-past-and-future-of-phage-therapy-hardcover","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}