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Arno Karlen (May 7, 1937 – May 13, 2010〔(Obituary: Arno Karlen )〕) was an American poet, psychoanalyst, and in particular, popular science writer.〔The Daily Telegraph, ''Science prize'', 16 May 1996〕 He won the 1996 Rhone-Poulenc Prize for science books with ''Plague's Progress'', but was unable to attend the award ceremony due to illness.〔The Observer ''Pendennis: The Observer diary'', 26 May 1996〕 His works have included: *''Sexuality and Homosexuality'' (1972)〔''Display Ad'', The Guardian, 23 Mar 1972〕 *''Huneker and Other Lost Arts.'' 〔Antioch Review (Autumn 1981) Vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 402-421. Available on JSTOR (http://www.jstor.org/pss/4638487)〕 *''The MacGregor Syndrome and Other Literary Losses'' 〔Allen, Bruce. ''Reviewer's choice: the five best magazines'', The Christian Science Monitor, 12 August 1983〕 *''Napoleon’s Glands and Other Ventures in Biohistory'' (1984) *UK: ''Plague's Progress: A Social History Of Man And Disease'';〔Porter, Roy, ''Books: Bugs and drugs''. The Guardian, 27 August 1995〕 US: ''Man and microbes: disease and plagues in history and modern times'' (1996) *''The Biography Of A Germ'' (2000) ==''The Biography Of A Germ''== Karlen's book tracks the friends, foes and ancestors of ''Borrelia burgdorferi'' (Bb), a "silvery, wriggling corkscrew-like" bacterium which causes Lyme disease. Asides include the naming of living things and the history of germ theory.〔Mulvihill, Mary, ''Biography of a Germ by Arno Karlen''. Irish Times, 18 May 2002〕 Bb is named after Willy Burgdorfer who isolated the cause of an illness affecting residents of Lyme, Connecticut.〔Lezard, Nicholas. ''Saturday review: books: Pick of the week: A bug's life'', The Guardian, 6 October 2001〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arno Karlen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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