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==Personal== | ==Personal== | ||
| − | I've been fascinated with viruses for a long time and, after really enjoying | + | I've been fascinated with viruses for a long time, and, after really enjoying another book by Carl Zimmer, ''[[Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea]]'', I was eager to read more by the author. |
==Review== | ==Review== | ||
===Good=== | ===Good=== | ||
| − | * Zimmer begins the book with a history of viruses which was quite interesting. Although humans have know about the effects of viruses for thousands of years, we didn't even begin to know viruses existed until the early 1900s. | + | * Zimmer begins the book with a brief history of viruses which was quite interesting. Although humans have know about the effects of viruses for thousands of years, we didn't even begin to know viruses existed until the early 1900s. |
| − | * He describes how mutations add to the complexity of viruses. | + | * He describes how mutations add to the complexity of viruses. For example, people once thought influenza was a single disease, but we now understand it to be a family of hundreds of strains each with several sub-variants. |
| + | * Subsequent editions add information about the latest viruses like MERS-CoV (MERS) and SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). | ||
===Bad=== | ===Bad=== | ||
===Ugly=== | ===Ugly=== | ||
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| + | ==Media== | ||
| + | ===Covers=== | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Planet of Viruses, A - Hardcover - USA - 2011 - University of Chicago - 1st Edition.jpg|Hardcover - USA - 1st edition. | ||
| + | Planet of Viruses, A - Second Edition - Paperback - USA - 2011 - University of Chicago.jpg|Paperback - USA - 2nd edition. | ||
| + | Planet of Viruses, A - Third Edition - Paperback - USA - 2021 - University of Chicago.jpg|Paperback - USA - 3rd edition. | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
{{Link|GoodReads|https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10840041-a-planet-of-viruses}} | {{Link|GoodReads|https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10840041-a-planet-of-viruses}} | ||
{{Link|Official|https://carlzimmer.com/books/a-planet-of-viruses}} | {{Link|Official|https://carlzimmer.com/books/a-planet-of-viruses}} | ||
Revision as of 11:13, 2 May 2024
A Planet of Viruses is a popular science book about viruses written by Carl Zimmer and published on 2011-09-15.
Personal
I've been fascinated with viruses for a long time, and, after really enjoying another book by Carl Zimmer, Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea, I was eager to read more by the author.
Review
Good
- Zimmer begins the book with a brief history of viruses which was quite interesting. Although humans have know about the effects of viruses for thousands of years, we didn't even begin to know viruses existed until the early 1900s.
- He describes how mutations add to the complexity of viruses. For example, people once thought influenza was a single disease, but we now understand it to be a family of hundreds of strains each with several sub-variants.
- Subsequent editions add information about the latest viruses like MERS-CoV (MERS) and SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).
Bad
Ugly
Media
Covers
Hardcover - USA - 1st edition.
Paperback - USA - 2nd edition.
Paperback - USA - 3rd edition.
Links
