Pandora's lab : seven stories of science gone wrong
Offit, Paul A.2017
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What happens when ideas presented as science lead us in the wrongdirection? History is filled with brilliant ideas that gave rise to disaster, and this book explores the most fascinating - and significant - missteps: from opium's heyday as the pain reliever of choice to recognition of opioids as a major cause of death in the U.S.; from the rise of trans fats as the golden ingredient for tastier, cheaper food to the heart disease epidemic that followed; and from the cries to ban DDT for the sake of the environment to an epidemic-level rise in world malaria.
Main title:
Pandora's lab : seven stories of science gone wrong / Paul A. Offit, M.D.
Author:
Offit, Paul A., author
Imprint:
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2017]©2017
Collation:
287 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781426217982 (hbk. :)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2198176
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