{"product_id":"guinea-pig-scientists-mel-boring-9781250050656","title":"Guinea Pig Scientists: Bold Self-Experimenters in Science and Medicine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt was August 27, 1885. In a hospital in Lima, Peru, a student named Daniel Carri was preparing to infect himself with a dreaded disease . . . He had a small, sharp lancet ready . . . Carri's friends and teacher from the medical school thought it was a bad idea. They knew Carri was eager to learn more about this mysterious disease. \u003cbr\u003eBut were the risks worth it? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience and medicine from the inside out-ten engrossing stories of self-experimentation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho are these guinea pig scientists? Searching for clues to some of science's and medicine's bigger (and sometimes stranger) questions, they are all the men and women who devoted their lives to help find the answers. Spanning from the 1770s to the present--and uncovering the science behind digestion, the spread of yellow fever, the development of the first heart catheter, and more--their ten stories are at once scientifically detailed and fascinatingly personal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mel Boring, Leslie Dendy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250050650\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250050656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 6.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e101236 \/ Guinea Pig Scientists: Bold Self-Experimenters in Science and Medicine\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mel Boring","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995665367295,"sku":"9781250050656","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c67fe912-b26b-46d5-afea-96079ec50273.jpg?v=1683337115","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/guinea-pig-scientists-mel-boring-9781250050656","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}