| #598021 in Books | imusti | 2011-09-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 4.40 x.40 x6.80l,.35 | File Name: 0199574855 | 176 pages | Oxford University Press USA
||11 of 11 people found the following review helpful.| A stimulating introduction to the most abundant form of microbe on Earth|By ealovitt|This is my second 'Very Short Introduction' book, and I've found them to be both well-written and factual. Plus they're the perfect size to store in my purse for those long, boring sit-downs in the doctor's waiting room (not to mention the long boring lie-downs in the examination room). ||"Anyone with a curious mind who wants to boost his or her scientific literacy will enjoy Viruses: A Very Short Introduction. In bite-sized fashion, baseline knowledge gets built and feeds the curious mind, just a taste; it is strangely sweet." -
In recent years, the world has witnessed dramatic outbreaks of such dangerous viruses such as HIV, Hanta, swine flu, SARS, and Lassa fever. In this Very Short Introduction, eminent biologist and popular science writer Dorothy Crawford offers a fascinating portrait of these infinitesimally small but often highly dangerous creatures. Crawford first relates how viruses were discovered and she unravels the intricate structures of tiny parasites that are by far the ...
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You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Viruses: A Very Short Introduction | Dorothy H. Crawford.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.