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  • Nine Pints

  • A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood
  • By: Rose George
  • Narrated by: Rose George
  • Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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By: Rose George
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An eye-opening exploration of blood, the lifegiving substance with the power of taboo, the value of diamonds and the promise of breakthrough science

Blood carries life, yet the sight of it makes people faint. It is a life-saver, and can transmit deadly infections. It is medicine, and a commodity dearer than oil. Each of us has nine to 12 pints of it, yet many don’t know their own blood type. For all its ubiqutousness, menstruation is perhaps the single most demonized biological event.

In Nine Pints, Rose George takes us from ancient practices of bloodletting to a cutting-edge trauma ward. She introduces Janet Vaughan, who set up one of the first systems of mass blood-donation during the Blitz, and Arunachalam Muruganantham, known as 'Menstrual Man' for his work on developing cheap sanitary pads in developing countries. She probes the lucrative business of plasma system, and looks to the future, as researchers seek to bring synthetic blood to hospitals.

Spanning science and politics, stories and global epidemics, Nine Pints reveals our life's blood in an entirely new light.

Nine Pints was named one of Bill Gates' recommended summer reading titles for 2019.
©2018 Rose George (P)2020 W F Howes
Biological Sciences Biology History Physics Physiology
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Fascinating

Fascinating insight into the world of blood from haemophilia to menstruation via donation and plasma.

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