Title Leeuwenhoek's Legatees and Beijerinck's Beneficiaries A History of Medical Virology in The Netherlands / Gerard van Doornum, Ton van Helvoort, Neeraja Sankaran

Published Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2020 Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 0000 2020

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Description 1 online resource (359 pages) : illustrations Series Book collections on Project MUSE Contents Origins in the dark -- Redefining viruses -- On the fringes -- From cell culture to the molecular revolution -- Medical virology in the Netherlands after 1950 -- Techniques and instruments -- Dutch virology in the tropics -- From cancer mice in the roaring 1920s to oncogenes and signalling molecules in the booming 1990s -- Virus vaccines and immunization programmes Summary This book offers a tour of the history of medical virology in the Netherlands from the nineteenth century to the new millennium. Beginning with the discovery of the first virus by Martinus Beijerinck in 1898, the authors investigate the reception and redefinition of his concept in medical circles and its implications for medical practice, particularly in the diagnosis and prevention of viral infections. The relatively slow progress of these areas in the first half of the twentieth century and their explosive growth in the wake of molecular techniques are examined. The surveillance and control of virus diseases in the field of public health is treated in depth, as are tumour virus research and the important Dutch contributions to technical developments instrumental in advancing virology worldwide. Particular attention is paid to oft forgotten virus research in the former Dutch colonies in the East and West Indies and Africa Notes Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-347) and indexes Notes Description based on print version record SUBJECT Beijerinck, M. W. (Martinus Willem), 1851-1931 Subject Medical virology -- Netherlands -- History -- 21st century Medical virology -- Netherlands -- History -- 20th century Medical virology -- Netherlands -- History -- 19th century Medical virology Netherlands Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Helvoort, T. van, editor Sankaran, Neeraja, author Project Muse, distributor. ISBN 9789048544066 9048544068

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