Viruses: agents of evolutionary invention
Auteur :
Cordingley, Michael G.
Éditeur :
Harvard University Press
ISBN :
9780674972087
Date de publication :
19 juin 2017
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
While viruses—the world’s most abundant biological entities—are not technically alive, they invade, replicate, and evolve within living cells. Michael Cordingley goes beyond our familiarity with infections to show how viruses spur evolutionary change in their hosts and shape global ecosystems, from ocean photosynthesis to drug-resistant bacteria.