Fatal flaws : (Record no. 98398)
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| fixed length control field | 01993cam a2200229 a 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 17505371 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20170922102222.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 121019s2013 ctua b 001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781443412131 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | PK-LaUMT |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 579.29 |
| Edition number | 23 |
| Item number | ING-F |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Ingram, Jay |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Fatal flaws : |
| Remainder of title | how a misfolded protein baffled scientists and changed the way we look at the brain / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Jay Ingram |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Toronto : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Harper PerennialPress, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2013 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 260 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 22 cm. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "Discovered and identified as the cause of mad cow disease only three decades ago, the prion is a protein molecule that, when misshapen in the brain, becomes fatal. Novel and controversial, prions have provoked a scientific revolution. They challenge the very foundations of biology: A disease-causing entity with no genetic material at all? A molecule capable of infecting, multiplying, and killing? This book recounts the birth of prion science and the imaginative detective work scientists have undertaken as they struggle to find the answers to devastating brain diseases from mad cow and Creutzfeld-Jakob disease to Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Lou Gehrig's, and others. As in each of his best-selling books, Jay Ingram here makes complex scientific concepts accessible and shows how little-known events may have profound significance. He describes the development of prion science as a rough-and-tumble affair, with rivals, eccentrics, interfering governments, and brilliantly creative people all playing salient roles. Weaving biology, medicine, human tragedy, discovery, and bitter scientific competition into his account, he reveals the stunning potential of prion science, whose discoveries may unlock the answers to some of humankind's most destructive diseases"--Provided by publisher. |
| 650 12 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Prion Diseases |
| General subdivision | physiopathology. |
| 650 22 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Prion Diseases |
| General subdivision | history. |
| 650 22 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Prions |
| General subdivision | history. |
| 650 22 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Prions |
| General subdivision | pathogenicity. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| UMT Main Campus | UMT Main Campus | 2017-09-22 | 579.29 ING-F | 114136 | 2017-09-22 | 2017-09-22 | Books |