書籍推薦:《眾病之王》

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Sci 目前正在處理一些個人事務,無法保持正常的發帖頻率。今天,我想向大家推薦一本書:《眾病之王:癌症傳》,作者是 Siddhartha Mukherjee。

《眾病之王》是一部引人入勝(雖然並不令人振奮)的關於人類與癌症抗爭歷史的記述。它記錄了數千年前首次有記載的癌症出現,並延續到今天,詳細描述了我們對癌症作為一種疾病日益增長的理解,並描述了我們如何學會治療它。這是一個引人入勝的敘述,展示了我們已經取得了多麼巨大的進步,但也讓我們認識到,我們所取得的一切與癌症的全部相比是多麼的微不足道。

這絕對不是一本令人愉快的讀物,但它資訊量極大、文筆優美且易於理解。我認為這是每個人都需要讀的書,因為我們總有一天會在生活中面對患有癌症的人。

Scicurious has a PhD in Physiology from a Southern institution. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from another respected Southern institution. She is currently a post-doctoral researcher at a celebrated institution that is very fancy and somewhere else. Her professional interests are in neurophysiology and psychiatric disorders. She recently obtained her PhD and is pursuing her love of science and writing at the same time. She often blogs in the third person. For more information about Scicurious and to view her recent award and activities, please see her CV ( http://scientopia.org/blogs/scicurious/a-scicurious-cv/)

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