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        May We Make the World?

        May We Make the World?

        May We Make the World?

        Gene Drives, Malaria, and the Future of Nature

        by Laurie Zoloth

        ISBN: 9780262546980

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: December 19, 2023

        An in-depth look at genetic alteration in the natural world and the oppositions to it, seen through the case study of a gene drive for malaria.
        A Heart Afire

        A Heart Afire

        A Heart Afire

        Helen Brooke Taussig's Battle Against Heart Defects, Unsafe Drugs, and Injustice in Medicine

        by Patricia Meisol

        ISBN: 9780262048521

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: December 12, 2023

        A deeply compelling biography of the pioneering children's heart doctor Helen Taussig, who helped start heart surgery and became a global force against preventable suffering.
        Expanding Mindscapes

        Expanding Mindscapes

        Expanding Mindscapes

        A Global History of Psychedelics

        Edited by Erika Dyck and Chris Elcock

        ISBN: 9780262546935

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: November 21, 2023

        The first collection of its kind to explore the diverse and global history of psychedelics as they appealed to several generations of researchers and thinkers.
        The Brain in Motion

        The Brain in Motion

        The Brain in Motion

        From Microcircuits to Global Brain Function

        by Sten Grillner

        ISBN: 9780262048200

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: October 31, 2023

        An evolutionary perspective—from lampreys to humans—on how the forebrain coordinates movement while the networks in the brainstem and spinal cord handle the execution.
        Exploring and Exploiting Genetic Risk for Psychiatric Disorders

        Exploring and Exploiting Genetic Risk for Psychiatric Disorders

        Exploring and Exploiting Genetic Risk for Psychiatric Disorders

        Edited by Joshua A. Gordon and Elisabeth Binder

        ISBN: 9780262547383

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: October 10, 2023

        An edited volume that looks at the state of psychiatric genetics and how to chart a path forward.
        More Than a Health Crisis

        More Than a Health Crisis

        More Than a Health Crisis

        Securitization and the US Response to the 2013–⁠2016 Ebola Outbreak

        by Jessica Kirk

        ISBN: 9780262545693

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: October 3, 2023

        How the West African Ebola epidemic was transformed from an urgent and distant tragedy into an existential threat to American lives—establishing the dynamics that would later dominate the US response to epidemics such as COVID-19.
        The Foundations of Population Genetics

        The Foundations of Population Genetics

        The Foundations of Population Genetics

        by Daniel M. Weinreich

        ISBN: 9780262047579

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: August 29, 2023

        An accessible but rigorous treatment of the theoretical foundations of population genetics.
        Sculptor and Destroyer

        Sculptor and Destroyer

        Sculptor and Destroyer

        Tales of Glutamate—the Brain's Most Important Neurotransmitter

        by Mark P. Mattson

        ISBN: 9780262048187

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: August 22, 2023

        The fascinating story of glutamate, the neurotransmitter that controls the structure and function of the brain in health and neurological disorders.
        Families on the Edge

        Families on the Edge

        Families on the Edge

        Experiences of Homelessness and Care in Rural New England

        by Elizabeth Carpenter-Song

        ISBN: 9780262546188

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: August 15, 2023

        An intimate account of rural New England families living on the edge of homelessness, as well as the practices and policies of care that fail them.
        War on All Fronts

        War on All Fronts

        War on All Fronts

        A Theory of Health Security Justice

        by Nicholas G. Evans

        ISBN: 9780262545433

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: May 16, 2023

        An argument for the centrality of rights in health security, and how to apply ethical principles to protecting those rights during public health crises.
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