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The Good Virus

The Mysterious Microbes that Rule Our World, Shape Our Health and Can Save Our Future
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CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 BY WATERSTONES AND THE TIMES '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.

Author Biography:

Tom Ireland is a freelance science journalist and award-winning magazine editor. As a freelance journalist he has written science stories for outlets including BBC News, New Scientist and the Observer. He is the editor of The Biologist, the magazine of the Royal Society of Biology. In 2021 he won the Giles St Aubyn Award for Non-Fiction for The Good Virus.
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June 27th, 2024
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  • General (US: Trade)
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Pages
400
ISBN-13
9781529365283
Product ID
37894531

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