Virus

Auteur

Dr Marilyn J Roossinck is Professor of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, and Biology at the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics at Penn State University, she is also the Sir Walter Adjunct Professor at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia. She has been awarded over $10 million in research funding, and has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors. She has served as a councilor for the American Society for Virology and was nominated for president of the society. Dr Roossinck has published a large number of scientific papers, and writes for Nature magazine, Microbiology Today, and other popular science publications. She edited Plant Virus Evolution (Springer, 2008), the first book ever published on the subject.

Texte du rabat

Viruses are the last frontier of undiscovered life on our planet. This 21st-century guide offers an engaging introductory section explaining exactly what viruses are and how they operate, followed by individual profiles of 101 of the world’s most notable examples, each with its own dazzling mugshot.