A Planet of Viruses by Carl ZimmerCall Number: QR360 .Z65 2012
ISBN: 9780226983363
Publication Date: 2012-04-30
Viruses are the smallest living things known to science. We are most familiar with the viruses that give us colds or the flu, but viruses also cause a vast range of other diseases. Viruses have been a part of our lives for so long, in fact, that we are actually part virus: the human genome contains more DNA from viruses than our own genes. Meanwhile, scientists are discovering viruses everywhere they look: in the soil, in the ocean, even in caves miles underground. This fascinating book explores the hidden world of viruses--a world that we all inhabit.