Microbial Evolution and Co-Adaptation
A Tribute to the Life and Scientific Legacies of Joshua Lederberg: Workshop Summary
Institute of Medicine author Board on Global Health author Forum on Microbial Threats author Alison Mack editor Eileen R Choffnes editor Margaret A Hamburg editor David A Relman editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:National Academies Press
Published:10th May '09
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Dr. Joshua Lederberg - scientist, Nobel laureate, visionary thinker, and friend of the Forum on Microbial Threats - died on February 2, 2008. It was in his honor that the Institute of Medicine's Forum on Microbial Threats convened a public workshop on May 20-21, 2008, to examine Dr. Lederberg's scientific and policy contributions to the marketplace of ideas in the life sciences, medicine, and public policy. The resulting workshop summary, Microbial Evolution and Co-Adaptation, demonstrates the extent to which conceptual and technological developments have, within a few short years, advanced our collective understanding of the microbiome, microbial genetics, microbial communities, and microbe-host-environment interactions.
Table of Contents- Front Matter
- Workshop Overview
- 1 The Life and Legacies of Joshua Lederberg
- 2 Microbial Ecology and Ecosystems
- 3 Pathogen Evolution
- 4 Antibiotic Resistance: Origins and Countermeasures
- 5 Infectious Disease Emergence: Past, Present, and Future
- Appendix A: Agenda
- Appendix B: Acronyms
- Appendix C: Glossary
- Appendix D: Forum Member Biographies <
ISBN: 9780309131216
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330 pages