Beasts of the earth : animals, humans, and disease / E. Fuller Torrey, Robert H. Yolken.
Beasts of the earth : animals, humans, and disease / E. Fuller Torrey, Robert H. Yolken.
Beasts of the earth : animals, humans, and disease / E. Fuller Torrey, Robert H. Yolken.
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New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2005.
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N616.959/2
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English
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Physical content
p. ; cm.
Contents
1. The smallest passengers on Noah's ark -- 2. Heirloom infections : microbes before the advent of humans -- 3. Humans as hunters : animal origins of bioterrorism -- 4. Humans as farmers : microbes move into the home -- 5. Humans as villagers : microbes in the promised land -- 6. Humans as traders :...
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Publisher
New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2005.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
c2005.
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"Beginning with the domestication of farm animals nearly 10,000 years ago, Beasts of the Earth traces the ways that human-animal contact has evolved over time. Today, shared living quarters, overlapping ecosystems, and experimental surgical practices where organs or tissues are transplanted from non-humans into humans continue to open new avenues f...
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Beasts of the earth : animals, humans, and disease / E. Fuller Torrey, Robert H. Yolken.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2005.
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N616.959/2
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74VKPy3N2gGA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKPy3N2gGA
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ISBN
0813535719 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780813535715 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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616.959
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991019762619702626
