Eradication: Ridding the World of Diseases Forever?

By Nancy Stepan (2011) Pages: 260, Final verdict: Great-read Disease eradication is something we hardly think about in the west. Smallpox and Polio are distant memories buried in our high school history books and we only remember Malaria and Dengue when we're planning our next vacation. For this... Read more

Science Biology

Spring Chicken: Stay Young Forever (or Die Trying)

By Bill Gifford (2015) Pages: 384, Final verdict: Should-read The question of why we grow old and how to stop it has intrigued us for long. As early as 1889, Professor Brown-Séquard - known as the father of endocrinology - stood in front of the Societé of Biologie to present... Read more

Biology

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

By John Carreyrou (2018) Pages: 320,Final verdict: Should-read She was once dubbed the next Steve Jobs. Amassing a fortune once estimated in 4.5 billion USD, Elizabeth Holmes and her biotech startup Theranos were the darlings of Silicon Valley. But then, following an investigation done by John Carreyrou and... Read more

History Business

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Eradication: Ridding the World of Diseases Forever?

Spring Chicken: Stay Young Forever (or Die Trying)

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup