A Planet of Viruses

by Carl Zimmer

Book Overview

For years, scientists have been warning us that a pandemic was all but inevitable. Now it's here, and the rest of us have a lot to learn.

Fortunately, science writer Carl Zimmer is here to guide us. In this compact volume, he tells the story of how the smallest living things known to science can bring an entire planet of people to a halt--and what we can learn from how we've defeated them in the past.

Planet of Viruses covers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226983358
• ISBN13: 9780226983356
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"