I did not finish this book. Not so much because it was bad, but because it was due at the library and I wasn't interested in rushing it as I had had enough of Microbiology from exam studies.
However, I did get through more than half of it and it was rather interesting. It is quite scientifically heavy. If you are only interested in Burnet's life, perhaps this won't be the book for you. But if you are interested in the work he's done, this will be for you. One more point to take note is, the book
I did not finish this book. Not so much because it was bad, but because it was due at the library and I wasn't interested in rushing it as I had had enough of Microbiology from exam studies.
However, I did get through more than half of it and it was rather interesting. It is quite scientifically heavy. If you are only interested in Burnet's life, perhaps this won't be the book for you. But if you are interested in the work he's done, this will be for you. One more point to take note is, the book was written more than forty years ago now, hence some of his viewpoints are obviously outdated. This is not to discount his research as many are still relevant today.
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Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, OM, AK, KBE, FRS
, often known as
Macfarlane
or
Mac Burnet
, was an Australian virologist who made major contributions to immunology.
Burnet received his M.D. degree from the University of Melbourne in 1924, and his Ph.D. from the University of London in 1928. He went on to conduct pioneering research on bacteriophages and viruses at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, M
Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, OM, AK, KBE, FRS
, often known as
Macfarlane
or
Mac Burnet
, was an Australian virologist who made major contributions to immunology.
Burnet received his M.D. degree from the University of Melbourne in 1924, and his Ph.D. from the University of London in 1928. He went on to conduct pioneering research on bacteriophages and viruses at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Melbourne, and served as director of the Institute from 1944 to 1965. His virology research resulted in significant discoveries concerning the nature and replication of viruses and their interaction with the immune system.
He won the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for predicting acquired immune tolerance and was best known for developing the theory of clonal selection.
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