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Nine Pints: A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood

Rose George

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.

ScienceScience · high confidenceScience81 signalsLlm Classifier: Science -> ScienceOpen Library: SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology -> ScienceKeyword Classifier: Business & Economics -> Business & EconomicsMedicine, Health & the BodyScience & DiscoveryPublic Health Systems

Award History

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AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and TechnologyMajor2018FinalistSecondary source
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