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Viral: Viral. The Story of Humanity's Eternal Struggle against Viruses

9788466669139

Viral: Viral. The Story of Humanity's Eternal Struggle against Viruses

  • ISBN 13:

    9788466669139

  • ISBN 10:

    8466669132

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 04/20/2021
  • Publisher: Ediciones B
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Summary

El libro de divulgación científica de la pandemia, por uno de los referentes mundiales en virología e investigación genética.

Viral es una gran aventura científica y humanista que explora los virus que han envenenado nuestro universo y puesto en riesgo la supervivencia de la humanidad hasta la situación actual. Escrito desde una perspectiva científica, biológica y médica, el libro tiene un marcado componente humanístico transmitido en las múltiples e interesantes anécdotas históricas, filosóficas, artísticas, literarias y de otras disciplinas -como la física y la astrofísica-, que lo convierte en el libro de divulgación científica de referencia de la pandemia.

El autor explora, con un estilo vibrante y el rigor del investigador, la importancia de los virus en la lucha contra el cáncer, así como su inquietante uso en bioterrorismo. Dedica páginas muy valiosas a las pandemias, alertando a los lectores de los peligros que entrañarán los virus en el futuro.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

The book on scientific information about the pandemic, by world-renowned scientists in virology and genetic research.
 
Viral is a great scientific and humanistic adventure that explores the viruses that have plagued our universe and put humanity’s survival at risk all the way to our current situation. Written from a scientific, biological, and medical perspective, the book has a clear human component conveyed in the many interesting historical, philosophical, artistic, and literary anecdotes, thus making it a reference in the scientific flow of information about the pandemic.
 
With a vibrant style and an investigator’s precision, the author explores the importance of viruses in the fight against cancer, as well as their disturbing use in bioterrorism. He focuses at great length on pandemics, alerting readers to the dangers of viruses in the future.

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