The island of the colour-blind and Cycad Island
Sacks, Oliver W.2012
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On the South Pacific atoll of Pingelap, Sacks finds that a startlingly high proportion of the population is colour-blind. On Guam, an endemic neurogenerative disease is linked to the island's cycads which form the islanders' staple diet.
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The island of the colour-blind and Cycad Island / Oliver Sacks.
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Imprint:
London : Picador, 2012.
Collation:
384 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
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Originally published: 2006.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780330526104 (pbk)
Dewey class:
573
Language:
English
BRN:
1374565
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