Defend the Great Wall of Life

Author: Xie Shusheng
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: "Know thyself." — A proverb from ancient Greece. "Decoding Life Series" presents: What you don't know, what you want to know, and what you should know. Who deserves the big prize for the complete eradication of smallpox in humans? Who fights back earliest when bacteria and viruses invade the human body? Asthma and allergies—was it the fault of the immune system? Organ transplantation—can a pig's heart work? Can immunity help us live to 100? Through this book, you will learn who is the true "Great Wall" guarding life and health.