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Journeys to the Edge of Science.(Periscope; Worth Your Time)(Panic in Level 4: Cannibals, Killer Viruses, and Other Journeys to the Edge of Science)(Brief article)(Book review)
Byline: KATIE BAKER
"Panic in Level 4," a collection of essays by New Yorker writer Richard Preston, is sure to please science fanatics, or anyone else obsessed with nature's murkier mysteries. Preston roves through darkly fascinating terrain, from the Congolese rain forest--home to the Ebola virus and its unidentified animal host--to the smallest chromosomes of DNA, where one wrong letter can spell a lifetime of misery for sufferers of Lesch-Nyhan, a syndrome that causes a person to self-cannibalize.
Along the way, the author meets many colorful types: the tree climbers of the Cataloochee valley, intent upon measuring the dying Eastern hemlocks; the Belgian doctor who gives a choking newborn an "Ebola kiss." But the undisputed ...
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