The Good Virus

Name: The Good Virus
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781529365283
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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 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... Read More

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The Good Virus

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The story of how "good viruses" can play a crucial role in our lives, our health and the health of our planet.

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CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 BY WATERSTONES AND THE TIMES

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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529365283

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 June 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder & Stoughton

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 36.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 274g

Pages: 400

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Science & Nature

About the Author

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.