Virus Hunt

Virus Hunt
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Publisher : OUP Oxford
Total Pages : 259
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ISBN-10 : 9780199641147
ISBN-13 : 0199641145
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Book Synopsis Virus Hunt by : Dorothy H. Crawford

Download or read book Virus Hunt written by Dorothy H. Crawford and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2013-06-27 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Virus Hunt is a tale of scientific endeavour. Tracing the fascinating twenty year quest to find the origin of the virus that causes AIDS, Dorothy H. Crawford takes us on a journey around the world, to recount the vital research that eventually unravelled how, when, and where the virus first infected humans.


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