Touching on such diverse subspecialties as genetics, pharmacology, neurology, sexology and immunology, the author intersperses obvious historical milestones; the Hippocratic Oath, general anesthesia, the Human Genome Project, with unexpected and intriguing topics like truth serum, the use of cocaine in eye surgery and face transplants.


Format Inbunden Omfång 528 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Union Square & Co. Utgivningsdatum 2012-09-04 ISBN 9781402785856