The Story of Taxol : Nature and Politics in the Pursuit of an Anti-Cancer Drug Hardback
by Jordan (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology) Goodman, Vivien (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology) Walsh
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Taxol is arguably the most celebrated, talked-about and controversial natural product in recent years.
It is celebrated because of its efficacy as an anti-cancer drug and because its discovery has provided powerful support for policies concerned with biodiversity; talked about because in the late 1980s and early 1990s the American public was bombarded with news reports and special programmes about the molecule and its host, the Pacific yew; and controversial because during the early 1990s the drug and the tree became embroiled in a number of very sensitive political issues with wide implications for the conduct of public policy.
The Story of Taxol tells this story.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:298 pages, 8 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:05/03/2001
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- ISBN:9780521561235
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:298 pages, 8 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:05/03/2001
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- ISBN:9780521561235