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May We Make the World?
Gene Drives, Malaria, and the Future of Nature
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
Helen Brooke Taussig's Battle Against Heart Defects, Unsafe Drugs, and Injustice in Medicine
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
A Global History of Psychedelics
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
From Microcircuits to Global Brain Function
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
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
Securitization and the US Response to the 2013–2016 Ebola Outbreak
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
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
Tales of Glutamate—the Brain's Most Important Neurotransmitter
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
Experiences of Homelessness and Care in Rural New England
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
A Theory of Health Security Justice
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.

May We Make the World?
Gene Drives, Malaria, and the Future of Nature
ISBN: 9780262546980
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: December 19, 2023
A Heart Afire
Helen Brooke Taussig's Battle Against Heart Defects, Unsafe Drugs, and Injustice in Medicine
ISBN: 9780262048521
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: December 12, 2023
Expanding Mindscapes
A Global History of Psychedelics
ISBN: 9780262546935
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: November 21, 2023
The Brain in Motion
From Microcircuits to Global Brain Function
ISBN: 9780262048200
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: October 31, 2023
Exploring and Exploiting Genetic Risk for Psychiatric Disorders
Exploring and Exploiting Genetic Risk for Psychiatric Disorders
ISBN: 9780262547383
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: October 10, 2023
More Than a Health Crisis
Securitization and the US Response to the 2013–2016 Ebola Outbreak
ISBN: 9780262545693
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: October 3, 2023
The Foundations of Population Genetics
The Foundations of Population Genetics
ISBN: 9780262047579
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 29, 2023
Sculptor and Destroyer
Tales of Glutamate—the Brain's Most Important Neurotransmitter
ISBN: 9780262048187
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 22, 2023
Families on the Edge
Experiences of Homelessness and Care in Rural New England
ISBN: 9780262546188
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 15, 2023
War on All Fronts
A Theory of Health Security Justice
ISBN: 9780262545433
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: May 16, 2023