{"product_id":"dying-to-live-how-our-bodies-fight-disease-hardback-9780521584791","title":"Dying to Live; How our Bodies Fight Disease (Hardback) 9780521584791","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDying to Live\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow our Bodies Fight Disease\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePopular science account of how millions of cells in our immune system die in fighting off infectious invaders.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMarion D. Kendall (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521584791, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 August 1998\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e210 pages, 20 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.48 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… a very readable popular science book.' British Society for Developmental Biology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHow do our bodies fight disease? Written in clear accessible style this book gives an account of the inner workings of our immune systems. Aimed at the general reader it looks at fascinating areas of science including fever, AIDS and cancer. Central to the book, from which the title derives, is the idea that in the war against disease our bodies sacrifice millions of cells - antibodies and other specialized elements of the immune system. Only by pitting all manner of complex immune cells against such infectious agents can we continue to survive in the world. Of interest to anyone who has wondered what is really happening when we get ill and recover.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Recognition: 1. Molecules of distinction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Distinctive families\u003cbr\u003e 3. Patterns of life\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Reaction: 4. Repelling invaders\u003cbr\u003e 5. The fight begins\u003cbr\u003e 6. The main campaigns\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Recovery: 7. Life after death\u003cbr\u003e 8. Survival of the fittest\u003cbr\u003e 9. Struggle for survival\u003cbr\u003e 10. The new millennium\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Popular science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Popular science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Popular%20science%20%5BPDZ%5D%22\"\u003ePDZ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005211169048,"sku":"9780521584791","price":49.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521584791i_ec12e8be-9455-42ad-992a-02de9144c274.jpg?v=1691370055","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/dying-to-live-how-our-bodies-fight-disease-hardback-9780521584791","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}