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Five startling discoveries about how bacteria grow were recently made -- about 100 yr after they should have been made. Scientists back then misled themselves by not vetting out a new method for growing bacteria developed by a New Jersey woman while working in the Berlin lab of a soon-to-be Nobel Laureate. Oddly, he never used it. But everyone else did, and a faulty paradigm emerged from its use and is still in vogue today. The missed discoveries and faulty paradigm had little impact on the achievements of Science during the 20th Century but not so regarding those required in the 21st. The imbedded paradigm must be corrected if we are to effectively combat epidemics and bioterrorism. This is a true story told first hand of the discoveries and frustrations to correct this faulty paradigm.

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Science: general issues History of science

• Full title: Of Microbes and Men
• Subtitle: The Emotions, Drama and Mystery of a Struggle to Correct a 125-year-old Mistake and Improve Our Defenses Against Epidemics and Bioterrorism
• Author: William Marshall
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224
• EAN: 9781434343741
• ISBN: 9781434343741
• ID: 08495293
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Weight: 336 g
• Dimensions: 152 × 229 × 12 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. February 2008

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