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.
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.
發表於2024-11-04
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有意思的科普書,沒看這本書之前對於病毒的印象隻有來自高中生物書上的,病毒是DNA或RNA與蛋白質組成的非細胞生物,想到病毒就是緻病病毒,往往談病毒色變。所以看到作者在引言裏說:“‘病毒’這個詞也是自相矛盾。它承自羅馬帝國,當時的意思是蛇的毒液或者人的精液。這一個...
評分 評分圖書標籤: 科普 virology 英文原版 科學 病毒 生物學 普及讀物 醫學
科普類文章,卻很有哲思。當下閱讀很應景。
評分•很好的科普讀本 有一點初高中生物知識就可以看懂 •語言平實 敘述生動 每一章篇幅不長 有點像讀公眾號文章???? 甚至還有各種神轉摺???? •跟著作者瞭解瞭病毒與人類、動物相愛相殺的關係 看完有種過癮的感覺——這種感覺來自對自然界中基因復製交換這個偉大過程的敬畏 也來自病毒對我們呼吸的空氣、與胎生動物的潛在關聯給我帶來的驚訝 總結作者的觀點就是病毒有害也有益 •奇怪的知識大幅增加瞭
評分關於病毒的一百來頁科普短篇,行文通俗易懂,當下閱讀額外應景。
評分極其簡單的科普,涵蓋瞭病毒研究中的重要分支:測序考古,疫情控製,生化反應及免疫調控。還有些新近的病毒學研究進展,以及全書特彆注重病毒與人類和生物進化方麵的思考。 總體上銜接高中和專業課一年級水平,實驗方法少,數據少,電鏡照倒不少。 大方嚮上把握比較準確,雖然第二版也是2015寫的,但也涵蓋瞭非典,中東,埃博拉,牛瘟等等,也寫瞭些冠狀病毒族的預言
評分纔一百多頁的病毒星球在豆瓣閱讀上竟然賣到三十多塊,被逼著隻能看原版瞭;介紹瞭煙草花葉病毒、人鼻病毒HRV,流感病毒,人乳頭瘤病毒HPV,噬菌體,內源性逆轉錄病毒ERV,HIV,西尼羅河病毒,埃博拉病毒,SARS病毒,MERS病毒,天花病毒,巨型病毒(其中兩個名字讓人印象深刻: mamavirus和mimivirus)
A Planet of Viruses 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載