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Virusphere

Virusphere

From Common Colds to Ebola Epidemics - Why We Need the Viruses That Plague Us

by Frank Ryan
Hardback
Publication Date: 18/03/2019

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A virologist's insight into how viruses evolve and why global epidemics are inevitable



In 1993 a previously healthy young man was drowning in the middle of a desert, in fluids produced by his own lungs. This was the beginning of the terrifying Sin Nombre hantavirus epidemic and the start of a scientific journey that would forever change our understanding of what it means to be human.

After witnessing the Sin Nombre outbreak, Dr Frank Ryan began researching viral evolution and was astonished to discover that it's inextricable from the evolution of all life on Earth. From AIDS and Ebola to the common cold, Ryan explores the role of the virus within every ecosystem on the planet. His gripping conclusions shed new light on the natural world, proving that what doesn't kill you really does make you (and your species) stronger.
ISBN:
9780008296674
9780008296674
Category:
True stories: discovery / historical / scientific
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
18-03-2019
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
288
Dimensions (mm):
240x159x29mm
Weight:
0.49kg
Frank Ryan

Frank Ryan is a consultant physician based in Sheffield, and an honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences at the University of Sheffield. He is also an international best-selling writer.

His book, Tuberculosis: The Greatest Story Never Told, was a New York Times Book of the Year while Darwin's Blind Spot was the 'Amazon Featured Book' recommended by Charlie Munger at the 2003 Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting.

He pioneered the evolutionary concepts of 'viral symbiosis' and 'genomic creativity' and has contributed to the modern understanding of the evolution of the human genome. He is a Fellow of The Royal College of Physicians, the Royal Society of Medicine and the Linnean Society of London.

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