The Lock and Key of Medicine: Monoclonal Antibodies and the Transformation of Healthcare

by Lara V. Marks

Book Overview

The untold story of monoclonal antibodies--the molecular heroes of biotechnology that revolutionized the diagnosis and treatment of more than fifty major diseases

This book is the first to tell the extraordinary yet unheralded history of monoclonal antibodies. Often referred to as Mabs, they are unfamiliar to most nonscientists, yet these microscopic protein molecules are everywhere, quietly shaping our lives and healthcare. Discovered...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300167733
• ISBN13: 9780300167733
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"