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| Title: | The best American science writing, 2011 / |
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| Database Name: | WorldCat |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Rebecca Skloot; Floyd Skloot; Jesse Cohen |
| ISBN: | 9780062091246 (pbk.); 0062091247 (pbk.) |
| Description: | xiii, 327 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Contents: | The mess he made / Michael S. Rosenwald -- What broke my father's heart / Katy Butler -- Mother courage / John Colapinto -- Hot air / Charles Homans -- The singularity / Carl Zimmer -- BP's deep secrets / Julia Whitty -- The estrogen dilemma / Cynthia Gorney -- The animal-cruelty syndrome / Charles Siebert -- A soft spot for circuitry / Amy Harmon -- Cary in the sky with diamonds / Cari Beauchamp and Judy Balaban -- The longest home run ever / John Brenkus -- Professor tracks injuries with aim of prevention / Alan Schwarz -- The trouble with scientists / Deborah Blum -- Gut bacteria in Japanese people borrowed sushi-digesting genes from ocean bacteria / Ed Yong -- The data trail / Tim Folger -- Nature's spoils / Burkhard Bulger -- Earth on fire / Kristin Ohlson -- A deadly misdiagnosis / Michael Specter -- The enemy within / Mark Bowden -- The convenant / Peter J. Boyer -- The mathematics of terror / Andrew Curry. |
| Responsibility: | editors, Rebecca Skloot and Floyd Skloot ; series editor, Jesse Cohen. |
| Year: | c2011. |
| Publisher: | New York : Ecco, |
| Standard Numbers: | National Library: 015836391 |
| Class Descriptors: | Dewey No.: 808/.0665 |
| OCLC No.: | 703206323 |
Abstract:
Collects into one volume the most crucial, thought-provoking, and engaging science writing of the year 2011. Culled from a wide variety of publications, these selections of outstanding journalism cover the full spectrum of scientific inquiry, providing a comprehensive overview of the most compelling, relevant, and exciting developments in the world of science.
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