Year of the Crab: Marine Animals in Modern Medicine by Sargent, William - 1988

Scranton, PA, U.S.A.: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 1988. Very slight edgewear and faint creasing of spine and covers, otherwise a fine clean tight and bright copy. Soft Cover. Very Good.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 1988. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). Third Paperback Printing. Signed by Sargent on first page. 191 pgs..

NY: W.W. Norton, 1988. 191pp. Illustrated by Robert Jon Golder. Inscribed by the author to Robie Hubley, naturalist, environmentalist and long-time lobbyist for The Mass. Audubon Society, who pass away in 2019. Photos on request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Fine.

W. W. Norton & Company, 1988. Trade paperback. Very Good. 79x15x127. Golder, Robert J. Signed by Author. Signed by author. There is also a brief previous owner inscription. While the blood of the horseshoe crab produces a sensitive diagnostic test for flue vaccine and spinal meningitis, this ancient animal has also contributed to studies in neurobiology, vision and the functioning of antibodies; the sea urchin adds to our understanding of cystic fibrosis; and the flounder appears to be an indicator species for detecting carcinogens in coastal waters. Such primitive marine animalstheir cellular structures and embryological developmenthave become valuable tools in biomedical research as the focus of studies of human physiology, writes the author. Sargent (Shallow Waters: A Year on Cape Cod's Pleasant Bay examines the life histories of these and other creatures. He also takes us to the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Mass., where scientists are working to find a check or cure for… Read More

W. W. Norton & Company, 1988-09-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!