Nobel Laureate Arthur Kornberg's rhyming tales of the tiny beasties in the germ parade are now available in this beautifully rendered children's picture book. Germ Stories brings the microscopic world to life for the very youngest readers and adults alike with richly imaginative narrations and vividly rendered art and colour photographs.

About the Author
ARTHUR KORNBERG won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1959 for his laboratory synthesis of DNA, and was a recipient of the National Medal of Science. He was the author of a number of major books, including DNA Replication, Second Edition (University Science Books, 2005), The Golden Helix (University Science Books) and For the Love of Enzymes: The Odyssey of a Biochemist (Harvard University Press, 1989). He was Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry at the Stanford University School of Medicine until his death in October 2007.

Reviews
"'A delight to adult and child.' - Nature 'Humorous yet informative.' - Science 'The Publisher does not guarantee Nobels for all of the children to whom this book is read, but about one in three of them should make it.' - Hal Harris, J. Chem. Ed."



Book Information
ISBN 9781891389511
Author Arthur Kornberg
Format Hardback
Page Count 84
Imprint University Science Books,U.S.
Publisher University Science Books,U.S.