Nathan Wolfe is the Lorry I. Lokey Visiting Professor in Human Biology at Stanford University and Director of Global Viral Forecasting, a pandemic early warning system which monitors the spillover of novel infectious agents from animals into humans. Wolfe has been published in or profiled by Nature, Science, The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Economist, Wired, Discover, Scientific American, NPR, Popular Science, Seed, and Forbes. Wolfe was the recipient of a Fulbright fellowship in 1997 and was awarded the National Institutes of Health (NIH) International Research Scientist Development Award in 1999 and the prestigious NIH Director's Pioneer Award in 2005.
发表于2024-12-24
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因为2020年初中国经历的新型冠状病毒引发的肺炎,引起了我对于中国城乡公共卫生意识的思考,也同时激发了我对于病毒和细菌的兴趣(尽管我并非相关专业的学者)。此书的作者内森·沃尔夫与《枪炮、病菌与钢铁》的作者是同仁,曾共同做过研究。但是相比枪炮,《病毒来袭》显然更...
评分作者是哈佛大学免疫学和传染病学博士,现在创办了一个独立研究机构,致力于流行病的早期检测和控制。 作者是TED演讲者,比较会讲故事。书中也穿插了许多生动的场景。阅读起来比较轻松。 主要内容大致有三块: 病毒的传播与演化方式:人类的狩猎、屠宰、注射、输血、器官移植...
评分这是我看的第三本有关病毒的书(前两本是《血疫》和《病毒星球》)。相比于《病毒星球》,这本书更厚重深入一些。 作者从人类社会历史发展的宏观角度,分析了人类成为流行病易感群体的渐变过程,并提出了未来如何控制流行性疾病的思路。 作者内森·沃尔夫,本科毕业于斯坦福大学...
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Dynamic young Stanford biologist Nathan Wolfe reveals the surprising origins of the world's most deadly viruses, and how we can overcome catastrophic pandemics.
In The Viral Storm, award-winning biologist Nathan Wolfe tells the story of how viruses and human beings have evolved side by side through history; how deadly viruses like HIV, swine flu, and bird flu almost wiped us out in the past; and why modern life has made our species vulnerable to the threat of a global pandemic.
Wolfe's research missions to the jungles of Africa and the rain forests of Borneo have earned him the nickname "the Indiana Jones of virus hunters," and here Wolfe takes readers along on his groundbreaking and often dangerous research trips—to reveal the surprising origins of the most deadly diseases and to explain the role that viruses have played in human evolution.
In a world where each new outbreak seems worse than the one before, Wolfe points the way forward, as new technologies are brought to bear in the most remote areas of the world to neutralize these viruses and even harness their power for the good of humanity. His provocative vision of the future will change the way we think about viruses, and perhaps remove a potential threat to humanity's survival.
after finish reading it if you thought that it had told you all that you need to know, then the author mustn't be an able writer while we talk about investigative journalism reporting, especially when it comes to the ongoing eventualities of the present pandemic, this book touches only a tip of the iceberg of the subject matter 。。
评分This is a terrific book introducing the basic concept of virus and pandemic. The last part of this book explains the work being done in order to prevent pandemics; sadly some couldn’t be applied on this land.
评分在Kindle上读了前面的一点,感觉写得不错,Amazon上有一个评论说是The first 35 pages are worth the price of the book
评分This is a terrific book introducing the basic concept of virus and pandemic. The last part of this book explains the work being done in order to prevent pandemics; sadly some couldn’t be applied on this land.
评分在Kindle上读了前面的一点,感觉写得不错,Amazon上有一个评论说是The first 35 pages are worth the price of the book
The Viral Storm 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书