The good virus

Ireland, Tom

£12.99

Not all viruses are out to get us – in fact, the viruses that do us harm are vastly outnumbered by viruses that can actually save lives. At every moment, within your body and all around you, trillions of microscopic combatants are fighting an invisible war. Countless times per second, ‘good’ viruses known as phages are infecting and destroying bacteria. These phages are the most abundant life form on the planet and have an incredible power to heal rather than harm. So why have most of us never even heard of them? ‘The Good Virus’ reveals how personalities, power and politics have repeatedly crashed together to hinder our understanding of these weird and wonderful life forms.

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Publish Date: 27/06/2024

Description

New York Times editor’s choice 2023
The Times best books of 2023
Waterstones best science books 2023

‘The book that might change the world … This is luxury-class science writing’
TELEGRAPH

‘One of the best books of any genre that I’ve read in 2023, this superbly-written book … will fascinate absolutely everyone’
FORBES

‘A delight. To learn more about phages is to discover fascinating details about a hidden world’
NATURE

‘Outstanding’
CLIVE MYRIE

The viruses that do us harm are vastly outnumbered by viruses that can actually save lives. These good viruses are called ‘phages’, and they are the most abundant life form on Earth.

The Good Virus reveals how these weird and wonderful microbes shape our health, support our ecosystems and could be the future of medicine.

Additional information

Weight 282 g
Dimensions 196 × 130 × 36 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

400

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

579.26 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K