Virusphere
ebola, aids, influenza and the hidden world of the virus
$29.38
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
9 March 2020
Summary
Virusphere: A Virologist’s Journey into the Heart of Viral Evolution
In 1993, a healthy young man succumbed to a mysterious illness in the desert, his lungs overwhelmed by fluid. This marked the emergence of the Sin Nombre hantavirus epidemic and the beginning of a transformative scientific quest.
Witnessing the Sin Nombre outbreak, Dr. Frank Ryan delved into viral evolution, uncovering its profound connection to the evolution of all life on Earth. From AIDS and Ebola to the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780008296704 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0008296707 |
| Author: | Frank Ryan |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | William Collins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 9 March 2020 |
| Weight: | 210g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
Praise for Virusphere:
‘A fascinating book that is well structured … absorbing … [and] makes an engrossing and fervent argument’ The Inquisitive Biologist
Praise for Frank Ryan:
‘Extremely well written … Frank Ryan has the page-turning and spine-chilling ability of a good novelist’Sunday Telegraph
‘Ryan is very good at making technical matters comprehensible to the lay reader, but more impressive still is the away he conveys the intellectual excitement and elation of scientific discovery’Literary Review
‘Dr Ryan writes well in a difficult technical field, weaving the technicalities of scientific history, medicine, molecular biology and evolution into the human narratives … Very readable and disturbing’New York Times…
About The Author
Frank Ryan
Originally qualified as a doctor, Frank Ryan is now one of the pioneers of the role of viruses in evolution. He was recently made Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences at the University of Sheffield, with the express purpose of developing his evolutionary concepts and helping to translate evolutionary science into medicine. He is the author of four general books, including a New York Times Non-Fiction Book of the Year (Tuberculosis: The Greatest Story Never Told).
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