Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-515) and index
Contents:
Prologue: "shooting rubber bands at the stars" 1. The occasional miracle "Laudable pus" "The man who does the most work does the best work" Bleak house The method of choice The Coley phenomenon 2. The patron saint of cytokines In search of an interferon Lymphodrek "The cloning of interferon and other mistakes" "One of my best known accidents" 3. The rise of the T cell chauvinists The silk purse years To be in motion The end of the beginning? "There's just so much you can learn from a mouse" 4. In vivo veritas "One plus one equals ten" "Beautiful living things" "Dr. Levy's favorite guinea pig" A piece of misleading news The next great magic bullet Epilogue: Metaphors, manic depression, and the "C" word Notes Acknowledgments Index
