A Planet of Viruses [Audiobook] download free by Carl Zimmer
- Listen audiobook: A Planet of Viruses
- Author: Carl Zimmer
- Release date: 2015/11/6
- Publisher: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
- Language: English
- Genre or Collection: Natural History
- ISBN: 9780226294209
- Rating: 7.24 of 10
- Votes: 534
- Review by: Neida Rand
- Review rating: 8.71 of 10
- Review Date: 2018/11/25
- Duration: 1H39M12S in 256 kbps (25.6 MB)
- Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-09-23
- You can listen to this audiobook in formats: WAV, Musepack, WMA, MPEG4, MP3, FLAC (compression ZIP, ACE, GZ, BZ2, LZMA, RAR)
- Total pages original book: 128
- Includes a PDF summary of 10 pages
- Duration of the summary (audio): 7M46S (2 MB)
- Description or summary of the audiobook: The past year has been one of viral panic-panic about viruses, that is. Through headlines, public health warnings, and at least one homemade hazmat suit, we were reminded of the powerful force of viruses. They are the smallest living things known to science, yet they can hold the entire planet in their sway. A Planet of Viruses is Carl Zimmer's eye-opening look at the hidden world of viruses. Zimmer, the popular science writer and author of National Geographic's award-winning blog The Loom, has updated this edition to include the stories of new outbreaks, such as Ebola, MERS, and chikungunya virus; new scientific discoveries, such as a hundred-million-year-old virus that infected the common ancestor of armadillos, elephants, and humans; and new findings that show why climate change may lead to even deadlier outbreaks. Zimmer's lucid explanations and fascinating stories demonstrate how deeply humans and viruses are intertwined. Viruses helped give rise to the first life-forms, are responsible for many of our most devastating diseases, and will continue to control our fate for centuries.Thoroughly readable, and as reassuring as it is frightening, A Planet of Viruses is a fascinating tour of a formidable hidden world.
- Other categories, genre or collection: Popular Science, Medicine, Microbiology (non-medical), Natural History Books, Virology (non-medical), Infectious & Contagious Diseases
- Download servers: Google Drive, ADrive, Dropbox, Uploaded, BitShare. Compressed in ZIP, ACE, GZ, BZ2, LZMA, RAR
- Format: Paperback
- Approximate value: 13.31 USD
- Dimensions: 139.7x213.36x10.16mm
- Weight: 226.8g
- Printed by: University of Chicago Press
- Published in: United States
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