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In the anxious days after Pearl Harbor, talented "Life" magazine reporter Clara Shipley finds herself on top of one of the nation's most important stories--the race to discover penicillin at the Rockefeller Institute. When a researcher at the institute dies under suspicious circumstances, the stakes become starkly clear: a murder has been committed to obtain these lucrative new drugs. With lives and a new love hanging in the balance, Claire will put...
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Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe how antibiotics were developed and what methods were used to fight infections and disease before antibiotics were available.
Series
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002], 1998.
Language
English
Description
In 1941, Penicillin was first used to save a human life. In the half century since, antibiotics have revolutionized medicine, adding ten years to the life expectancy of everyone. But there are ominous signs that the revolution is at an end. This DVD chronicles the discovery of these miracle medicines, their introduction and rapid growth, and their murky future. John Swan of the Food and Drug Administration offers a detailed look at their astonishing...
4) Antibiotics
Author
Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In Antibiotics, readers will learn about the science and technology behind the development of antibiotics. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage readers as they learn more about the challenges overcome to create antibiotics and how this super science feat continues to adapt in our changing world. A Take a Look! infographic aids understanding, sidebars present interesting, supplementary information, and an activity helps...
6) Antibiotics
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Series
Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Amazing medical breakthroughs are made every day. In the past decades, medical researchers have cured diseases that were once deadly and devised new methods to heal that were once unimaginable. This title follows the development of antibiotics, including premodern forerunners to antibiotics, groundbreaking discoveries and the doctors who made them, and where the science is heading in the future. Learn how antibiotics work and why scientists need to...
