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Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution

Holly Tucker

Describes the politics, vendettas, plots and international intrigues in the battle of the emerging practice of blood transfusions in 17th-century Europe and how the events in some ways mirror modern discussions over stem cells and cloning. 15,000 first printing.

ScienceScience · high confidenceScience81 signalsLlm Classifier: Science -> ScienceGoogle Books: Science -> ScienceKeyword Classifier: Business & Economics -> Business & EconomicsMedicine, Health & the BodyPublic Health SystemsScience & Discovery

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AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and TechnologyMajor2011FinalistSecondary source
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