Carl Zimmer is a columnist for the New York Times, writes for National Geographic and other magazines, and is the author of thirteen books, including Parasite Rex, Soul Made Flesh, and Microcosm. He is also a lecturer at Yale University, where he teaches writing about science and the environment.
发表于2024-12-28
A Planet of Viruses 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书
有意思的科普书,没看这本书之前对于病毒的印象只有来自高中生物书上的,病毒是DNA或RNA与蛋白质组成的非细胞生物,想到病毒就是致病病毒,往往谈病毒色变。所以看到作者在引言里说:“‘病毒’这个词也是自相矛盾。它承自罗马帝国,当时的意思是蛇的毒液或者人的精液。这一个...
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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.
极其简单的科普,涵盖了病毒研究中的重要分支:测序考古,疫情控制,生化反应及免疫调控。还有些新近的病毒学研究进展,以及全书特别注重病毒与人类和生物进化方面的思考。 总体上衔接高中和专业课一年级水平,实验方法少,数据少,电镜照倒不少。 大方向上把握比较准确,虽然第二版也是2015写的,但也涵盖了非典,中东,埃博拉,牛瘟等等,也写了些冠状病毒族的预言
评分科普类文章,却很有哲思。当下阅读很应景。
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评分这本书真的太有趣了,书名是病毒星球,但是更像是简述人类研究病毒的历史,最让我称奇的是,我们的DNA里面竟然有这么多病毒的贡献,就连胎盘,我们作为哺乳动物的特征之一,竟然也是因为某种病毒偶然进入我们祖先体内才进化出来的?!太有趣了。里面免不了会提到HIV, Ebola, SARS, MERS, 病毒从别的物种跨越到人类很多次了,但看了这些旧病毒的进化优劣分析,还是会觉得我们现在面对的,可谓是真的怪物新病毒。
评分讲病毒很好的科普小册子,看来没有病毒也不会有人类
A Planet of Viruses 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书