Dying to Live

How our Bodies Fight Disease

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Hardcover | 9 November 1998

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How do our bodies fight disease? Written in clear accessible style this book gives an up-to-date 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.

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'Dying to Live is a testimony to Kendall's clarity and pragmatism.' The Lancet '... an excellent booklet which we recommend highly ...' Cellular and Molecular Biology '... a very readable popular science book.' British Society for Developmental Biology

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Introduction
Acknowledgements
Recognition
Molecules of distinction
Distinctive families
Patterns of life
Reaction
Repelling invaders
The fight begins
The main campaigns
Recovery
Life after death
Survival of the fittest
Struggle for survival
The new millennium
Glossary
Index
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Dying to Live

How our Bodies Fight Disease

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