Nine pints
Subtitle: a journey through the money, medicine, and mysteries of blood
By: Rose George
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Metropolitan Books/ Henry Holt and Company
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 353
ISBN-13: 9781627796378
Subjects: Blood
Description: Explores the science, traditions, and myths surrounding blood, from ancient bloodletting practices to the development of mass blood donations during the Blitz and from researchers working on synthetic blood to the lucrative business of plasma transfusions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: My pint; title: That most singular and valuable reptile; title: Janet and Percy; title: Blood borne; title: The yellow stuff; title: Rotting pickles; title: Nasty cloths; title: Code red; title: Blood like Guinness : the future.